Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26
ATTRACTIONS INCLUDE
MANY HISTORIC SPOTS
Mountain Scenery and Seashore
Within Days Journey.
FAvORITE RESORTS DESCRIBED
Seekers After Both Health and Rest
Find Places to Their liking
in Hundred-Mile
Radius.

Because of their nearness to the cap
ital the summer resorts In Maryland and
Virginia always have been particularly
popular with Washington folks. Hun
dreds OF families are summering in the
country districts in the immediate viciu-
ity Of the city and hundreds m1e are
located or soon will locate on the big
farms and in the resorts on the shores
of the Potomac and along the historic
Shenandoah valley within a radius of 100
miles of the District Of Columbia. The
Blue Ridge and the Allegheny noun
tains. as well as the Yellow Sulphur and
White Sulphur Springs. at Old Point Com
fort. and the ocean shore at Cape Henry
and Ocean City every summer furnish
Washingtonians.
Besides it's pleasant scenery and it's
equable climate the country near Wash
fngton offers many attractions to summer
visitors because of the historic spots II
contains. In the "battle-scarred" regions
OF virginia and West Virginia, particu-
larry. there Is scarcely a square mile of
territory which does not contain land
marks OF the struggles of the civil war
while many older places of more peace
In historic interest are also scattered
through this territory.
Az the only mountains Immediately ac-
cessibie to the residents Of the southeast
ern part OF the country, the SUBMITS of
the Blue Ridge and Appalachian ranges
with their long lines of azure heights,
offer most irresistible allurelnents TIC
the seekers after summer comfort To
the disciples OF Izaak Walton the turn-
bling mountain brooks and the lakes OF
these ranges carry greatest promise of
success with rod and reel The pedes-
trian. too. finds relief from the oppressive
heat and dust of the .lowlands in his
rambies over the paths and trails Of the
Virginia. West Virginia and Maryland
hills Invalids. with the best medical
advice. are often sent to these se1f-safrle
mountains to regain health. and quicken
ing pulses answer with responsive thrill
to the beauty and cheerfulness OF the
sights and sounds about them.
Delightful Virginia Mountains.
To the health seeker, the overworked
man of affairs, the lover of beautiful
scenery or to the searcher for a pleas
ant vacation, few more delightful places
could be found TO spend the no. summer
days than the mountain region of Vir-
GINA With scenery magnificent in its
grandeur, with climatic conditions which
are rarely surpassed, and with an abun-
dance OF mineral springs famous for
their healing qualities, nature has done
her best to make these hills an ideal
resting spot for man. One Of the fore.
most sanitarians OF the country has this
TO say about the benefits to be derived
from sojourns in these ranges II con-
slider the mountains of Virginia as a
natural sanitarium, where visitors from
warm latitudes and especially from
crowded centers may surely enjoy the
benefits of waste restoring stimulus,
which insures rapid recuperation and
the very best preparation for renewed
health and long-sustained activity in a
busy and overworked life"
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