The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-04-13
AS OTHERS SEE Us.
Interesting Write-Up on Fulton County
in Philadelphia Sunday Ledg-
er Of April Second.
DESCANTS UPON BEAUTIFUL SCENERY.

is a mountain county, having
population OF less than 10000
which is as much separate ant
distinct State, because Of its $50
latlon, as any of the nelghborins
commonwealths, and which boasts
as It's chief claim to distinction il
the eyes Of the world the fact
that 1t has neither a railroad mol
a poorhouse within It's confines.
Situated on the southern Dor
der, about half way between the
eastern and western bounds oI
the state, Fulton county is sur
rounded by the forblddlng walls
of the Big Tuscarora and Side
ling mountains. both towering up
at least 1000 feet above the little
valleys enclosed between them,
and presenting a barrier which
has halted all attempts to INTRO,
duce any new methods of trans.
portatlon but the old time horse
and wagon established IN the dis.
trict, long before the county gov.
ernment was formed, by the set.
tiers who passed over these
mountains on their way to the
west.
Of late years, automobiles have
been passing through on their
way east or west, and the occu.
pants have received a passing
glimpse of the wonderful beau
ties of the place, but TO" the or
dlnary traveller there are only
the stage coaches, which travel
at a snail's pace over the noun.
tains INTO the quiet precincts of
this forgotten district. AS a re.
suit, the natives, except those in
the one town, McConnellsburg,
class most of the visitors as eth.
er drummers or peddlers.
The eastern approach 10 the
mountainous district Is reached
from Mercersburg, a town on the
Cumberland Valley Railroad, and
consists of a road which winds
up the sides of the Big Tuscarora
mountain a distance of four miles
before reaching the top. Theas.
cent Is sharp, the road, although
a turnpike, Is not the best, aud
the combination prevents weary
coach horses from dragging visi
tors to the top IN less than three
hours.
McConnellsburg, a quaint little
town of about 800 population,
nestles at the foot of this barrier,
and when first seen by a stranger
from the'mountain top resembles
one of the villages sold by toy
dealers. 1t consists of cne long
street, the Bedford pike, with
several side streets branching
out from it. The houses are of
frame construction, surrounded
by large plots of ground, upon
which are raised the vegetables
consumed by the families during
the winter months.
Several old hotels, built during
the days of the wagon trains to
the west, accom- modate travellers
who find their way into the town.
They do 1t in the good fashion of
ancient road houses. The court
house, which Is the largest build
ing in the town, is a fairly modern
construction having been erected
about fifty years ago, but as it
was patterned after the colonial
buildings of the south, it's large
pillars supporting the overhang.
ing roof, it does not affect the
general old fashioned appearance
Of the town.
The public square or "dla-
mond," as 1t is called, presents a
pleasant sight to the tired gaze of |
the dweller in the built up cities
cf the East. The Washington
House, a brick hotel built IN
rambling style of architecture,
denotlng number of designers
and builders, confronts the old
Court House, with the grass plot
and cross roads of the diamond
separating them. Trees of all
sizes grow at random around the
square, This portion of the town