The Washington times., 1933-06-17

ton Of the United States.
From the lofty peaks Of the
South Mountain range can be
seen an area nearly as great in
extent as the State of Rhode Is
land. On these high tops a breeze
nearly always blows, while far
down the mountain the valleys
simmer in the summer heat.
Such is the country around
Pen-Mar, located on the boun-
Diary between Maryland and
Pennsylvania and near the line
originally run by Mason and
Dixon and known to every school
boy as the line separating Dix. ,
from Yankeeland.
Roads Are Good
Pen-Mar is one of the main
points of interest reached on
this weeks Washington Times
tour. Roads to the peak run
through the most fertile and
rich valleys in Maryland, wind
up the mountains, pass scores of
excellent eating place and pic
mic spots and, with the exception
of the last few miles to High
Rock, are beautifully paved and
graded thoroughfares.
Also seen on this tour are
Gettysburg, 25 miles from Pen
Mar; Blue Ridge Summit, Waynes-
boro, Pa, and Mer> -rSburg, Pa,
home of the Mercersburg Mill
tary Academy and famous for
the carlton in its chapel.
The road out of Washington is
one of the oldest in these parts
the Rockville Pike-which leaves
the Capital by Wisconsin Avenue,
From Bethesda to beyond Rock.
vile the highway is lined with
homes Of the wealthy, beautiful
estates that are kept up to the
last word in beauty and land
scaping.
Beyond Rockville-the road is
Maryland United States Route
240-the road winds and climbs
through scores of prosperous-look.
ing dairy farms. Towns sprawl
across the road at frequent inter-
vals, breaking the trip through
strictly rural country.
Old Trading Center
Frederick, AZ miles from Wash.
ington, is an old trading center
of long standing. Up to a few
years ago, it was one of the most
prosperous small cities in the
United States, the seat of the
richest agricultural county in
Maryland and, it's hackers claim,
the second richest agricultural
county in the United States.
The road to Gettysburg, Mary
land-United States Route IS,
leads straight out of Frederick
being a continuation of the street
on which one enters. A short dis
tance out of Frederick, Route Is,
bears to the left for Thurmont,
16 miles away.
On the right is the famous
Frederick county valley and on
the left the South Mountain
range Of the Blue Ridge rises in
all it's glory. AS the road goes
northwest the mountains become
more pronounced, the road max
ing short climbs and drops. The
grade is upward toward the val
ley in which Gettysburg is
nestled.
At Emmitsburg, a road bears
to the left for Blue Ridge Smmit
and Pen-Mar. Route IS enters
Gettysburg behind what were the
lines during that terrible three
day battle. From this read lead
avenues to the battlefield.
One Of the most enjoyable fea-
lures of this trip, both in Mary
land and in Pennsylvania, is the
almost total absence q roadside
advertising. The natural beauty
of the country is not marred with
large billboardS and small signs
extolling the virtues of this and
that.
Road Climbs
From Gettysburg on the road
climbs with a vengeance. Near
he foot of Jacks Mountain, route
116 joins route 16 and the road
climbs to Fountain Dale, Mon
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The country here is beautiful,
with the mountains now ahead
and then to one side and the val
'eys below. The road winds and
climbs sharply in some spots,
while at others the grades are
more gradual.
At Chairman the road forks,
he left turn leading to Blue
Ridge Summit. This section is
Known as the ambassadorial sum-
ner resort of the United States,
because of the large number of
foreign diplomats who make
their summer homes in this spot.
In this area are Monterey,
Chairman, Buena Vista Springs,
Blue Ridge Summit. Highfield,
Cascades, Pen-Mar and WayneS-
boro.
This section is but rs miles
from Washington by way of En-
mittsburg and is surprisingly cool,
being about IS degrees cooler
than Washington.
The State of Pennsylvania has
created seven State forests within
20 miles of Waynesboro. In each
of these trails have been cut and
the streams stocked with fish.
Between Blue Ridge Summit
and Pen-Mar is Camp Albert C.
Ritchie, the Maryland National
Guards military reservation at
Cascades. The buildings are of
native stone and there is lake