The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-09-21
WASHINGTON TO NO R.
FOLK.
Route for National Automo-
bile Run of Surprising
Historic Interest.

Through picturesque country
and across the lannon's plains
where during the Civil War the
red tide of battle swept back and
forth, the American Automobile
Association will journey from
Washington to the jamestown
Ter Centennial Exposition to be
held by the shore of Hampton
Roads, near Norfolk, Virginia,
next year.
There is no territory i'll the
country so historic as that part Of
Virginia through which the tour
lists will Journey. August Post,
of New York. has recently fin
iShed the work Of making pre-
liminary surveys for the trip to
the exposition. Mr.. Post is en-
thuSiastic over the quality of
the roads discovered and the his
toric interest of the various routes
proposed. He is a mem Der of the
Touring Committee of the asso.
citation and was last year the
chairman Of this important com
lnittee.
Washington will be the ZEN
devious of the motorists. This
city is in itself replete with his
toric as well as contemporary in
terest. In the neighborhOod are
many places recalling every stage
of the nations history. Among
the most important of these is,
perhaps, Arlington, the former
home of General Robert Edward
Lee. who for four years led the
Southern troops with surprising
ability. Not far away is Fairfax
Court House near which was
killed the first soldier victim of
the Civil War.
The first stage of the trip will
he made from Washington to
Rockville, over the old Rockville
Turnpike, and thence on to Fred
erick, Maryland, and Hagers,
town. Frem Hagerstown the
tourists if they so choose, may
make a trip to the battlefield of
Gettysburg, only short distance
away.
Thirteen miles south of Hagers-
town is the battlefield Of Ant
ietsm, the scene of one of the
blOodiest battles of all history.
Mcclellan III command of Fed
eral Army, 81 600 strong, and of
which go, 600 were engaged, lost
$4,000 men. Lee commanding an
army of 10000 lost 1000 men.
Lees army withdrew so weakened
that General Longstreet declared
that 10000 fresh troops could
have destroyed it. The field of
Antietam is studded with monu
ments recalling the valor Of both
Southern and Northern soldiery.
For three miles the field is dotted
with tablets. Fourteen miles
from HagerstOwn is the old Dunk
ards Church, the scene of furious
fighting. Fifteen miles away is
the laue known as the "Bloody
Lane. ,
Twenty nine miles south of
Hagerstown is Hall Town two
miles to the left, going south is
Harper's Ferry, forever famous
for the attempt of John Brown to
rouse the negroes of the South
irto revolt against their masters
This episode had great deal to
do with bringing on the Civil
War.
Winchester the scene of Sher.
idan's famous ride is but % miles
from Hall Town. From Win
chester the route runs southwest
to Staunton ninety-four miles
away. New Market is the first
notable stop on this route. The
famous Luray Caverns are four.
teen miles to the east of the town,
which is also famous for the stand
made by the students of the Vir.
glnla Military Institute against
the Federal troops in the Civil
War.
The next historic spot on the
route is HarrisOnburg. With this
town as a base of operations
"StOnewall jackson" in 1862. dis
persed in thirty-fve days three
Federal armies trying to form a
junction. In the same period he
had marched two hundred and
torty-fve miles. Each one of the
three Federal armies were in
strength nearly equal to his own.
This has been called one of the
most remarkable military feats
in history.
There are number of inter.
estlng points of less historic in
terest between Harrisonburg and
Staunton. From Staunton the
route is southeast to Richmond
over the famous ''Three Chon
Turnpike" so called because of
the fact that when the road was
originally surveyed by the Mar.
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