The Washington times., 1932-06-30
VIRGINIA 7 D j R
OFFERS RICH
DELIGHTS

Virginia, the Old Dominion
State, has a wealth of scenic
attractions to offer the motorist,
and a tour through this State
in the summer is a delightful
one.
- Leaving Washington, cross over
the Potomac. following Route l
to Alexandria, then through
Woodbridge. Dumfries and Stat
ford to Fredericksburg.
Practically al, roads in Virginia
traverse historic ground. and on
this short stretch, some 50-odd
miles, there is much to be seen.
- In Alexandra, there is Christ
Church, the home of Light
Horse Harry" Lee. also the Car
lyle House. Beyond this town, to
the left of the highway, lies Mt.
Vernon, home of Washington. In
Fredericksburg is the home of
WaShington'S mother, also his sis
ter'S home and the home Of
John Paul Jones.
TRIP TO YORKTOWN
Continue south from FrederickS
burg along Route l to Richmond,
capital of the State, and another
of it's historic cities. Here turn
left along Route so for the trip
to Yorktown. When following this
highway, you will note that al
most every engagement of both
the Revolutionary and civil wars
in this region has been commem-
GRATED with a tablet.
Another way of reaching this
section is to go by boat to Nor
folk. Cars are carried on these
steamers. Yorktown is reached
from Norfolk either by ferry
over to Newport News or by
ferry to Portsmouth and then
over the James River Bridge.
While in this section, motorists
should be sure to include a visit
to Virginia Beach on the ocean
20 miles from Norfolk. Here
are good hotels, swimming pools,
golf links, horses and other
amuSementS. To the north OF
Virginia Beach is Cape Henry.
VISIT TO THE CRATER
Leaving Virginia Beach, turn
westward through Norfolk, Ports
mouth, Suffolk and CORTLAND to
Petersburg, in the land Of cotton
and tobacco. Here is the Crater
where during the civil war
Grant tried to blast break in
Lees line by tunneling, resulting
in the death of thousands OF
men in both armies.
Going west from Petersburg
along route so, you follow the
same route that was used by the
army of Northern Virginia, re-
treating to Appomattox, passing
through Blackstone, Farmville and
Appomattox to Lynchburg.
Then follow route 10 to Roanoke.
This important city is the turn
ing point of this trip. Visitors
should be sure to drive to the
top of Mill Mountain.
Going northward along route
II, the first place of special in
terest is Natural Bridge. Then
comes Lexington, where you make
a turn off the valley pike to
the left, following route so again
for the run through Clifton Forge
and Covington over into west
Virginia to White Sulphur Springs.
After g. visit here, retrace the
route to Covington, there turning
north for Hot Springs.
Shenandoah Pike
From Hot Springs run to Warm
Springs, east to Goshen, north
east to Staunton, birthplace OF
Woodrow Wilson. From here north
ward, stretches the famous Shen-
andoah Valley Pike.
At Burketown, turn off to the
right of the highway over to the
Grand CavernS at the GrottoeS,
to see wonderlandS beneath the
ground. The Grand CavernS are
buried deep under the Blue Ridge.
Returning to the Valley Pike,
continue north through Lacey
Springs to New Market, where
the Endless Caverns are located.
then through Woodstock, Stras-
burg, Stephens City to Win
chester the apple center.
Leaving the Shenandoah Val
ley, swing off to the right along
route 81 to BerryVille, northeast
to Harpers Ferry and Frederick.
Then follow route Is into Gettys-
burg. After visiting the battle
field here, turn east on the Lin
coin Highway, passing through
York and Columbia to Lancaster.
Here turn north to Reading, from
which point route % may be fol
lowed back to New York.
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