Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-17

NLOSEI1 llnkeu Will lhe IoiI-
ing hills and mountains of the
- Keystone State is a wealth or
history and tradition which Doctor
John r. Faris has drawn upon to en-
rich and illuminate his new guide
for tourists, Seeing Pennsylvania,
published by j. b. Lippincott Com
pany. Philadelphia. Residents of
all the important towns will find
herein some interesting illusions to
their home sections. whether of his
tory. legend or manufacturing
item. The wonderful riches of seen
cry in which the State abounds, from
the romantic bends of the Wissa-
hicken, but few miles distant from
the bustling heart of Philadelphia,
to the stately Pocono plateau and
the dense and virgin wilderness of
the Black Forest, are painted with
an appreciative pen that brings these
beauties alluringly before the read
er's eye.
Calling attention to the attractive
and suggestive map of the State, the
reader is asked to revel in its sym
metrical. compound and complicat-
ed curves 1t develops that the
boundaries are not mere lines. There
is the Circle Line at the south
east corner, which forms the north
west boundary OF Delaware. There
is q story behind that circle! Then,
note the triangle in the northwest
corner-another story. And be-
cause there was not another depart
ure from the rectilinear in the south
west boundary so as to reach out to
the Ohio River and include West Vir-
ginia's famous Panhandle, which
would seem natural, behold, story
number three.
A guide book proves stable
structure on which to pile the
wisely culled historical incidents, in
teresting Indian legends and literary
quotations which illustrate the eight
distinct routes outlined to cover ev-
cry county. For instance. Route l
leading along the Lincoln Highway
from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh
passes through Lancaster and York
both of which ca. ~ "a pre- ID bit IN
their history-the distinction of hav-
ing been, though for brief periods
the seat of Congress. Later, wher
Congress had long been quietly
seated in Philadelphia, the citizens
of Lancaster. learning that a per-
manent capital was to be chosen
forwarded an appeal 'humbly pre-
suming to offer" their city as can
didate, arguing thus:
"As an Inland Town we do no
perceive ourselves inferior to an!
| within the Dominion of the United
j States, We venture to as
sert that there is not a part of the
! United States which can boas
! within the compass of 10 miles thu
same number of wagons and gooe
{ teams We are thoroughfar'
I to the four cardinal points of th'
! compass Labor is to be haC
at the rate of two shillings PEI
daV 80
Wrights Ferry was within one vot'
of being the Capital. Harrisburi
was mentioned as possibility, a
was also Peach Bottom.
! Route II is along the Nationa
/ Road from Philadelphia TO Wheel
ing and Pittsburgh. Route III de
/ scribes the country traversed by wa!
of Reading. Harrisbur" and William
! Penn Highway. Route ~ i
through the Pennsylvania Highland
| from Harrisburg to Olean and El
mira. y. Y. and return to Harris
burg via Wilkes Barre. Route
leads along the eastern waterway
and through the anthracite countr.
and the Pocono plateau. Route V
travels from Pittsburgh 10 LAX
Erie and back. Route VII is
round trip from Pittsburgh through
the oil region and skirting the fores
country. Route VIII takes u
through the heart of the Black For
est in round trip to the north o
1 Altoona.
Several of the trips properly begil
with an ascent TO the foot of William
Penn Statue surmounting Philadel
phia's City Hail. This is but si
feet lower than the Washingto
Monument. With the memory O
the wonderful panorama visibl
from this height. comes u pilgrim
age to the shrines of this city tina
belongs in peculiar sense to a.
Americans-shrines so identifie
with those heroic days from Penn t
Washington that their history mean
more than their architecture.
After a survey of the importan
manufacturing life. it Is restful {
enjoy a ride through Fairmoun
Park and the reaches of the Schuyl
kill. Even William Penn once lost h
way among the hills along the rive
Real estate values have change
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