Balsam Inn, Balsam, N.C.

Balsam Inn, Balsam, N.C.

Appalachian Mountains

This fold-out postcard for the Balsam Inn, built in 1905 - 1908, in the community of Balsam, N.C., contained multiple views of the inn and extended descriptions. The hotel was situated near the depot of the Murphy Branch of Southern Railway, a location that was touted as the highest railroad point east of the Rocky Mountains. The text on the card indicated that for its 1909 season the hotel had 'one hundred out-side bed-rooms, spacious and well ventilated, fifty of that number are en suite with private bath.' In addition, all of its rooms had 'electric call service, hot and cold running water, telephone and long distance service in the house.'

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Regional Photographs Collection

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

circa 1909

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eng

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62264

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2006-09-20

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Jackson County (N.C.)

17.25"" x 5.5""(dimension)

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