Milford chronicle., 1930-08-01
VERNON

A party of twenty-eight educators
from various parts of the United
States among whom were the two
Harringtonians, Miss Loretta Pas
key and Mrs. Alice H. Ross and their
| friends, Miss Cox of Virginia and
the Misses Patterson, Staats, and
Burchard enjoyed a delightful trip
to Grand Caverns, the largest, the
most magnificent and the worlds
greatest show place, Grottoes, Va,
sponsored by the University of Vir-
ginia. These caverns in the beauti-
full Shenandoah Valley are filled with
mystery, beauty, romance, and his
tory.
Buried deep under the Blue Ridge
in the heart of the Shenandoah Val
ley, nature deposited, it has been
said many millions of years ago,
most wonderful example of her han
diwork, these wonderful caverns,
formerly known as Weyer's Caves.
These consist of a series of COM
partments so stupendOus that they
comprise real Buried City," which
is literally Overflowing with geologic
wonders. Gigantic stalagmites and
stalactites in grotesque and awe-in-
spring shapes make the place ap-
pear like the masterpiece of an i'm
mortal sculptor and the brilliant
colorings of the wall draperies
might well have flowed from the
brush of an inspired artist. Really
no description can do anything near
justice. Hundreds of thousands of
visitors have jOurneyed through the
Buried City and have received thrill
upon thrill. Travellers from over the
earth have proclaimed them the
eighth wonder of the ancient world.
Some of the most awe-inspiring
sights are the Grotta of the Lily,
snow white stalagmite which arises
its head to twice a mans height; the
grand ball room covering 5000
square feet of floor space and serv-
ing as a room for dances and ref
uge for soldiers during the dark
days of the Civil War; the bridal
veil, five feet wide and fifteen feet
deep and lace like enough to grace
the brow of Titan's bride; Cathedral
Hall, 60 feet wide, $50 feet long, and |
~ lCGL n1Shg ClObhOo
with natural works of art, high |
lights, and gorgeous colOrs; and |
Bridge, commemorating |
his remarkable feat of spanning the .
Atlantic in comparison of the
mighty gap between the present time
time and ages before the creation of
the world. After a delicious dinner
leach guest being served with half (.
a fried chicken with all the embel-
lishments that go with it and ice
cream and cake for desserD the
party, after purchasing a large
number of souvenirs turned for the
endless caverns which were discov-
cred in 1879 by two boys with their
log chasing a rabbit which went un-
ler heap of boulders; this the boys
moved and discovered the entrance
o a great shaft. 1t contains the Dia-
nond Lake. At the marriage of the
)wners daughter in 1888 a heap of
he snowy crystals formed center
)iece for the wedding table. In Au-
,ust 1919 the Caverns became the
of Colonel Edward T.
Brown and his son Edward M.
Brown, and in August 1920 the end
ess Caverns of New Market were
gain opened to the public. Many
hink that these Caverns even sur
ass the Grand Caverns. Here one
an quench his thirst by a cooling
raught of water which has trickled
own drop by drop through the ages
S was attested by Mrs. Ross in
rinking a glass of it.
Among the world-famous rooms in
hese Caverns are Skyland, the
rand Canyon, the Alphine Pass,
'osemite Valley, Alexander's Ball
loom, Solomon's Temple, the Ca
ledral, the Hawaiian Village, the
ronze Room, and the Oriental Pal
ce. Many more souvenirs were
Tongue nor pen could ever do JUS
ce to these regions. They must be
zen to be appreciated.