This color postcard photograph from the 1930s shows the upper Catawba Falls between Old Fort and Ridgecrest, in McDowell County, NC. This is the area where the Catawba River has its origins.

Catawba Falls is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Old Fort in McDowell County, North Carolina. This is the area where the Catawba River has its origins. This color postcard is dated 1907; the photograph was taken by R. W. McCanless.