Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-06
Every Variety of Scenery,
from Mountain to Sea-
Shore, Is Present.
MANY CITIES ARE ROUTED
Georgia and Alabama Motorists
Should Discover Beauty
of Homeland.

Vacation, standing at the door of the
garage in our own home land, may in
dictate with a sweep of her hand a
cyclorama that for variety and novelty
can be matched in few places in the
East.
Beneath the dome of our sky, and
somewhere within the bounds of our
horizon, there lift craggy mountains
and the rugged country about them,
set with countless waterfalls and
graced with countless glens; some
where, surf filings it's feathery crest
against the shore, and somewhere
great rivers roll the mountain waters
down to the surf.
All this lies before our autOmobilist;
all this he may link on one vacation
trip. To this he may add view of the
handsome government buildings of our
state, the villas that modern wealth
has constructed in 1T, and the old plan
tation homes of the ante bellum aris-
tocracy. Indeed it is a wealth of vari-
ETY. that lies at his finger tips.
To possess all this is a gift of Provi-
dence; to appreciate it and use it is
almost command.
Our motorist cannot plan better than
to link on one great trip, Savannah in
the east and Selma or Mobile on the
west. On this course he will traverse
many. of the battlefields of the Civil
War, but at the same time he will
traverse the progressive and prosper
Gus cities that have arisen from the
ashes of the Lost Cause" He will
link on one journey Savannah, Augusta,
Athens Atlanta, Chattanooga, Hunts
vile, Birmingham Tuscaloosa, Selma,
Mobile, Montgomery, Columbus and
Macon.
Views South's Progress
In this galaxy of cities he will view
two state capitals and municipal ex-
ponents of every phase of the progress
of our Refrigerated commonwealth
On the leg of the journey from Sa-
vannah to Augusta, routed through
Waynesboro he will visit many of the
homes of the old southern aristocracy.
Turning west, through Washington and
Lexington he reaches Athens. the home
I of the University of Georgia.
From this point 1t will be well that
he veer north on a slight detour into
the region of the Tallulah River, for a
visit to the beauteous country of Tai
lulah Falls.
Retracing his path, he makes for
Atlanta, one of the more extended stops
of the trip.
From this point he turns north to the
Chickamauga district. rich with its his
| toric interest, and thence proceeds to
Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain.
From this focus of Civil War his
tory and scenic beauty he strikes into
Alabama, either through the mountains
to Huntsville or straight for Alfalfa.
through some of the more picturesque
country of the South. country famous
for the DeSota Falls, Little River Falls
and Moccalu Falls. cascade with q
ninety-six foot drop. Here is the home
of the primitive ox-cart and here is the
site of the famous Saint Clair Springs
Here are many caves and freakish rock
! formations.
| After reaching Birmingham, our
tourist, II the time of his vacation Is
short may strike straight through for
Atlanta to return to Savannah via Ma
con, Dublin and Statesboro
Trip to Mobile
If. however. he has the time, he
should travel southwark from Birming-
ham through Tuscaloosa and Selma to
Mobile and back In the semi-tropical
enjoyment of the Cult of Mexico.
| Turning northward from Mobile, he
makes bee line for Montgomery.
Thence he travels to Tuskogee and on
to Columbus. From this point he heads
for Macon to complete the circuit
through Dublin and Stateshoro "a be.
|
The variations Of this grand tour are
/ unlimited. One may veer from it at
any point on its circuit for side trips
without number. 49,
A t0ur which dips heavily into the
I charm of the grand tour, may be routed
with Mobile, Montgomery, Atlanta,
ohattanooga Birmingham ana Selma
as the pasie p2iIts. Az
-, Another toGT, Which strikes tiJ Into
tne Tallplah Falls region, has 4 ssGs
ton OF the grand tour for les noFtfiBffa
SIDE and completes the circuit from Az
lanta through Macon From Macon 10
returns to Savannah by Milledgsviile
and Waynesboro.
another trip which gives the tour.
ISL Pheasant view of the villas built
in the south by wealthy soiournsrs IN
our state links Savannah, BRUNSWICK.
Waycross. Triton, Cordale and Macon
sR single tour. II also affords a de-
lightful ride along the Atlantic sea.