The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-07

There are thousands of Washing
these river points, and the hotel &C.
commodations are fairly good at all
Of them.
The long automobile trip to the
Hampton Roads resorts and those
along the coast east and south of
Norfolk is made by way of Freder.
:cksbrg and Richmond. The Della.
ware river points are made easily
accessible by automobile. by way of
Baltimore, and Wilmington.
Many thousands of square miles
Of the most historic ground in the
country are available to the mo.
torist within an easy days run of
Washington.
Practically all of the great bat.
tlefields marking the hightide of
the civil war and many of the
scenes Of vital interest in the
colonial and Revolutionary days are
within this area.
Civil War Backgrounds.
Gettysburg, Antietam, Winches.
ter, Bull Run, Fredericksburg,
Charlottesville and the Wilderness,
Culpepper and Harpers Ferry-all
these names which rang through
the nation during the dark days of
81 to '65 become living realities to
the Washington motorist who
utilizes his week ENDS for trips OF
this sort.
Many well-known resorts are also
within his reach-the Luray cav
erns, the Grottoes Of the Shenan-
doah. Natural bridge, Skyland, Har-
pers Ferry, Braddock Heights.
Berkeley Springs, Bluemont.
Paeonian Springs, Leesburg, Orkney
Springs, and many of the beautiful
Shenandoah Valley places.
The trip to the Luray and
Shenandoah caverns and to Natural
bridge, while long. is one which
will amply repay the motorist, the
route lying through some of the
most beautiful country in the East
and the roads. for the most part,
being excellent. The trip from
Washington to the caverns by way
of Frederick, Harpers Ferry and
Winchester is a little more than $50
toric town of Frederick, the Antie-
tam battlefield, Harpers Ferry.
Winchester and the beautiful
Shenandoah Valley pike. The fea-
lures of the caverns and the
Natural Bridge are too wellknown
to need descriptions: the hotels are
good and the tourist can be as
sured of a comfortable, beautiful
trip.
Where Hayes Was Wounded.
The valley trip also includes the
resort at Skyland. Va, which, with
an altitude Of 1881 feet above sea
level, is one Of the highest points
easily accessible to the Washing
tonian. Braddock Heights, within on
easy afternoons drive of Washing
ton, Is an attractive resort on the
Catoctin mountain In Frederick
county, Md. The heights COM
mands a view of the Frederick
valley to the east and the famed
Middletown valley to the west. with
the South mountain battlefield in
full view. 1t was here that Presi-
dent Hayes was wounded, and
where Mcclellan hurled Lee back
to Antietam. There are good
hotels and numerous cottages for
visitors. Berkeley Springs, about
midway between Cumberland ana
Frederick, Is mountain resort
famous for its five thermal springs.
Bluemont. Paeonian Springs, and
h0cSDuI are SllSnlly closer 10
Washington, and are reached by
the Virginia highways through Falls
Church. D~anesville, and Mahala
Orkney Springs, in the foothills Of
the Alleghenies, is 1872 miles from
Washington via Leesburg, Smokers
Gap. Berryville, Winchester and
Mt. Jackson. 1t is not far from
the caverns. There are thirty min.
eral baths in the hotels fed from
the famous Bear Wallow mineral
springs. Golf. tennis. dancing.
swimming. horseback riding, and
mountain climbing are popular
sports. There are ample hotel ac-
commodations
Detailed information about the
scores Of beautiful automobile trips
to points Of interest and recreation
near Washington can be obtained
from the American Automobile AS
ISOLATION or the National Motorists
Association.
II is possible in a days run to
reacn such points as Atlantic CITY,
ana the other New JERSEY seaside
resorts and such inland points as
Lakewood. In the heart of the Jer-
sep pine belt