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Title	Andrew's Geyser along the line of Southern Railroad at Round Knob, N.C. In the Land of the Sky
Caption	Andrew's Geyser, near Round Knob, on Eastern Slope of Blue Ridge Mountains, within a few miles of the Great Eastern Divide, on line of Southern Railway, 26 1/2 miles East of Asheville. The Geyser throws continuously a great column of water 250 feet into the air and constitutes a spectacle unique in its grandeur. In the tortuous ascent of the mountain this wonderful geyser may be seen from first one side of the train and then another. Erected by Mr. George F. Baker, New York, in honor of his friend, Col. Alex. D. Andrews of Raleigh, first V. P., Southern Railway. 53196--No.2--Pub. by Carolina Card Co., Asheville, N.C.
Transcription	Message on back of card: "This country is perfectly lovely. We passed Andrew's Geyser on our way up here. The climate is fine. F.G.C." Addressed to "Mr. J.A. Scott, c/o Aetna Life Ins. Co., Raleigh, N. Car." Postmarked 15 June 1918.
Publisher	Carolina Card Co., Asheville, N.C.
Description	View of a geyser spouting from a small pool with a railroad track and mountain in the background.
Creation Date	1918
Date	ca. 1918
Subject (tgm)	Geysers
Subject Topical	Postcards--North Carolina.
Subject Geographic	Round Knob (N.C.) McDowell County (N.C.)
DCMI Type	Image
Form General	Postcards
Language	English
Physical Description of Original	139 mm x 89 mm
Medium of Original	Paper
Collection in Repository	Durwood Barbour Collection of North Carolina Postcards (P077); collection guide available online at http://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/P0077/
Local Identifier	P077;9-384
Citation	"Andrew's Geyser along the line of Southern Railroad at Round Knob, N.C. In the Land of the Sky" in Durwood Barbour Collection of North Carolina Postcards (P077), North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives, Wilson Library, UNC-Chapel Hill
Digital Collection	North Carolina Postcards
Repository	North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Host	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Copyright	Public Domain
filename	P077-9-384.tif

Andrew's Geyser along the line of Southern Railroad at Round Knob, N.C. In the Land of the Sky

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