Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-18

generally select routes 10 the OOuCn 1Or
a long trip, and in the country covered
by the Capitol tour, which stretches
from New York City down to Jackson
vile. Fla. and as far west as Tennessee,
number Of interesting tours may be
outlined through most attractive
scenic and historic region. Washing
| ton motorists may join this tour any
| where along the line.
There are the Revolutionary battle
fields of Brandywine, Valley Forge
Wilmington, Kings Mountain and York
town, the Civil War battlefields of
| Gettysburg, Antietam, the Wilderness
Manassas, Gaines Mill. Malvern Hill.
Cold Harbor, Seven Pines and many
other fields near Richmond, the Crater
at Petersburg, Fredericksburg. Chancel-
louisville, New Market, the famous Shen-
andoah Valley, Lookout Mountain and
Atlanta.
Scenic High Spots.
Among its scenic high spots are the
Palisades of the Hudson, the Crystal
| Cave Of Pennsylvania, the fertile fields
| the Lancaster. the Susquehanna River,
the Alleghenies at Bedford Springs
HagerStown, the Potomac at Harpers
Ferry, the Shenandoah Valley, the
Endless Caverns. Blue Grottoes, Grand
Caverns. the Blue Ridge section soon
|
| National Park, Natural Bridge Of Vir-
! ginia. Asheville and Chimney Rock,
Hampton Roads, the Chesapeake, Look
| out Mountain, Chattanooga, Jackson
| vile and countless others.
The routes of the Capitol tour are
! practically all hard-surfaced roads, ac-
/ cording to the Automobile Club of
America, New York City, and while it
Is not possible to cover in single trip
all the featured spots Of the tour with
out retracing some portions of the
route, a long trip embracing some
5000 miles, may be outlined which will
include most of them and afford good
l travelling at the same time
| Leaving New York City by way of
the Holland Tunnel for New Jersey,
| route % should be followed across that
State running via Plainf1eld. Somerville
White House. Clinton to the Delaware
River which is crossed to Easton. Next
come Bethlehem. Allentown and KutZ-
town, where the Crystal Cave is To-
Gated. At Reading leave route % and
run on to route 222 to Lancaster. One
| OF the many spots of historical in
terest in this city is the Trinity Luth-
eran Church, on South Duke street, in
which hangs the birth certificate of
Barbara Fritchie.
| Best Marked Battlefields.
Leaving Lancaster, run along the
Lincoln Highway through York to
Gettysburg, the best marked battle
field in the world. After a visit here,
run down through Emmitsburg to
Frederick, widely known as the home
Of Barbara Fritchie and of Francis
Scott Key. Both these famous people
are buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery,
their graves being marked by hand
some monuments erected by the State
Next comes Harpers Ferry. which is
located on narrow strip of land at
the confluence of the Potomac and
Shenandoah Rivers, in a setting of
great natural beauty
| Continue through Charles Town and
Berryville to Winchester, the northern
| gateway to the famed Shenandoah VAL
ley. Running up the valley one passe5
through Strasburg, woodstock to New
Market, where the Endless Caverns are
located, then to Harrisonburg. where the
Blue Grottoes are found. and on to the
Grottoes, where the Grand Caverns are
Next comes Staunton, in the heart of
the valley a city CT beautiful residences
and noted private and military schools.
Here Woodrow Wilson was born and
his home is soon to become a national
! memorial shrine.
Here the route leaves the valley pike
AOI u Trip over 1IlLO one OF the most
! famous sections of Virginia the region
Of the mineral springs First comes
| Augusta Springs, then Millboro Springs
! Warm Springs and finally Hot Springs
picturesquely located in a beautiful val
! ley and surrounded by foreSt-clad
mountains, and most popular ell-year-
around resort.
Leaving here, run down to Coving-
ton, then eastward to Lexington. Here
turn south again, passing through Nat
ural Bridge 20 Roanoke. From here the
! to Bristol on the Virginia-Tennessee
line. Run due south here. through
Bluff City to johnson City and through
Erwin and the Forks of Ivy into Ashe-
vile, one Of the most famous resorts of
i the East, beautifully located in the So
called Land of the Sky Nearby are
the highest mountain peaks east Of the
Mississippi. A side trip cut to the east
! to Chimney Rock is worth while TAX
ing before going westward out of the
city en- route to Knoxville and Chatta
nocga. This city lies at the intersec-
ton of five great highways which af-
! ford many lovely drives around the city
one Of the best being to Lookout Noun
| tain. From here may be seen Eeven
States, as we'll as magnificent view of
the valley and the city. Signal Noun
/
Canyon Of the Tennessee River. The
Chicamauga Battlefield here is now a
Federal park.
Run From Chattanooga.
From Chattanooga, the extreme west
en point Of the capitol tour, run
| southeastward to Atlanta. Ga. Near
here is the famous Confederate Memo
rial, carved on the face of Stone
Mountain. Continue toward the coast
running via Macon, Cordele and VAL
doSta to Lake City in Florida. and then
to Jacksonville, the largest city in the
State and one of the most popular.
This city Is the southernmost point Of
| the tour.
For the return trip, two routes are
available to Columbia, S. c. One IS
Federal Highway No. l, running through
Waycross. Swainsboro, Wrens, Augusta
and Aiken The other follows the coast
passing through Brunswick to Savannah,
then through Ridgeland and Yemasse
| to Orangeburg and Columbia. From
here follow route l north via Camden,
Cheraw and Rockingham to Aberdeen.
Here to the left of the main road is
| the we'll known Carolina resort of Pine
hurst. Going north along the main road
Is Southern Pines. another popular re-
sort whose season runs from october
to June. Still following route 1. pass
through Sanford and Cary over to
Raleigh. the capital city Of the State.
In Capital Square are many fine
| statues and many old war cannonS.
From Raleigh follow route to Peters,
burg, the site of the famous Civil War
Crater, then turn east over to Norfolk,
one of the most important naval sta
i tionS of the country Here in Hamp-