Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24
COASTAL HIGHWAY
SHORTEST TO FLA.
Route From Washington Lies
in Heart of important
Historical Points.

From washington the Atlantic
Coastal Highway is the shortest and
most interesting motor boulevard to the
South.
Along the picturesque. paved trail lie
many of the most important points OF
historical interest in American history,
dating back some $50 years.
There are quaint old towns and cities
of rare charm, mellow with age and
gracious in custom, unlike any other
region in the United States.
From Washington the route runs
through Richmond and Petersburg, Va;
Fayetteville and Lumberton. N. C.; Flor
ence and Charleston, S. c.; Savannah,
Sea Island Beach and Brunswick, Ga;
thence to Jacksonville, Fla,t ALTERNATE
routes are by Federal highway No. /,
via Raleigh, the States capital, and
Fayetteville, N. c., or by Federal high
way No. /, via Raleigh, Southern Pines,
Pinehurst, Cheraw and Charleston.
Charleston.
Settled in 1870; famous as the cul-
tural center of the old South. Here one
will see Fort Sumter, where the flrst
shot was fired in the War Between the
States; the Oldest museum, the Oldest
library and the oldest chamber of COM
merce in America Here are the far
famed Magnolia Gardens, of which
Galsworthy said. ut is the most beau
tiful spot in the world"
The quaint architecture, the charm Of
these historic old homes, gardens, gate
ways and churches prove treat to
lovers of beauty and romance. There
Is good golf and modern country clubs.
Savannah.
One hundred and twenty five miles
south of Charleston is this wonder city
and principal port Of the Southeast
Savannah's distinctive appeal is its
year-'round climate, the beauty OF its
planned in Colonial times by Georgia's
first governor. There are splendid
country and yacht clubs.
About 40 miles south OF Savannah Is
the old town of Midway, with its old
church built $50 years ago. The roster
Of this old church Is like calling the
roll of the makers of American history.
In the nearby graveyard rest two gen.
erals of the Revolutionary War. one
governor United States Senator and
a scientist of world fame. as well as the
ancestors Of many famous men, includ-
ing Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow
Wilson.
Darien.
A few miles south of Midway is Da-
rien, founded in 1875 by Scottish high
landers.
In the early plantation days it was
one Of the important cities of the
Southeast, at one time boasting the
I largest bank south of Philadelphia.
In the eighteenth century four-mast-
ed, full-rigged sailing ships from the
four corners of the globe came to Da-
rien to take on cargoes of Georgia pine.
1t Is claimed that at that time the wild
night life of Darien surpassed anything
in the widest days of '49 in California
,, or the gold rush in the Klondike.
Brunswick, Ga.
Eighty miles south of Savannah is
| this modern, thriving industrial and all
year resort city, with beautiful parks
and squares, wide streets, modern shops
and wonderful harbor, alive with the
| ships from the Seven Seas.
Within miles of Brunswick Is the
| famous Jekyl Island Club, multi-million-
aire home colony of the Morgans,
Goulds and Rockefellers.
Sea Island Beach.
Across the motor causeway from
| Brunswick Is this popular resort, made
| famous by the holiday visit of eX-PreSi-
dent and Mrs Coolidge last Winter.
For $50 years these Sea Islands of
Georgia, because of their natural beau
ty and climate. have been the favorite
retreat of leaders of their times Here
| Spanish galleons wrote the opening
chapters of our Nations history, and
| for three and a half centuries these
| islands have seen a colorful pageant of
! Spanish explorers, French adventures,
English colonists and Southern plant
! eTS.
Along these coastal islands are the
missions built by the Spaniards in early
| 1900. On st. Simons Island is old Fort
Oglethorpe and the battle-ground OF
Bloody Marsh" where the British de-
feated the Spanish in the first impor-
tant decisive battle on this continent.
Modern vision and enterprise have
transformed these primitive forests into
scenic woodlands, the cotton fields Of
the past into well kept golf links and
added the luxury and comforts of mod
ern hotel and clubs to create an inter-
esting Winter playground and home
colony.
From Sea Island Beach south the
paved Coastal Highway leads through
! the beautiful coastal river and forest
country IS miles to Jacksonville, Fla.
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