The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-12
"SEE MASON
COUNTY FIRST"
Many Places Of Historical Interest and
Scenic Beauty To Go TO II One
VIII But Take the Time.

VIII DuJ luke tue lIuics
Editor Public Ledger, Maysville, Ky.
Dear Sir: In these days, the idle
rich and others, who have been In
the habit of leaving home In search OF
pleasure and interest, especially those
who think that a trip to Europe must
lie included in their yearly program.
have met an abrupt rebuff In the
great war and are now compelled
willy-nilly, to investigate the re-
sources nearer home.
1t must be confessed, however, that
the majority of them accept conditions
gracefully, and Seeing America first"
has become the fashion. But even
travelling America has brought out the
fact that wanderers often neglect the
opportunities nearest them. How hui
initiating for instance for 0hioians to
be questioned about Serpent Mound
or the Canal" when they have never
taken the trouble to look at them, or
for Kentuckians to be asked to describe
Mammoth Cave after having lived in
the same state with 1t all their lives
without once visiting 1t.
Many of our travellers have re-
turned home with the determination to
"see Kentucky first And now Mays
vile has caught the contagion and her
citizens are enthusiastically investigat-
ing MASON county first"
The many visitors who daily inspect
the sales in the huge loose leaf tobac-
co houses of Maysville, which rank
with the largest in the world; the
pleasure parties who visit the Govern
ment Dam to watch the progress Of
the work there, and the strenuous
persons who climb the river hill to
judge for themselves the much-talked-
Of beauties of Edgemont, all go to
prove this awakened interest in near
by affairs.
would like to remind you OF a few
of the many points Of interest which
lie all about us, especially in the east
ern end Of the county. with which all
Mason Countians should be familiar
and If you will come with me ! will
point them out
But We will first proceed to the very
heart of Old Maysville and view the
luiet resting place of Maysville's ear
liest settlers Here we will find, over
Swallowed by the Opera House, guard
ed and protected by the Woman's Club
house and the Public Library, the
graves of Daniel Boone's relatives, of
Ulysses Grants uncle, and the ances-
'ors of many of Maysville's most prom
inent citizens.
In the midst of the business and the
turmoil of today, they lie neglected
and-shall we say forgotten? Are we
too busy with modern affairs to re-
member and show respect to those
who "blazed the trail?'
If You will now put on your stoutest
walking boots and put in your pocket,
your largest Observation-Disclosures
chief q know you received them, we
all do) we are ready to 90 to the
Dam. Fears as well as hilarity will
be cur portion today. But" you say,
Il have already visited the Dam sew
eral times" This time we will go far
Their.
DO not think for a moment, however,
that you will be permitted to remain
so prosaic and conventional as to walk
and count the railroad ties. Never!
While the privilege, Kindly allowed
by the gentlemen who now own the
land) of following in the footsteps OF
Simon Kenton, Daniel Boone, Gen.
George Rogers Clarke, Christopher
Gist, and the party of horror stricken
Maysvillians who Travelled up this road
to Cabin Creek, on that memorable
morning in 1891 when the terrible
news became known In Maysville that