The Washington herald., 1914-08-09
AUTOISTS' GUIDE
TO GETTYSBURG
Run to Historic Battlefield Is
Only Seventy-6ve Miles
from This City.
GOOD ROADS ON WAY
Return Tnp Is Made by Way of West
minister If One So
Desires.
GOOD ROADS ON WAY


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II was on July !. 1ssS, that the armies
Of the North and South met at the little
Pennsylvania town of Gettysburg and
fought for three days in what Is claimed
by many to have been the most bloody
eoudict Of all time Who won the battle
has never been definitely decided, though
II II admitted that failure of victory
crushed the hopes of the South. No one
who has never visited the battlefield can
have any real conception Of the magni-
tude of the struggle that took place there
nfty-one years ago Not only Is the trip
by motor interesting and instructive be-
cause the route from Washington Is Tor
q large part that followed by the Confed-
crate army in its advance on Gettysburs
but the visit to the points Of interest IN
the battle ground are robbed OF all teoium
II made IN a machine.
The battlefield Is now a national reser-
walton and more than 100000 has been
expended in marking the Important points
and identifying the grounds wnlcn cover
twenty-five square miles
To 70 to the Gettysburg battlefield
from Washington the motorist passes
through Frederick, the home Of the Poet
whtttier's mythical Barbara Frietchie,
and famous as the birthplace of Francis
Scott Key, author Of The Star Spangled
Banner" From Frederick to Emmitts-
burg the road winds along the base of the
Blue Ridge Mountains, and is as smooth
as a billiard table.
The last ten miles from Emmittsburg
will be found rather rough The road is
stony and looks as though II had not
been touched-since the heavy artillery OF
the Federal army was dragged over II in
1865.
The return trip can be made via West
Minister, a hustling Maryland town, il
one so desires.
uo-Leave Farragut square and go north
on Connecticut avenue to
a2-Depont circle.
03-west on Massachusetts, avenue.
2+Cross trolley tracks and immedi-
ately turn right into Rockville pike and
follow tracks to
e3-Reep straight ahead on pike, leav-
ing tracks to left.
1os-Meet trolley and follow tracks to
13s-Rockville. Pass courthouse on left
and
nS-Turn sharp right at Wakefeld's
store into Frederick road. From this
point keep with main line of wires all
the way to Frederick, passing the fol-
lowing points:
1Ss-cross railroad into Gsithersburg.
N.o-Clarksburg.
3dEHyattstown.
S5AUrbana-
Ss6Toll-gate. Turn left just beyond.
sSACross bridge over Monocacy River.
Ss.3-Cross bridge over Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad.
IAS-Frederick. Patrick and Market
streets. Keep on Market street to
Eat-At fountain bear right.
a@Cross railroad to toll gate.
ASTurn sharp left between two brick
houses; keep on macadsm road to En-
mittsburg, passing following points:
ASCroSs railroad.
fLeKeep to left with wires.
2T-Take left fork.
5eI-Keep to left with main line wires.
5o.2-Take left fork:
HeCross trolley tracks.
8.bCross railroad and keep to riGat
with main line wires.
ESThurmont
8ACenter of town. Straight ahead.
Ss-Bear left under railroad bridge.
5G5-Turn right with wires.
ssLCross two bridges: keep to left.
sos-Cross bridge; keep on up hill
GT-Toll-gate. Sharp turn to left.
s6-Emmitsburg. Straight on around
fountain and pass brick wall on right
sel-Cross bridge.
66S-Take left fork.
6.T-Cross covered bridge.
sse-Cross roads. Straight ahead pass
ing yellow house on right
7o0-Cross covered bridge.
721Entrance to battlefield. Bear left
into macadam road. (Speed limit eight
miles per hour.) The limit must be OBJ
served.
TATurn right al Yellow House.
75-Cross railroad.
B+Gettysburg. Straight ahead to
7so-City square. Turn right with
trolley.
UNCross bridge.
7st-Cross bridge and keep straight
ahead with wires.
dl-Keep straight ahead with main line
Of wires.
d.F-Keep straight ahead with wires
crossing bridge.
s1e-Littlestown. Keep straight ahead