Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-09-06
S.3-no'Iee . IN E1FNINa S4AE.


NEE RESORT oS THE VIRGINIA sInE or THE
PusoH.C-RsNBIES N IFS VICINITY.
Cor1es:ssndcnceo g THr EVENING s1AE.
COLONIAL. BEACH. September ). 1884.
The land on which Colonial Beach Is located
had the name OF White Point from the fact that
its shores ATE az Ulitc sand Part of White
Pom; passed in L., from the ownership of Gen.
Harry Lee ne ia@eo lght Horse Harry and
ojher parts lsoal ot&eT persons. Ii is Al present
owned by two distinct parties. one the Colon
ial Beach Lot Owners" and the other the Hotel
Bulj.Ng Company" The first mentioned hav.
established on their portion OF the land a family
Watering. .'acC. which i unique In not being n
pubic resort Tor excursion parties. and in the
land deeds having a stipulat on that no intoxi-
eating liquors snail he sold on the ground This
makes the place. therefore. exclusive from all
persons except tot owners and their friends as
no building Tor the puhlc is erected or in anti
cpaj;oa. On the adjoining part OF the Colonial
Beach land. which il owned toy the Colonial
heach Hotel improving Company there is now
IN operation The iarIe~t hotel On the Potomac
river, ana II has Gttt " Itl great success enter
tanning daily nom cue hundred To one hundred
. ana E!th guests. ~ the wharf the Washington
ana Lower Potomac steamers come rrgularl, 10
land passengers and freight From this point IL
aH extended View up Ia Cedar Point and below
biacNlsioh Island. Il contains along It's white
sandy shore exceedingly Iiue bathing places and
AZ times fine surt.
Back al The beach is a lake lpt.t down on The
maps As Monroe creek. which : a beautiful
str'f "t salt water Tor small sailing craft From
II can to- had plentiful supply of fish. oysters
aud crabs.
iRESi31Nr NoNRoE'S RmTurrACE
The cmi-rant ancestor OF President James
Monroe WAS Major Andrew Monroe. If "a,
HovaI army. WI. ca-sr "a tr-s co,,r,,,. ,,..,.
1000 and had "a .ran; or Land in Tins cor.tv
. " e.: frs~.lss.- sr q 80, IL 7..,,l r,,,, A.,
Wd~ bora Y Ids His tfath covered tn. creek,
WhtAe" Tie nan" 81 Monroe creek. and Hut lar
I'm ''e "e' "a lh'N stream u TIE od ancestral
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man .-.,.,s =, =,
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''"'H "a ''Ni-'~'u at isl -.'l''e oA llrl lilil-
h'i''r ii.cuu>. II reminds the writer ot a tine
Nh'a lr Va Il. altAte. III. and - ed a VISITOR
ll'iA an .H-ith II b." knew person that was
asSih@ al he Tine. Who had an old Slo8ch hat
on liH hcau. ne bottom al his UantllaDHs
suited III TIE t"p'i i'is boots. and who WAS with
oul las cat ana iri n hcrSc along the S:i,rt
"N matter. Inc "ashnetonan exclaimed.
'"ondhesS. that Is senator HryeSe" - here
H'''' -'07'>'t'ihi h'4Ntt 1 t'hiit'} la.LiiI,
r"u-h 4"|n and Acdrty iookinr. would be
taNen 'rr fisherman or u tuntcr. waile JOAN
LaGacH N"u." deiA al tn" members of the
Inc --,.i - -, -, a d ~
II,,,,.,r y -, "a a. - ',,l ~ N'ln
h,dy -. t,,., = y.,.,irI r,.,r "a 1i h5
rim straw hat and broad bottom hlI, i,ans
rants. !h"h Here H. Captain John Me-
80, ', , 81" "''i" ne tahrh IN any part III
-, t -. H''l az navy niu" suit and navy
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! ~ 'i-D 'tAN IA N4i' OF TIE WASHINGTON FAM
lIN-
This part Of the country is noted for its Ia-
mcndary .nra brin,r IN. ,.npnS ,f ,-,,.r,,a and
one cannon fo..ra+ ~ ~, So, 81, I,,1 80,
. ". " '' an y, ''''
'''' "'i Il -''yA Det"ee" ihe in"rr klppahan-
focA ana Tie Putomac-its traditions and history.
The many localities in tins special region of
Colonial Beach IRE l1li oIf of t,,a l,a,tap tracl,
,r.-,..l y
~" '''''''' 80" '.'e' III me uSu"
"H' a. lheIt are no highways. aud they are
az, ~ 't'e'Itu 4! private conveyance. We
80 - pressure ~ col Ia.N WIN numerous
LA owned md =. mn. ,,l,i "a, can,a', Tn
McCtel and. from colonial Beach 10 HAYWOOD.
. llY'' II rs below. place that n one time Mas
i.''.u,.s" "a 'Ht iaiu -" ied 10y General Wash
a TN, ior I, ';.o+ = !" runs
! three hundred yar,!. from me hnu,e - an "a
! graveyard which la an lrUn fierce around i.
ana on Al iS an User piioh nron the tombstone:
III !li'hI"i! "a +" imam a. Washington. born the
! %. ga! q Au-Nsl' ieJ4. d'ed honored. loved
~ ''''i' ny" '''' ~''l "". "a January. io'o
/ sTRATFoAD hAII-THr BIRTH III kc,. oF ,;rN
:o!l.-t,r A.. It-I,
- 80 49,
ii'E - NJ M 81 '-'ei 40" 4 ''''
49, "' mat '"lilidi'c f'7'i 10 S.lhtlG'i
Han. Alter Ian linz IN 'front.' Of an cid di!apida-
tcd mil. Ne commenced ascending the steep
S'la Foau "h'ch passes through The farm
o.IaileId hail. Tic former nome OF the Lee
-, 81 -. - ~ ,''s4.g Tuh, ia
bricks From 0u,.en rarojine tE. wifa e
George II. Col. Thomas Lee received a bnunti-
I ful present m none. and huiIt this great huusa
Lee fanny. including the famed Gen. Robert f.