Title	Balsam Inn, Balsam, N.C.
Creator	unknown
Medium of Original	postcards
Date of Original	circa 1909
Dimensions	17.25" x 5.5"
Description	This image from a multiple-view postcard advertising the Balsam Inn's 1909 season depicted the Balsam, N.C., railroad depot along the Murphy Branch of the Southern Railway, located near the border between Jackson County and Haywood County, North Carolina. As part of its advertisement, the Balsam Inn noted that the rail line near the depot 'has the distinction of being the highest railroad point east of the Rockies, with an elevation of 3551 feet above sea level.'
Subject	Appalachian Mountains -- Pictorial works
Time Period	1910s;
Location	Jackson County (N.C.)
Source Institution	Western Carolina University Hunter Library
Collection	Regional Photographs
Inventory Number	HL_RP522rev
Copyright Information	All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Digital Publisher	Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

Balsam Inn, Balsam, N.C.

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