Description
This sepia-toned postcard captures the majestic Cross Mountain in Texas, showcasing a cross atop a hill under a vast sky. The image includes a poem by Robert L. Scarborough describing a climb to leave worries behind at the summit’s enduring fountain. This early 20th-century postcard depicts a historic landmark where pioneer settlers erected the first of many crosses over a century ago.
Front Text (cleaned):
This early morn I climbed a path by the cross, through live oaks and hackberries, in quest of heights on which to leave my load of fears and worries. The summit reached, I quenched my thirst from the enduring fountain and left my burden by the cross that stands upon Cross Mountain.
–Robert L. Scarborough
Historic Cross Mountain, near Fredericksburg, in the heart of the Hill Country of Texas
Back Text (cleaned):
Cross Mountain — Pioneer settlers erected the first of a series of crosses atop this ancient landmark more than a century ago. Sunrise services are held on the summit each Easter.
