Another postcard from across the pond
By Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
Manchester, England
July 30, 2016 10:45am CST
Today I received a postcard from Gatlinburg in Tennessee. Despite never having heard of this township before, I certainly know of the surrounding region since it stands on the edge of the Great Smoky Mountains.
Apparently it was named after a resident by the name of Radford Gatlin. At first I thought that I recognised the name, until I realised that I was thinking of Gatling, who famously introduced the Gatling gun during the American Civil War.
It is surprising how much thought such a simple thing like a postcard can stimulate.
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
30 Jul 16
I was thinking the other day, that if I end up cruising my retirement, I will send lots of people postcards. I will enjoy keeping the tradition alive, and shocking the bejeezus out of them! 
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
31 Jul 16
@Asylum Cool. I think they are terrific.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
30 Jul 16
Yes I got one too, it was a very unexpected surprise and I also came home to one from Mallorca.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
30 Jul 16
@BelleStarr I hope the two were different because I could not remember which postcard I sent to who the first time.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
30 Jul 16
@Asylum Yes, that was the second one.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
30 Jul 16
i like the 360 degree take on this postcard. and reading your post in turn raised this question: if a place was founded in your name, what would you like it to be?
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@moffittjc (128840)
• Gainesville, Florida
1 Aug 16
Do you have friends in Gatlinburg who mailed you the postcard? Do you collect postcards from around the world? I've been to Gatlinburg once, it is a beautiful place!
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@moffittjc (128840)
• Gainesville, Florida
1 Aug 16
@Asylum In my younger days, I used to collect postcards from all the places I travelled to. It's been a while since I've done that, maybe I should start collecting postcards again!
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@moffittjc (128840)
• Gainesville, Florida
1 Aug 16
@Asylum That's great to hear! It's a more personal touch when you send a postcard, in my opinion!
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17243)
• China
31 Jul 16
Postcard seems to come back in favour.More than one person have mentioned it in their posts here.
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
3 Aug 16
They were not colorful when I was there, just green, but all green makes for a less exciting card so I was unable to find any.
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@JESSY3236 (22244)
• United States
2 Aug 16
Pretty postcard. I have heard of Gatinburg, TN, but never visit there though.
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
3 Aug 16
And it was mailed from Gatlinburg as well. I have learned my lesson.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
3 Aug 16
@Jeanniemaries Oh yes, it was clearly mailed from source.
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
3 Aug 16
@Asylum wow! And I skipped mailing it the day before when I was in Pigeon Forge and waited until I found a post office in Gatlinburg. At least it was postmarked Tennessee!
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