Evening star., 1931-06-14
WHITE MOUNTAINS MOTORING
ATTRACTIVE SUMNER LURE
Good Roads Lead Residents of National
Capital Into Historic Scenes
of Beauty.

A delightful motor trip to and
through the White Mountains Of New
Hampshire will appeal to motorists de-
sirous of spending the warm days Of
Summer amidst pleasant and refresh
ing mountain region. offering every kind
of outdoor sport and recreation.
Leave Washington on Route y. S.
and travel into the State of Maryland.
and then on this same route drive
through Bladensburg. College Park,
site of the University of Maryfs nd,
and Beltsville into Baltimore. 1t
was in Baltimore that Francis Scott
Key composed The Star Spangled
Banner" which has just been Of
ficially recognized as our national
anthem, during the bombardment Of Fort
McHenry by the British. in 1914. The
Colonial mansion Of Charles Carroll.
independence, still stands in Carroll
Park. in Baltimore. It Is a beautiful
Colonial building and houses many
relics of the Revolutionary War period.
Charles Carroll turned the first shovel
of sell that marked the beginning Of
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. the
first steam railroad in this country.
Out Of Baltimore.
From Baltimore follow Route u 8. 1
through Bel Air and Conowingo to the
Pennsylvania State line and then
through Avondale and Media into Phil
adelphia. Independence Hall in Phila-
delphia contains many relics OF the
struggle for freedom. It Is the perrna-
nent home of the Liberty Bell. The
first Continental Congress met here in
1774 and the Declaration Of Independ-
ence was signed here on July 4, 1776.
Other points of historical interest In
Philadelphia are Betsy Ross house,
where the first American nag was made,
and Benjamin Franklin's grave in the
Christ Church Cemetery at Fifth and
Arch streets.
Proceed from Philadelphia on the
Roosevelt Boulevard, Route U. S. l,
through South Langhorne across the
Delaware River into Trenton. From
Trenton follow Route U. S. to Prince
ton, home of Princeton University, with
its beautiful buildings and picturesque
campus. During the Revolutionary
War Washington crossed the Delaware
with his half-starved and poorly clad
Army and landed at point about flve
miles west Of Trenton. With this In
adequately equipped Army he succeeded
in defeating the Hessians both at Tren-
anu EIulCCOOhs ALCcC N1OVOA ACc
warmed the hearts of the colonists and
gave them the necessary strength to
carry on.
d. Historic Scenes.
Journey from Princeton on Route 81
through Harlingen and Somerville into
Bedminster, where Route 80 Is en-
countered and followed northward
through Far Hills and Bernardsville
into Morristown. Washington built
Fort Nonsense here during the Revolu-
ton. The Col. Ford House, occupied by
washington as headquarters during the
Winter of 1878, still stands. The house
in which the first telegraph instrument
was made to work Is also an attraction
for tourists.
Next travel from Morristown through
Boonton, Towaco and Mountain View
into Pompton. This is also a famous
Revolutionary War town. Iron fur
naces located through this district
made the cannon balls that we're used
so effectively duting the war;. Wash
ington had his headquarters here In
Federal Square. The Maine Memorial
now marks the site.
Continue from Pompton through
oakland to the New York-New Jersey
State line and then on Route II, travel
through Suffren, an exclusive residefi-
tial colony, to Sloatsburg, where . right
turn Is made and a new connecting
road, which saves 2.S miles, Il used to
reach Lake KAnawaukee, In Bear
Mountain Park. Continue from this
point through the park on the famous
Seven Lakes Drive to the new Popolo-
pen Gorge route.
Bear Mountain.
Bear Mountain (Harriman) State
Park is an important part of the great
Palisades Interstate Park, created by
the States of New York and New Jer-
sey to preserve the Palisades of the
Hudson for future generations. It en-
braces thousands Of acres of picturesque
wooded mountain land and offers the
same advantages as do the great Ma
tional Parks Of the West. In this vast
playground region are literally dozens
of fine lakes, some natural and others
man-made. These lakes are well stocked
with all varieties Of fresh-water fish
and fishing Is permitted on all Of them
with one or two exceptions, provided
the tourist has the necessary license.
Follow the Popolopen Gorge route
through q picturesque notch overhung
by mountains to the Bear Mountain
Bridge.
Gross the Hudson Eiver by means Of