The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-17
FULL OF INTEREST
IS ROUTE SELECTED
Military Encampment Made
Famous BY Revolutionary
Patriots TO Be Seen.

WEST POINT n Y, June E--phere
s hardly a mile Of he country about this
pufnt which the contestants In che Nun
sey tour win not find fun Of historic in
terest. The military encampment the
spot along the Hudson made famous by
the patriots In Revolutionary days. and
the old forts can be seen.
The EMF pathdnding car spent this
morning and yesterday in passing
through places which abound IN his
toricaI and scenic interest The ride up
the State road along the Hudson river
IS one Of the finest possible choices OF
the route and the Touring Club or
America, which indicated this path. is
% be congratulated on It's knowledge OF
condluCus Of the roads and points OF
natural advantage.
From the time the tourists swing out
into the state road in The Hudson valley
and pass the remains Of old stony Point
eu their left until Iney reach West
Point the ride VIII be superb. with the
eAeeptJOn Of short stretch Of road
which is being 5uIJ tLe pathdnding
party found every foot OF the way
smooth as a board
Beautiful Views Of Hudson.
The road rolls and curves in and out
among he hills, giving a glimpse every
now and then OF remarkably beautiful
views Of the Hudson river. Sometimes
the stream IS seen from the high ridges
Of hills al other times the path runs
down almost % the waters edge
At M1rrlst0Tu, n. j.. which was
passed By the pat11Udiuz part.- yesrer-
day ana where the noon check ne sta
ton IN the lrst days run viii probably
be located. The tourists VIII find a com
nunity which IS literally steeped Ia his
tc-lG traditions
Washington made hts headrua~ters
here for TWO winters. and any citizen of
the town VIII be glad 20 point out %
clers @ building fort, not for use.
{ but 10 keep them from lying idle about
: me camp. The place IS now called
I Fort Nonsense
The ~ central square where the tour
| lists viii pack theirs cars was once The
drilled and bIVOuacEed- There Is q mem
orlal on the west side telling that the
/ spot Isl where the colonial Cou-t house
ana -a- once stood. and where. during
4 one OF the winters IN which Washington
was encampei there twenty British
spies We're tried and shot IN the center
/ OF me square huge shaft dedicated 90
| tlv memory or the soldiers OF The civil
war Tears its head above che tree tops
Old Washington Mansion
A short distance our from AIorris-ovr.
| along the route 70 be. followed by the
/ Mulsey tourists. the old mansion where
/ washington had his headquarters is now
/ preserved By the State as q national
| monument
/ Further on. a distance from the road
l lies the punch bowl q depression fr
I the ground where the tradition among
/ The people says a detachment Of pat
I riots escaped from British pursuit lg
1 lying lat on their faces. the depression
{ preventing them from being seen.
/ Residents Of M0rrist0wu say that
/ more millionaires live within their limits
/ than in any other town Of similar size
/ IN the world and any of them viii
I cheertul'y point out q square on Mad
ison avenue where. they say. thirty--fve
Q mllOuSlreS live The country on b0-E
I sides o. the tour route is dotted viii
Z me est ties and handsome homes
J The 81 days run Of the Nun sey His
/ toric Tour VIII be- from Philadelphia &C
/ West Point, q distance OF 1fg miles Will
I q noon stop ar N1rriS-0uu. n J., FOL
/ luncheon, a EaS1-eUe and on supply sta.
' ton viii he located there The tourists
} VIII have their headquarters IN the Yves
! Point Hotel. located on the Academy
/ Reservation and they VIII have an Oh
Z porluuity OF watching the cadets parade
1 The firing Of the shutdown gun and The
. teresCinE sites 10 the lIunSeyites-
/ The first days run VIII serve 10 wEe-
: the appetites Of the tourists for what
I IS 10 come when they get into New Eng
/ land