Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-06-12
AFFORD RECREATION
FOR THOSE WHO WOULD
:. ESCAPE HEATED CITIES
Few States Have Attractions to Compare With Luray
Caverns, Grottoes of Shenandoah, Peaks of Otter,
Natural Bridge and Other Formations.

Military Academy, stuart Hail. and
The Mary baldwin Seminary. Char
luttosNillc has the attractions at the
many buildings making UP tn" Uni
vorsitN Of Virginia, has Il delightful
summer climate and is the mecca Of
summer visitors
Monticello. the home of Thomas
jefferson while living. ovcrlcoks
charlottesville from lofty plateau,
and the remains Of jefferson rcposc
in tomb on the hillside.
Tho chesapeake ana Ohio reaches
numerous other points Of interest in
/ Guiding historic WILLIAMSBURG and
ita Virginia lines terminates Il; New
I port News ana old Point, where
steamers convey passengers o. the
many seaside resorts.
Great Natural Advantages.
Possibly no section ~ this ,uiatry
presents greater natural advantages
than that travcrscd by the NcifDl!l
and Western Railway system. from
| Norfolk on tho East ia Bristol and
/ }luoii"ld on the West, and from Eoa-
nokc through the famous Shcua ndoah
| Valley 10 iiaEerstowm, Md
Starting from Hagorstown through
the beautiful Shenandoah Valley one
can visit tho Antiytam bUttl"ucldS.
| Luray Cavcrns. Flkton, Grottur>. Nat
ural Bridge. and in addition To these.
there arc numerous places Of scenic
ana historical interest. situated nine
miles from l.uray is Skyland This
/ celebrated resort is at AIN elevation OF
| 800 feet aN.. is visited yearly by
| hundreds from the North and East.
From Norfolk. the ocean terminus Of
[ the Norfolk amt Western. the travel
| cr UusSes through thc Dismal swamp
ono of thc most picturesque Socl ons
| Of the old Dominion. From an elv-
walton Of ton feet above tide the Jour-
u.y To the southwest or mountain
section of Virginia reaches an cIcv1-
I tion OF . son feet. where durin. the
heated summer the air il cool and
haimy. Located i'm this section are
resorts and private houses, famous
for their hospitals entertainment.
ii'uo Eidg. Springs. Hotel Roanoke.
yellow sulphur Springs. Crockett Ar-
s"nic Springs. Allcshnny Springs
Maple shade Inn. Wyth"villn. with
its many private boarding houses.
Washington springs. and siNty-two
miles west OF Roanoke is EEglcsion
SPRINGS: from Pembroke station.
Mountain Lake. an uD-to-datc resort.
1000 feet above sea level In addition
To it's modern CONJUNCTION and enter
,ainmcnt one II tn" great charms Of
this Lake "f tho Woods" Is the
transparency and purity Of The
spring waters which feed it, Visitors
|in the mountain section during The
summer season can with comfort visi,
the scdshorc resorts namely Nir-
/ e!nia Beach ocean View. Wnloughhy
Bcach and ola roint-all easily ac-
ccssihl. from Norfolk
Iurny CnNcrns.
/ The Cavcrus OF Luray, situated a,
Luray Page County were discovered
! IN ISIS. ANA shortly thereafter vvr,
/ orcncd 1" the public. They have been
visited by thousands of tourists each
year. The caNoEus ar, on the Shcu.
auduah division of the Norfolk and
Western. as is also Na,ura Bridge
tn" wonder az Tho world" isis mar
ural wonder oy'riooisS tho James
River VALLEY ON the Western SLOPE 90
the Blue Ridge Mountains. II is 2l=
f'e' nigh lun feet wide. and mas Il
span ~ ninety feet. rho oriuiual
irac, on Wnfrn nature built H. wa~
granted hy King George Ill. u
Thomas Jefferson. in lt7i. Abou, q