Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-13
'Y|RC|N|A AND CAROLINA
HIGHWAYS DESCRIBED
Bnrcau of Tours of Automobile Club
IA Of America Issues Map and
Information.
RICHMOND ON GREAT ROUTE
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onstration Highway Can Be Used
;at Any Season Without Difficulty.
Points of Interest Along Route.

lat Any Season Without Difficulty.
Points of Interest Along Route.
~ The highways of Virginia and North
Carolina are given considerable atten-
tion by the Bureau OF Tours Of the
Automobile Club of America. which has
OF a tour from New York. via the
Shenandoah Valley Turnpike. Staunton
and Richmond to Affarta. Ga. The
bureau OF tours has complied map,
and recommends the tour described
below after an investigation by one
OF the clubs Pathfinder cars.
n, Prefacing the description OF the tour
is this paragraph:
Shenandoah Valley Turnpike. ninety
four miles in length. extending from
Winchester. near the northern border
Of the State. to Staunton, in the Heart
Of Virginia
winchester. Va, is the gateway from
the North for central and southern
parts of the. State and for other more
Southern States, the Carolinas. Georgia
and Florida.
One route that may be used from
New York goes through Newark, Sum
NIT. Far Hills, German Valley, N. J.:
Hagerstown. Md.
Tho better route from New York
goes by way of Philadelphia and Ian
caster to Gettysburg. where it connects
with the Reading route. From Phila-
delphia, there is another route through
Wilmington to Baltimore. thence by
way of Frederick. Md, and Har-
pers Ferry to Winchester or one may
go, from Baltimore to Washington,
thence hunning to Frederick. Md,
choosing either the Hagerstown route
or the Harpers Ferry Road to Win
chester.
The Shenandoah Valley Pike extends
some ninety four miles from Winches-
ter, to Staunton. and Is in splendid con-
dition the entire distance. AT Burke
town on the Pike. eighty miles south
OF Winchester. there is an interesting
side trip to the Grottoes OF the Shen-
andoah. which is we'll worth the TAX
ing. The road from Burketown Is good
nacadam for the seven-miie run to
GEottoes, where there some re-
narkable stalactfte and stalagmite
formations in Weyer's Cave and the
Cave of Fountains. Among the sights
is a cataract carved by nature in the
solid rock. the perfect representation
of dashing current suddenly caught
by the frost and silenced. The dell
cate colorings of the Bridal Veil, Sol
onions Temple, The Persian Palace,
the Inferno and the Garden of Eden.
are enhanced by electric lights. which
are reflected by the countless stalac-
tites' which hang from the ceilings and
passages.
After returning to the Valley Pike
turn south and run to Staunton. This
Is the radius from which automobile
roads lead to Hot Springs, Va: White
Sulphur Springs, w. Va; Natural
Bridge, Roanoke and Charlottesville.
The next stop on the trip is at Char
lnttaSvillp the ~ TInivCrsifN-
of:Ntrginia. Monticello. famous as the
home OF Thomas Jefferson. is also To-
Gated here.
49, The Trip to Charlottesville.
rectlyt across the Shenandoah Valley.
The ascent Off the Blue Ridge Noun
tains is made through F!shervllle
Maynesboro and Basic City to Alton.
= "A mile and Il half from Alton, there
is a mountain house. 1000 feet above
sea- level. from which fine view OF
Piedmont Valley may be had This
is famous apple country. the Able
marie Pippin having n nationwide rep
utation.
| Now go through Yancey Mills. Nee
chum and Birdwood over graded clay
roads to Charlottesville.
The University of Virginia was
founded here in 1919, mainly through
the efforts of Thomas Jefferson. JEFF
ferson's estate, Monticello, Is about
three miles from the city; it's grounds
are open to the public, but the Interior
of the building may be seen only upon
the invitation of the owner. Jeffer-
sons grave Is in small burying-
ground not far from the house
Colonel Peter Jefferson. father OF
Thomas Jefferson, acquired the tract
of land on which the house is built. b,
patent. Thomas Jefferson began to
Guild his magnificent residence in I77c
and 1t was not completed until 1902.
The interior arrangements are consid-
cred remarkabls having been planned
by. Jefferson .hiinself.~ rejecting his
unique character. When jefferson re-
tired from the presidency in 1909, his
fortunes were very much involvei. and
the property was sold shortly after his
death In 1926.
isMonticello was n passion with JEFF
ferson. and IT was his love of his home
and his desire lavishly to entertain his
visiting admirers from all parts OF
the world which ruined him and threw
the property into other hands after
his death.
/ the whole country around Char
lottesville is rich In the memories Of
the Colonial Revolutionary and Civil
War periods. and the traveller may
hear. at the freside of many OF the
old Zones. the tragic stories of eel"
t. The Road to Richmond.
After visit in Charlottesville good
oifl io6es' somewhat dependent upon
weather conditions. run through Kes-
Wick, Cismont, Trevillians. Louisa,
Cuckoo, Montpelier. Goodall and Glen
Allen to Richmond.
r. The stone house is to be seen In
which Washington and his staff had
their headquarters for time during
the Revolution.
In 1907 Aaron Burr was tried for
treason. and Richmond was the scene
of'-the legal battle in which the fore
most figures of the American Bar took
part. il was during the course Of this
trial that Chief Justice Marshall issued
q subpoena, directing President JEFF
ferson TO appear AS a witness. Tho
president refused to obey the order
During the War Between the States
Richmond was the capital of the Con-
federacy. The residence Of Jefferson
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