Evening star., 1928-10-14

between the two cities. In 1926. when
1t was constructed, 1t was the longest
suspension span in the world. While
there are several toll bridges on Route
30. 1t is the policy of the State high
ways departments and of the Bureau
of Public Roads to eliminate toll
bridges on the Fedcral-aid system
wherever possible.
Philadelphia Notable History.
Philadelphia was founded and laid
out by William Penn in 1852. The
first Continental Congress met in Car
penters' Hall in this Quaker City May
10, IT'S. The first American flag was
made by Betsy Ross in her home, known
today as the American Flag House.
The Liberty bell is housed in Independ-
ence Hall. For almost a year, Septem-
| Der q. 1777, to June 10. 1878, the city
was held by the British while the army
was at Valley Forge. Philadelphia was
the seat of the Federal Government
from 1890 to 1900, the capital of the
State from 1888 to 1899 and the n1onc-
tary center of the country until 1896.
| washington delivered his farewell ad-
dress here. Next to William Penn.
BENJAMIN Franklin who came to Phila-
delphia in 1923. eXerted the greatest
influence in its early growth.
Following Lancaster avenue ont of
Philadelphia into Lancaster pike, Route
| 80 Is a paved road for the $50 miles
| across Pennsylvania. The stretch of
more than 62 miles from Philadelphia
/ to Lancaster follows the old Lancaster
| turnpike. the first extensive turnpike
in the country. 1t was the first ma
cadamized road in the United States
and the first turnpike to be privately
hnanced. 1t was constructed by the
| Philadelphia SE Lancaster Turnpike Co,
| incorporated by the Governor of Penn
| Sylvania in 1892. 1t was opened for
travel in 1894 and completed in 1896,
and formed the first link of the great
Western communication from Philadel-
phia. Lancaster was settled in 1718
and was called Hickory Town until 1929.
Serves Great Agricultural Area.
From Lancaster the highway crosses
| the Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge, a
| toll bridge. over the Susquehanna River
between Columbia and Wrightsville and
passes through rolling farming country
to York. 1t continues to historic Gettys-
burg, about So miles from Lancaster, set
amid picturesque hills in fertile agri-
| cultural country. At Gettysburg the
great battle of the Civil War was Waged
from July 1-3. 1863 between the FEEDER
al Army of the Potomac, under Gen.
Mead, and the Confederate Army Of
Northern Virginia, under Gen. Robert
| E. Lee. The entire battlefield is now
a National park of more than $4,000
acres. More than 500 sites of particu-
| lar action are marked by monuments.
| On Cemetery Hill is the National Gene
| terry of II acres, dedicated by President
Lincoln, November 10, 1868, in his i'm
mortal Gettysburg speech.
From Gettysburg Route 80 begins to
/ traverse the picturesque Blue Ridge and
Allegheny Mountains. 1t passes through
Chambersburg, where Benjamin Cham
| bers, a noted pioneer. eracted Fort
Chambers in 1855, at Falling Spring,
now ChanberSburg. Here Gen. Lee
massed his troops for his Gettysburg
attack
From Chambersburg to Pittsburgh the
route follows generally the first great
military road In the country built in
1853. under Gen. Forbes, in his CAM
| paign against the French at Fort Du-
| quesne. and named for its builder.
| Throughout the eighteenth century
Forbes road IVES the only military road
into the West and was the most i'm
portant on the continent. The road
| followed the Indian and buffalo trails
and was fortified for its entire length
| During the Revolutionary War it proved
/ invaluable and became known as the
| Pennsylvania road. In 1785-87 1t was
| improved and made State road.
U. S. Highway Outlined.
The United States Highway passcS
through Fort Loudon and McConne!
burg to Bedford, in a beautiful fruit
growing valley noted for its apples an.
plums. Bedford was settled about IT'S
by an Indian trader named Ray, ant
was known as Raystown until 1853, when
Gen. Forbes erected Fort Bedford. AboI.
two miles south of Bedford are tn
Bedford mineral springs. The road con-
| CONTINUED on Eighth Pagel