The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-19
SPLENDID HIGHWAYS IN
THE BRISTOL Regions

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finder" and when CIVILIZATION pressed
too close upon his hunting tent IN
Western North Carolina. he blazed n
trail through to what is now Bristol
and little later. about a century and
hait ago. he located the old Cumber.
land Gap or Wilderness trail to Kan
lucky. Twentieth century "pathnnd.
ers" are following closely the ola
pioneers trail.
ROUTE OF BOONE.
THE GREAT PATHFINDER
Until fcw years ago his succe.aor.
had rot improved his trail a great deal
but realizing that tho tourists of Ken
lucky Ohio. Illinois. Indiana and the
Northwest had no outlet through the
Allegheny and Cumberland mountains
TO the southeast the Bristol-Lexington
Highway Association was organized,
and CT tho ninety-five miles from Cum
berland Gap to Bristol. Lee County
mas constructed thirty-rvc miles, and
scott and Washington Counties have
provided funds to construct thirty-hve
miles. and the other twenty-five miles
VIII DC provided for and constructed
within two or three years. There Is a
inacadam road from Cumberland Gap
70 Middlosbcro. but from that point to
Crab Orchard tho Boone Way Band
is making strenuous efforts to get the
ninety-eight miles constructed. At
Crab Orchard the pike system of cen.
trail -cKntucky Is reached, and Il ex
tends TO Lexington. Louisville, CIncin-
natl and other points.
Back-tracking Boone's old trail. an
organized effort Is being made TO con-
struct an improved road from Bris.
toll via Mountain City. Tenn, to Boone
n. c. where connection Is made. via
Blowing Rock. Lenolr and Hickory
nnDrONn1 IN IL
Ashevillc. Sullivan County has built
the twelve miles of this road from Bris-
tol 10 the south fork of Holston River.
and is building a 5000 bridge across
the river. and has appropriated $4,000
of recent 100000 bond issue to grade
the road toward the johnson County
line.
johnson County will build the TWEEN.
ty-seven miles through that county as
soon as the people are allowed to vote
on the question, and Warauga County,
\. G, VIII also build the eighteen
miles to Boone We expect this road
10 DO opened for motor travel by the
spring OF 1915. 1t will be used. for
the present at least. as the northern
terminus OF the crest OF the Blue
Ridge Highway.
Tho route from Washington to Bris-
tol and Memphis. is open for tourist
travel. and is in as good condition as
n.
The same may be said of tho Bristol
kingsport- Knoxville route. via Morris.
town. and OF the Bristol Bluefeld route
Via Abingdon, except the six miles from
Greerdale TO Little Moccasin Gap is
rough.
With the highway from Washington
TO Bristol and beyond traverHinE the
great Appalachian Valley and extend
Ing to the Mississippi River at Mem
phis, and with the highway from Pitts
burGh to Bluehcld traversing the AL
leghcny Mountains. and then cross;Sv
the great Appalachian Valley. via Hris-
toll, 10 the Blue Ridge. and then fol-
lowing the crest OF the Blue Ridge
TO Ashcville, Lake Toxaway and Tall
lulah Falls. and with the highway from
Lexington through Cumberland Gap,
via Natural Tunnel. to Bristol and then
on. via Boone, to Charlotte and the
Southeast-with all these highways
and the connecting and branch roads
completed. and they will all be prac-
ticaliy completed within two or three
Years-tens of thousands OF motor tour
lists will annually visit tho Southern
Appalachian mountain region.
The Southern Appalachian Good
Roads Association. an Organization ia
encourage the building and mainte-
nance OF good roads in tho Southern
Appalachian States" Will hold It's sixth
annual convention in Bistrol, October
s, I. and Q, at which time tho good
roads enthusiasts OF this entire region
Will get together TO generate and slim
ulaie renewed good roads energy. and
another year Will see the goal Of good
roads IN this section much nearer and