Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-29
BEAUTIES OF LOUDOUN.
The County Seat, Leesburg. and Its
Pleasant Surroundings.

Correspondence OF Tie Evening Star
LEESBCRG. June &c. 1894
Loudoun is the richest and most beautiful
county in Virginia. Statistics prove the
| first. and the unanimous verdict Of stran-
gers proves the second. Ii is situated in
the extreme northern part Of the state.
and through the Washington and Western
railroad easily accessible TO tie towns Of
| the eastern seaboard. Ii is not unknown
/ TO Washingtonians. having been ever since
| the a fayorite resort of theirs during
! the heats of summer Hundreds of them
| can be found from the LIST of July to the
| last of August scattered about either in
summer boarding houses i'm the villages or
in retired farm houses, and they bring
money and gayety to places which, in these
! hard times. would otherwise See but little
of either.
The grand old Blue Ridge skirts the en-
tire county on its western frontier, and
from its lofty summit magnificent views of
the Loudoun and Shenandoah valleys can
be had almost at any point. The Shenan-
doah river Qovely daughter of the stars)
weayes a tangled thread all along it's base
adding the charm of water scenery 10 the
unrivaled beauty OF the far-stretching piano.
rama of fields and mountains. LOudoun is
divided into what is known north and
south Loudoun by the Alexandria pike
which cuts the county from east TO west
At the extreme western limit of this road
and right on the top of the mountain, an
enterprising Washingtonian has built
large hotel, which has already become very
popular.
This old pike has been the theater fer the
marching and the countermarching of
troops has seen fierce battle from one end
to the other, and il associated with names
dear to the nerthern heart, and others stiIl
oearer In southern recollection. 1t was
6long this road that Early retreatcd after
his daring advance on Washington, 1861;
and on the very spot where WASHINGTON
ians now laugh and fiirt away the idle DAYS
OF summer the battle-worn veterans of he
confederacy caught the first glimpse on
their return to the Shenandoah valley for
which they had struggled so long and 80
valiantly. One who is given TO RETROSPECT
tive rerecuon would wonder what were
their emotions when they looked upon their
oesoiateo but still beautiful home, and
then behind them at the countless numbers
OF their relentless pursuers, and they must
have realized that the tolls of fate were
slowly, but surely. closing around them.
There Is no scene OF desolation today. The
counties which can be seen from this point
are the very garden spot Of Virginia Clark
with Its county seat, Berryville. lies like
garden OF roses to the west: and to the
east Louooun, shut in on all sides by
mountains, looks like the happy valley OF
Rasselas. where nothing but peace and
contentment could invade. Down the Shen-
andoah few miles are the Shanondale
springs, winch W ashingtonian made IA
NOUS ana popular; and still a few miles on
Is Worio-renowned Harpers Ferry. During
the summer months our roads are alive
with parues or exccrsionists going 10 and
from THESE various places OF interest and
lame.
An Old-Tfme Virxinian.
At the otber ex,rem,tv az our oou,,,, &C.
Va 90 oNs DC
Ni eoS sou anu PRINCIPAL 'o"h' Lees
purg. we think Leesburg a big place, be-
cause 1t Is Leesburg, and an important
place. because IL is our county So, I.oc.l
nar,ialitv may vale ,,s o,,a,..,,,,,., -.
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siIe anu Importance OF Leespurg' Out al
strangers, with one accord, testify 10 the
fact that there are few towns situated in
more lovely section than it. and still