Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-26
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TO WEST VIRGINIA
Good Roads. Natural Beauty
and Accessibility Draw
Motor Parties.

with the tourist season fully umoec
way. tens Of thousands Of motorists
are soirr 70 West Virginia for their
week ends Accessibility good roads,
excellent accommodations. and many
things Of interest TO see are the rea-
sens
one Of the most popular week end
tours this season covers a distance In
West Virginia of approximately 2?a
miles and takes the motorst from
Wheeling tc Farmont. ClarkSburg and
PaTSeTSburG 3 region Of great Interest
10 tourists and industrial observers
Entering West Virginia at Wheeling,
the notoriSt al once finds himself
thrown into the heart Of West Viz
alnja manufacturing and financial
section he also finds himself in To-
canty' closely identified with the his
Torlcal traditions Of America. In the
old pioneer days. Wheeling was thn
gateway between the Staid and civilized
East and the throbbng and Wild Yves,
In the early DAYS the old National
Highway came 10 an end Al Wheeling
snd travellers transferred to the Ohio
here was frontier outpost and many
stirring tales are told Of the hardsh'rs
and early dangers beSetting the pio-
reeTs who looked 10 this fort as their
only sanctuary,
Wheeling is today an essentially
manufacturing center. The Wheeling
Steel Co one Of the three or fouI
largest organizations Of its kind in the
United States. is the dominating in
oustrial organization. Wheeling is to-
DAY. and has been for century past.
the Stogie center OF the world. a
Wheeling stogie is the hall mark OF a
good smoke. When West Virginia
separated from Virginia, it was al
Wheeling the citizens gathered 10 form
q new State. Yes there is plenty Of
interest for the motorist in Wheeling.
From Wheeling 10 Moundsville is ar
intense industrial development OF a
stTlklngly varied nature. Coal mines,
potterleS glass plants Mail Pouch To-
hacco." and great airplane factory
ii construction vie for supremacy.
Prehistoric Mound.
Moundsville has many industries of
Ike nature. The famous FoStoria glass
ware. which has SO recently come into
such general popular demand. is manu-
featured here. Moundsyille also boasts
Of the State penitentiary and the larg
est prehistoric mound in America. from
which have been taken many objects
Of prime interests 10 Psychologists.
From Moundsville TO Warrington the
rotoTist passes through a rich agri-
cultural section with a sprinkIing here
and there of oil and gas wells. II is
3 beautiful country and very pleasant
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Littleton and Hundred are thriving lit
tie towns on the route Warrington
Is one o. the early oil and gas centers
OF West Virginia, and still is. for that
matter. Here is located the largest
sanitary pottery in the world.
short hours drive brings the motoI
lists to Falrmont. in the heart Of the
famous Pittsburgh coal development OF
West Virginia. A city of fine homes
Beautiful churches. excellent hotels, >
million dollar bridge across the Monon-
Eahela. and A spirit Of hospitality and
friendliness warming TO the heart of
an outsider. Fairmont has the worlds
largest bottle factory, State hospital,
and fine State normal school
And so. past the beautiful Fairnlont
Country Club and on TO Clarksburc
passing through Werthington. Monor-
foT-ns-a busy region A short dis
tance from Shinnston is the deepest oil
we'll in the world. 1886 feet.
Clarksburg is a manufacturing coal
and agricultural center Among the
Largest in the world. CIarksburg offers
its tumbier factory and toy marble
factory. II is the birthplace of Gen.
"Stonewall' Jackson John W. Davis
the Democratic presidential candidate
III 1924. and Melville DAWSON Post.
Salem next claims attention as
westerly direction is taken. Here is q
little city which grew up around an
early frontier fort Salem College, a
UNCONVENTIONAL school. and the state
industrial school for girls are located
here.
Trip From Salem.
From Salem. the motorist passes
along the picturesque Northwestern
Turnpike through Doddrldee ana
Richie Counties before reaching Park
ersburg Wood County. Among other
towns on the route are West Union
Pernsboro. HarriSyille and Cairo This
region has been MADE wealthy by oil
and gas Farming. however. is the
chief industry. In State where good
roads have come 20 be a bygord the
road between Clarksburg and PARKER
burg IS exceptionally fine
Then comes Petersburg ard Bien-
neYhsssett Island. Like the majority
o. West Virginias cities Pafkersbu"g
owes its growth and prosperity to the
manufacturing industry. Here, too, the
largest In the world" entrants include
Electrical porcelain plant. and shovel
plant A model high school with its
concrete stadium makes an imposing
showing on its 27-acre campus a
large. well kept city park, Fairgrounds
arc welI equipped tourist camp speak
1cr parkerSburgs pro2TesSiVeness.
B1enuerhsssett Island is famous
historical spot On this island In the
ONO River stood the mansion Of Har-
nor Rlennerhassett Aaron Burr wa
guest al this stately old horne when
he laid his bold plans for the founda-
ton u an empire in the West which.
later resulted tn his arrest on charge
q treason. The mansion has long
since been DESTROYED By food and FIRE.