Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-09-21


over the mountains, crossing the
Big Savage Mountains, and MT.
Summit. and went into camp at
Frostburg, Md, had fine camp.
It is located $500 feet above the
sea level.
Third day-Leavins Frostburg
continued over National trail east
through Cumberland, Md, over MT.
Martin. Flintstone and Polish
mountains into the Green Ridge
mountains-on east through Pine
Grove. and Belle Grove, leaving
National trail near Hagerstown,
Md, and going north to the Lin
coin highway again. At Chambers
burg. Pa. met Mr.. and Mrs. Ed NC
Keown. who were on tour or the
east. Camped on the Gettysburg
battlefield night of Aug. 28.
Fourth day-Made a complete
tour of the great battlefield and
citv. Left at ! o'clock ior Wash
ington, D. CARVED in Washing
ton camp grounds on the bank OF
the Potomac river at $50, and
spent the night.
Alexandria. Va, on to Mt vernon
where we visited Wash1ngton,s ola
home-a very interesting place
returned to Arlington cemetery ana
saw the beautiful new monument
for the soldiers and sailors. In the
afternoon visited the city of Wash
ington--White House. Washington
Monument. and Capitol building.
cnant the night in camp on the Po-
tomac river.
sixth day--Went from Washing
ton east to Baltimore. Md, then TO
Clifton Heights, suburb Of Phila-
delphia. where we camped in the
fire station.
Seventh day-Made tour of the
business section of Philadelphia,
and then on to Trenton, N. j., next
stopped at New Brunswick, and
camped at Elizabeth, n. j., where
the night was spent.
Eighth day-Only few miles
from Newark. N. j., where we eot
ready to visit New York City-then
went to Hackensack across the
Hudson river from New YORK.
Here we left our autos. and TOOK
street car to the 124th street ferry
and crossed into New York City
went ND to the top Of hill on the
riverside drive and got double
deck sightseeing bus which covered
the CITY. Walked Broadway TO the
ferry and crossed back to Hacken-
sack to hotel Mansion where we
spent the night of Saturday, Sept
2.
Ninth day--We turned north ur
the Hudson on the west side as far
as Mack. Here we turned west for
"a miles over the Bear mountains
through Tuxedo and, to real
mountain town called Suffey at the
top of the big range, then we came
hack to the Hudson river at New
burg. N. Y, crossed the river OF
the Beacon City ferry to a city OF
the same name-went north on the
east side of river through Peek
skill, and Poughkeepsie near which
we went into camp.
Tenth day-Labor day morning
broke camp in fog in the Hudson
valley ten miles north Of Tough
keepsie-had travelled about hal
hour when rain started in earnest
! About noon we reached Albany ant
were out of the rain district. Tool
dinner at Albany-went west t.
Schenectady. Went in camp a
White Orchard camp-a very goo'
place situated in the midst of tn
Big Nose mountains and Mohawl
river and Erie canal where we saw
several old canal boats still in ser
vice. All through here the countr
is very beautiful.
Eleventh day-Leaving beautiful
White Orchard camp in the Mohay
valley we passed west through Lit
tie Falls, Utica, Amsterdam, Syra
cuse, and as far west as Genev
Park on the east shore of Lake Ge
neya, N. Y. Here We went int
camp with many other tourists
and enjoyed the music Of the dane
which was on This was a mic
place with nice people. Met tw
bows from Canton who were tour
ing the east.
Twelfth day - Broke cam
early-got breakfast in Geneva
we travelled many miles this da
west to an Indian town called Car
andaigua. Here is beautiful lake
This town is the Oldest town 1
New York state. Continued west t
Rochester, N. Y. on Lake Ontario
Here we found the million Dolla
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