The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-07-26
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Martinsbnrg IS tho capital Of BerkelE Conll-
ty, Ea.,op .Inscarora Greek and the Baltimore
and Ohio Raisfoad, l0l niles from Baltimore
and l80 North ffom Richmond. .,ssss
Hancock Is a villagain Washington County.
Maryland, on the left bank Of the Potomac;
River, and oa the Baltimore and Ohio Rail.
road, l24 miles West North-West from BaIti.y
more. 3 rs
Harper's Ferry is situated in; Jefferson
County, Va at the confluence Of tie Shefiaii--
doah with the Potomac River, on the Baltil
more and Ohio Railroad eighty miles from
baltimore, fifty three miles Northwest from
Washing ton CITY, and go miles North from
Richmond. Harper's Ferry is tEef Northesh
terminus Of the failroad 70 Winchester.
Hagerstown,is the capital Of Was6ingtoH-
County Maryland, near the West bank Of tie
Antietam Creek, nine miles from the Potomac
River twenty miles North west from Fred
er.ck, and eigity,six miles est BY North
from Raltimore. 1t is the Southern terminus,
|tof the Franklin Railroad.
Point Of Rocksa village IN Frederick Conn
|fys Md, on the Potomac River and Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, seventy miles fsom BsIti-
more. The river, railway, turnpike aid Chesr
apeake and Ohio Csnal here run side by side.
Monocaey River Is formed by Rock, Marsh
and Middle Creeks which rise in Adams Coun-
.ty, Penn. and unite il, the Northern part, of
Frederick County. Md, and passing near Fred,
|Priek er,pties into the Potonsacs q ,S g:
The Northern Central Railroad connects
baltimore with Harrisburg Penn, By S line Of
rail eight, five miles in length. :
The point Cut on this road by Gen. Esrly's
toNesien the llltb eas ocks sysyiiIIlle 4 village
IN Baltimore COUNTY. Nd, fftssn miles from
Baltimore. The bridge which .tRcg are report
I'd to have started to destroy, is the one, over
the Shsquebahna. on the Wrighsyille, York
and Columbia Railroad York, where, this
road forms a junction with the Northern Gen.
tfal, is foNy-four miles from the point cut.
Eanrel Factory is q. village in Prince Georges
county, Nd, on the South branch Of the Pa
tuxent, half a mile from the Baltimore and
Washington Railroad, TWENTY-FIVE miles South
west from Baltimore and sixteen from WASH
,ington.
Rockville is the capital of Montgomery
County, Maryland, sixteen miles Northwest Of
Washington City,
~ Frederick City, the capital of Frederick
County, Nd, Bsituated on CarrolFs Greek, two
miles frcnsits entrance into She Monocacy Riy.
er, forty four miles Northwest of Washington.
and sixty miles West of Baltimore. The pop
ulation is about 5000. A branch railroad, ;.
, three miles long, connects it with the Balti.
more and Ohio Railroad, near the Monocacy
viaduct. 1t is a well built city, with wide regu-
lar streets, lined with houses Of brick or Stone.
It contains numerous public buildings. Many
of the churches are large and handsome. 81
Westmoreland is the country seat Of Car
roll County, Ma, ffty-eigbt miles from An
anpois, and 25 miles Northwest of.Baltimore.
Monroyia, which is mentioned in some of
our.extracts is a station on the railroad, fftyt
miles from Baltimore. d.
|: Annapolis Junction is only seventeen miles
from Baltimore. s
,Guupowder River is about half way between
Baltimore and Havre de Grace, Maryland is
a wide stream near its mouth, where it is
crossed by the trestle, work of the Baltimore
and Philadelphia Railroad.
PRAYER FOR MILITARY Success. Cotton
MatheI quotes an old observation, that athe
name ofHenry has been happy IN Kings Eliza.
beth in Queens, Edward in lawyers, William
in physicians, Francis in. scholars, John in d.
vines2andasobert in soldiers
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