Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-29
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About hfty-tv" miles below Mount
vernon. In W"stm"reland County. ia
lars" estate. which was formerly
known hS pup"'s Creek Farm. or
Bridges Creek Farm. This estate wa
tho birthplace Of George Washing
ION. TIA" Father OF His Country" "a
hhl!"w"d spot 10 all true Americans.
Here hS ancestors first settled when
thy came H. ,his country and here
they ar" buried.
This Historically sacred Spu, is
nov seldom visited by the tourist.
not because TIA. place lacks power ."
STIR tn" Imagination. to cali up sad
but grateful memories. nuI TO siimu-
lat" thought and patriotic fcrvor 4;
IL entirely h"dS"d In by a barricad"
OF mud and poor roads which chlle
for unlimited perseverance on tho
part Of the slghtscors. Much tImc
i required, much patience and some
times great den! OF trouble and
good LUCK to reach the place where
Washington spent his boyhood days,
and where the government has spent
thousands % dollars IN erecting a
t"autifnl monument in memory OF ~"
great American and Nlrrin!an tn"
memorial is a nf;y-f"ot replica Of
tn" towering pyramid erected in
"ashington, II. g. TO his memory.
II Ne" Ems, of Access.
This plac" ia .uaCcos"lbl" from all
points Although u lics within two
miles ~ III" Potomac River. thor" is
no steamboat landing near Il. rh.r"
IS no trolley lin" within sixty rnil"e
ana IN" nearest steam railroad is
many miles distant.
Many ycHrs ago. soon after m"
monument wa erected. IN" govern
"a q ~
money 'rr TO" construction Of a boat
landing AZ IA" nearest point on IN"
T!V"r. IN pier was duly con
f'ri!rtod and Il road bult from ~"
landing 70 the ropes creek ceta'".
ior soIu" unnccOuutahl" reason,
".th"- because tho river vas not SUI
hclcrtiF deep or through lack rt do
sire. tho boats which travcrS" tn"
river r"vo- stopped regularly At tn"
I.'r and me wharf fcl, into diSus".
IN IL" meantime, uhtrr" has taken
IT'S course and tn" LARK" pier winch
orc" adorned no river bank has n"w
ho,rinc a total wreck. Ice noes which
t"np. Tho Potomac during IN" win
tar months h!rS ya'r thc greater
Iart ~ ~" ~Aar' away and ouiy
~. s'Imps of tho piles arc NOW
SIZE h'c. Heavy rains AMI Snow have
mad" an irrpassahl. barrier ~ tho
ierfly hgilt road which !cI from the
p.r- 10 'h" monument
>mtom"bil- H"ud Constructed.
i'u;ll Within the last ;cN years
rr rpAG automobile road has en-
t.r,I 'h. s".tIuu whcr" the tur-stors
., G.urpr WASHINGTON mrs, took mp
lands on ,hrlr settlement 10 Amer
,,4. along me Surihc;n Ecck uf VIZ
pitia. which Us THAT LONG, ana irr"gu-
lar peninsula HetN".u tn" Sappahan-
u. and Potomac Rivers
That road leads from Frchor!cks-
burg - Mpui-oss. and IN its coprs"
passes through W"%tmorcland County
within about mile and three quar-
t.ra 90 Gou,ra Wn.h,nrto birth
Courrrss las maao several efforts
- muen Wakefield. nos v.rtual!y cut
az from the Cuisine world. "Nc"p;
for q narrow deeply rutt"t, winding
art road. ACCESSIBLE - tourists. and
IL now Sf.ius determined 20 carry
the .ffur, through To - successful
conclusion
resolution has been introduced
rs CONGRESSMAN Schuyler OTIS BLAND.
Of scwpor, %ews. apDr"pr!atinS "a
sum of money for the construction
o. a new road from tn" highway
10 the monument. The present road
j. over = privately owned winning
-oad iupas sable during most seasons
Of tho year
ks an !nduccm"ut 30 tho govern
mon, ia make accessible ~ tourists
this historic spot tho present owner
Of WuHcncld. Mrs. Elizabeth wash
inr,on wilson. has offered !" g!T"
n right Of way from me monument
To tn. public highway &; the gov
erumcr, viii built sand and gravel
automonil" road in place OF the pres
en- one.
Proposed Road PLANS Prepared.
: = Carpenter. senior highway on