The Washington herald., 1910-10-30
ROAD TO ANTIETAM
Historic Ground Is Easily
Reached by Automobile.
MAKES A DELIGHTFUL TOUR
Beautiful Scenery OF Mountain aud
Vale, with Many Places Made Ris-
eriek IL Full of Interest, and Then
the Road TO Antietam Is Attractive.
By c. II. CLAupY.

This IL not Il war story. It's All auto
mobile tour. But the head and front OF
its interest. as distinguished from any
other tour. is the eivn war interest which
attaches to the battle OF Antietam and
the military operations which centered
about Harpers Ferry.
Who loves history, who can thrill at
the memory Of gallant deeds, and see,
in imagination, the disposition OF forces
for mighty battle-who can read in
monument of stone or plate of bronze.
something OF the sentiment which plnced
Il, and the reason for its erection-who
can tour via motor. the more enjoyably
II there be something OF historical inter
est as well as great scenic beauty in the
country through which he passes. this
route is particularly recommended.
First Stop at Frederick.
The route-which can be infinitely varied
lis as follows: Washington, Olney,
Ridgeville. Frederick, Braddock Heights,
Hagerstown. AnSietam. Sharpsburg.
Shepardstown, Halltown. Bolivar. Har-
pers Ferry Weverton, Knoxville, JET
ferson, Frederick. and home again. And
not name or the lot without civil war
interest-not a foot OF the road you WIN
travel over but that once raised clouds
OF dust 10 the feet Of armles-sometime
tTo armies almost at once, for before
Antietam the rear guard or Lees forces
left Frederick as the advance guard OF
the Union army entered it on the other
side,
You tune your machine. nil her up well
with gasoline. oil and water. and set
forth by way OF the Seventh street pike.
The run TO Frederick, Md. Barbara
Fritchie's town-fs so well known and so
often described that little need be said
OF it here. save that il the weather has
been Wet il Is the part OF wisdom to
turn right at Olney and via CookesvilIe
10 the Frederick pike. and II IL has been
dry then a left turn at Olney and "a route
through Laytoasvllle and Damascus will
furnish the bsst road. Cookesvllie means
hillse and rocks-the other route mud and
sickness, II the rain has fallen TO any
great amount
Across BraddOck Heights.
FREDERICK is dinner-town, and also feed
ing place for the machine, for the run 70
HagerstOwn means TWO chains OF noun
tains 10 surmount, and you must have
plenty OF supplies. as we'll as a fun radia-
tor. The way out is PLAINTIFF Frederick
pike runs straight on and on and on-and
almost Immediately as you pass beyond
the town limits you will see the mount
aims In the distance-hsz4d with blue and
sketchy In the extreme. but at once a bar
to progress and a lure Of mystery
mystery of what lies heyond--tempting
you onward. Nor. for all these apparent
" frowning heights, is the climb difficult
There Is more fFowuing majesty IN the
appearance OF these first OF the AIleghen-
IS. than there is OF difficulty in the climb.
The pike is a good road, The toll gates
neither numerous nor expensive, and The
climb. though II be full fifteen hundred
feet, is long and gentle.
On the way Up Braddock Heights. for
such is the name Of the first range. you
Will see much beautiful country and
many farms. all prosperous. You will
have a beautiful view looking toward the
mountain, another over your tail-light
But save your breath until you surmount
BraddOck Heights One minute you are
'till climbing-still going through the gap
the next, you can see over Maryland as
ar as the eye can reach. and. you have /
'astanets that Clack where you should 4
rave feelings as Diavolo said of Angel /
ca, II YOU don't have a thrill or two 4
,hase themselves up and down your
pinal column al this magnificent piano. /
ama-the My Maryland OF the Mary
ander- The lens isn't made. the camera /
Doesn't exist. the photographer hasn't /
'een born yet, with which and by whom 4
uch view can be compressed into a 4
photograph or printed IN a paper and do (
{ even near-iustice There is only one /
way to see this view-go and look al 1t.
Attractions of Hagerstown.
And then you go down, down, down,
ust as you have been coming up. up.
ID-and ahead is a second RANGE of
TO be gone over. The trip is
hort steep, exhilarating, and the coast
own on the other side 10 the ples SAINT
title city of HagerstOwn OF interes, as
luch for the supper which awaits you
5 the scenery through which you pass. |
or the mountain air. particularly at this
me of the year. has a bite and a min
'hich breed similar desires in you, with
bod for n victim
Hagerstown is seventy-nine miles from
over the road YOU have come
eventy-nine miles may not seem long
avs run 10 the tourist whose main idea
speed. distance and time made on the
pad rather than scenery. historic inter
81. and enjoyment But II YOU have
topped in Frederick for dinner and 4
pent an hour or two in the quaint war
'wn, and climbed two mountain ranges
nd enjoyed the scenery, and If you, as
on should, intend 10 be fresh for Antie-
I'm and Sharpsburg on the morrow, YOU