Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-02-15
THE PENINSULA.
A Description of This
Favored Land.

mond, the capital. 10 Old Point Com
fort The Chesapeake & Ono Rail
way runs the entire iength on what 4
KNOWN as the BACKBONE. or nass.
tns country on eIInsr side gently
siOping 70 the rivers. Wllaamsburs
- situated 4s miles Gown from hIicn
.Hond. - miles 10 newport .~e~s. aud
80 miles from Old PoinG Al wilhams
OuTg the tIGe OF immigration nas
Teen flowing lor ahs past siEnt yeas,
captain Dsan moved acre IRON Wood
county. ONO, a0out 1854. lac was one
oi .ne nrst set1lors " come IA afSsr
1ne war, and was never ssusned un.
~ ne came back. IL was greatly 10
ans efforts that tnis sscuoa became
90 WeA4 known IN the West anu
norm. de has given a great deal o.
AIS ume, money and hare Work "A.
-dFertsing tnAs secuon. hs CARRIE.
"a tanning tor a number OF years. IA,
.sct ne IL now living on his taru,
part OF wnien Is in the city limits.
Williamsburg Is aDout three miles
from the james river. and about four
% the ora, giving Il 1ae advantages
"a t~O IiseAS, Ole ra4iroad aud v.l.al.,
q Year ciectrlc la4laay 20 sasp an.
'eceife lieIgnJ b.. Ine sOl IN Ints
S0~tiOn ID LAalnly a sandy loan. "a.
Niay sdDSOli, e2sy 20 uu, and whaa,
piOpeiiy Or fairy well Jreated. vory
productive Most All the counLr,
around mere has large deposits OF
mari -deCOmpOseu seAsnells-wnlcn IA
u MuSn value 20 tAe farmers. as .n.s
Soit, owing ~ the aDssncs - any x!au
"a 4Ock " stone Whatever, 10 "a. ns4
-ehSlent IN Ame. IDe mari nlls .
iOns -teit want 20 pslfecuon. At hinks
mil on the James. the most Drosn.
"enI heaGlaDo Ok ghIs section. Al.
"HISn Juts OOidly 0uG into Tue James
an Aul view OF Hampton aoaus wh.r,
you can see the nsaLs a. NewDort
news at night, Is 3 bed OF mari fut,v
twenty or more feet in talcknass
showing nearly OK quite 80 per cen.
pure lime.
Inc surface or the country Is easy
rolling. well drained by numerous
streams. and well watered bv sprlnr,
and running brooks.
Inc headiancs bordering on the
James, also the York and some OF ,h,
smaller streams. are nearly ali or.
nSmented with the crumblinR ruins OF
eartn"orkS or forts" built by the
confederate forces during the late
Anpieasantness. for the defense of
me country tributary TO the two
rivers.
The York on this place is from three
% Tour miles vide. and is practically !
An oyster bed from shore to shore ]
On almost any fairly pleasant day IN i
winter may be counted from leo e
'VV oyster tongers buSily engaged IL |
.4AinS the succulent bivalVe from
ais nome at the bottom OF the sea"
Mahy or tne old landmarks OF this |
secton have about disappeared. TIE
banks OF both these rivera had hone
QUIT IN the old colonial DAYS. owneo
mostly by men who were the riches
IL this country. These old estates
were for many. many years held bV /
Ola English families who locatea i
oere directly from the Old World and /
wac hved. loved aud died. and were
ouried here. Now these old holdings
are passing into the hands of strang.
eFs. The estates OF 900 or more
acres are being sub-divided. and pass /
.hg into the nands OF those who vii. 4
improve beautiful and adorn the
same as they nave never been before
1ne air. the ses. the land ana th,
SAY all conspire to aid man In the de i
seiopmenS of such country as is
lound on this grand old Peninsula
uo"n near the ocean. Man hereto
lore mas seemingly neglected to do
nis duty to this section. Nasare
presented him with an easy living
ana ne accepted the gift, making buI
little, II any effort to improve de-
'eiop and advance the material suh.
stantlai interests OF this section
mink or the people who have occu
pied these sites before our day and
line. Here was the Mound RpiId-
er who slowly passed away TO thaI
southwest. Here was the Red Man >.
Eno padded his light canoe ON aui
nese beautiful waters. Moved bv ma
'tern logic OF events. he also had 10
90 Then was ushered In the era Of
ne Black Race" and slavery haid
way IN ali this beautiful portion OF
ne continent. The Passing of ne
slave has permitted the ushering in
y New Dispensation" that OF ,
: smAii farms well titled" and fro1n
MS time forward great degree OF ,
ro"tn, Improvement, advancement !
nd development Is the order OF the J
ay, The "yellew," the cred : the /
black has had his day. now the I
white man" has come 20 stsy. The ?
omplete and thorough develonmepf I
the south along agricultural. Indus D
lsl and commercial lines Is as sure
! sunrise. o
no spot or section has a brighter. \
stteT, or more busier future thar d
ie Peninsula Of Virginia dewn near 4
aews'er: Possessing and enjoying p