Mrs. J. B. Connell lived in Wilmington; the city founded in the 17th century by Swedish colonists in northern Delaware.
The largest city in the State, Wilmington is a center of industry, finance, transportation, commerce, and culture.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmington,_Delaware
In October of 1930, Mrs. Connell received a postcard from W. G. F.
The postcard was mailed from Chambersburg, the borough and county seat of Franklin County of south-central Pennsylvania.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chambersburg,_Pennsylvania
We have seen other postcards related to this historic place:
“Dorothy & Eddie Visit Chambersburg” (1935), “Springtime on the Conococheague Creek” (1930), “The Birthplace of James Buchanan” (circa 1940), and “The Rebels Burn Chambersburg” (circa 1935).
The latter postcard (not pictured here) relates to civic commemorations of the two attacks by Confederate troops who made raids for horses, supplies and monetary ransom on this town just 12 miles north of the Mason-Dixon line.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raid_on_Chambersburg
Chambersburg was destroyed by Confederate arson during the second raid in July of 1864.
https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/mccausland-chambersburg.htm
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The face of the postcard is a photograph of the Washington Hotel, a handsome, four-story structure in Chambersburg.
The hotel was erected soon after the burning of the city and was enlarged and refurbished several times, most notably in 1909.
On a corner of two wide streets, one of which is now the famed “Lincoln Highway”, the hotel is adorned with striped awnings over the windows.
Trolley tracks run conveniently close to the portico at the entrance.
The postcard was published by Henderson & Mong of Chambersburg, but the printing was made by Tichnor Brothers of Cambridge, Mass – one of the printer’s “Quality Views”.
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On the reverse, the writer announces, “Arrived here about 4:30 p.m.”
WGF adds, “highest mountain was 1407 feet.”
The reference to elevation suggests that the writer was traveling by auto.
It is not clear from what direction the traveler approached Chambersburg.
The borough sits in the Cumberland Valley, between ridges of the Appalachian Mountains – so there are several likely routes on which one might reach higher elevation.
https://www.britannica.com/place/Franklin-county-Pennsylvania
The postcard picture was preserved by Mrs. Connell in very good condition; one hopes that the sender enjoyed the stay in Chambersburg and returned safely home.
