Postcard of group of women sitting on Umbrella Rock
Name/Title
Group Photograph, Umbrella Rock
Entry/Object ID
2020.173.001
Description
A postcard with the front showing a group of five young people posing on Umbrella Rock atop Lookout Mountain. A sign at the bottom left describes The Battle of Wauhatchie that took place in the valley below. The group are all wearing similar knee-length pants
Perched atop Point Lookout, Umbrella Rock is one of the most famous locations in the Chattanooga area. This unusual geological formation consists of several large stones topped by a large, flat slab. The rock has hosted innumerable visitors over the years, perhaps most famously Ulysses S. Grant. Formerly a popular location for photographs, erosion has made it unstable, and it is now closed to the public.
