The Washington times., 1923-07-14

tie with Banks still stand just
north of the public library. Here
too is the house in which Will
liam Mckinley, then a soldier in
the Union forces and later Presi-
dent, was initiated into the Ma.
sonic order. Later in the war
General Sheridan established his
headquarters in the building now
used as the Elks' Home and from
this point began his famous ride
to Cedar Creek battlefield.
kernstown is the scene OF a
drawn battle between Generals Jack
son and Shields, notable as being
thee only battle, in which Jackson
failed to emerge victorious.
At Middletown the Federal army,
while retreating from Strasburg,
after the turning of its left flank
by Jackson at Front Royal, sus-
tanned severe losses when attacked
by Ashby's cavalry.
A Strategic Point.
Strasburg stands at the juncture
Of the two branches of the Shenan-
doah from either side Of the jagged
Massanutten range, which divides
the valley into two almost equal
parts. This was the strategic cen
ter of Jackson's valley campaign.
Woodstock, Edinburg and NJ
Jackson are the. scenes of isolated
trading posts in the days when the
valley marked the western frontier
and during the French and Indian
war they were scenes of bloody
massacres.
In the battle OF New Market.
fought along the northwestern edge
OF the town, occurred the charge of
the Virginia Military Institute
Cadets, one Of the most remarkable
episodes Of the war. The battalion,
composed Of boys from fourteen 20
twenty years of age, was ordered
to Lexington, Va. to join the forces
OF General Breckenridge in a ies-
perate crisis during the closing
months of the war. Arriving in
New Market at the close of three
days march, they were placed in
the battle line and held their posi-
ton under heavy artillery fire ami
infantry attacks. AT the decisive
moment, these boys. rising as a
unlt~ charged across an open wheat
tleld. and. despite severe losses in
Killed and wounded, broke the Fed
eral lines and turned defeat into
victory. A large number OF houses
IN New Market were standing dur.
ing the war and still bear marks of
she'll fire
Birth Place of Wilson.
Al stanton is the birth place OF
woodrow Wilson, in the brick par
sonage of the First Presbyterian
! Church.
The Natural Bridge, between
Lexington and Roanoke and almost
que west of Lynchburg, overlooks
lhe James river and is located on
me western slope Of the Blue
Ridge The bridge connects two
or I'VE round-top mountains rising
near the confluence of the James
| ana North rivers. The James at
thlS point affords fine bass fishing
and boating.
Near the bridge is Saltpetre
| AVE worked for nitre during the
war or 1912 and by the Confed-
crate government in 1861 Here
LOO Is Lost River, which plunges
from a lofty cavern to one below
Inc creek level and is lost from
/ sight.
Hotels here are good and the
Facilities for spending the summer
are splendid
farther up the valley, twelve
miles from Mount Jackson, are the
famous springs, one of the finest
summer resorts in the valley.
Eleven different mineral springs.
including the far-famed Bear
Wailow' spring are located here.
the resort is located 1900 feet
above sea level, in the foothills of
Inc Alleghenies. There are three
main hotels and numbers Of cot
tages, all supplied with water from
the famous springs. An endless
variety of sports ia provided
There are forty private CARA es foI
the storage of cars.