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“Mrs. Schulz Takes the National Road” – Cumberland, Maryland (1924)

May 24, 2026 No Comments

Mrs. David Morgan lived in Charleroi, a borough on the Monongahela River in Washington County of southwest Pennsylvania. The community was named for the Belgian

The “Lover’s Leap” at Cumberland, Maryland – circa 1935

July 19, 2025 No Comments

We have seen other postcard stories that touched upon cliffs and escarpments that that overlook valleys of the Appalachian Mountains: “Ruth Receives a Large Rock”

“Ruth Receives a Large Rock” – Barnesville, Ohio (1908)

August 26, 2024 No Comments

Miss Ruth Rogers lived in Barnesville, a village in Belmont County of southeast Ohio. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnesville,_Ohio In September of 1908, Ruth received a postcard from her