A Rock City Ceramic Plate
Ceramic Plates are not my specialty. This is the first one for me to own. I am not very good at determining the age of this collectible, but if I were to guess, I'd put it in the 1950's based on the 6 pictures.
![See Rock City Ceramic Spoke Plate](http://farm1.static.flickr.com/126/411078501_37f2b77145.jpg)
Starting at the top and working clockwise:
1) Lovers leap. This was designed before today's higher guard rails. When rock city was first opened commercially in the 1930's, the stone guard rail wasn't even there - the brave just walked close to the edge of the cliff.
![Rock City Lover's Leap](http://farm1.static.flickr.com/150/411132515_0cbe40f568_m.jpg)
2) Swing-along bridge - Scaring many for years. You can opt to transverse the ravine on a stone bridge, which is where you'd be standing to get this view. Many industrial buildings of Chattanooga are in the background.
![The Rock City Swinging Bridge](http://farm1.static.flickr.com/159/411122096_18a6650bae_m.jpg)
3) 1000 Ton Balanced Rock
4) See Seven States marker overlooking the Chattanooga Valley
![See Seven States](http://farm1.static.flickr.com/35/100740402_1a5bc93edf_m.jpg)
5) Most pertinent to me is the replica of a rock city barn. That is a standard message, so I don't know if this is a replica of an actual barn, or if it was drawn specifically for the plate design.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFuo5oHTYaouNOrJ1t1L1u1rmWAv3LC9fD4g-59Lo7sGXwoGkx0hA93_YYNsWz2h4oj3PUQDQajGl0z1GG35K9nYo4nfNw61VL7w8BHH1hyphenhyphenVFU9FfUA6ttWezrxzbmXqcg_R_ozA/s320/2b.JPG)
6) The See Rock City hot air balloon. This is new to me. I assume they had one at some point to be depicted here. I would like to know more about it, but I don't have any information about it. That is what I'd expect a 1940's era hot air balloon to look like.
![See Rock City Ceramic Spoke Plate](http://farm1.static.flickr.com/126/411078501_37f2b77145.jpg)
Starting at the top and working clockwise:
1) Lovers leap. This was designed before today's higher guard rails. When rock city was first opened commercially in the 1930's, the stone guard rail wasn't even there - the brave just walked close to the edge of the cliff.
![Rock City Lover's Leap](http://farm1.static.flickr.com/150/411132515_0cbe40f568_m.jpg)
2) Swing-along bridge - Scaring many for years. You can opt to transverse the ravine on a stone bridge, which is where you'd be standing to get this view. Many industrial buildings of Chattanooga are in the background.
![The Rock City Swinging Bridge](http://farm1.static.flickr.com/159/411122096_18a6650bae_m.jpg)
3) 1000 Ton Balanced Rock
4) See Seven States marker overlooking the Chattanooga Valley
![See Seven States](http://farm1.static.flickr.com/35/100740402_1a5bc93edf_m.jpg)
5) Most pertinent to me is the replica of a rock city barn. That is a standard message, so I don't know if this is a replica of an actual barn, or if it was drawn specifically for the plate design.
6) The See Rock City hot air balloon. This is new to me. I assume they had one at some point to be depicted here. I would like to know more about it, but I don't have any information about it. That is what I'd expect a 1940's era hot air balloon to look like.