Evening star., 1933-09-17
ATTRACTIVE TOUR
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Cherry Valley Turnpike Offers
Fine Motor Trip From
District.

beautiful in the East is to be found
along the famous Cherry Valley Turn
pike, which leads almost as straight as
an arrow across the center of New York
State from Syracuse to Albany.
The American Motorists Association
has mapped an attractive motor tour
through this enchanting vacation land,
where the CRIME and turmoil Of great
cities has not yet appeared and an un-
spoiled countryside awaits tourists in
search of highly scenic region. The
entire round trip can be covered in
approximately 935 miles.
Joins Route 1s2.
From Washington the tour leads
north over United States Route l
through Baltimore to the intersection
OF United States Route 122 in Penn
sylvania Here left turn is made and
United States Route 122 is followed
through West Chester and Norristown
to Doylestown. At Doylestown a left
turn is made on to United States Route
Oil, and is followed through Doyles-
town to point just beyond Martins
Creek Here a right turn is made into
State Route 827. which is followed to
left turn leads through Richmond to
Mount Bethel. Here United States
Route GIL is again met and used to
the Delaware Water Gap. From this
point the route continues straight
ahead over State Route 302, which is
short cut to Stroudsburg.
Again United States Route GIL is
entered and followed northward
through the beautiful Poconos to Scran-
ton From this point United States
Route IL is followed through Kingsley
and across the State boundary thorugh
Binghamton and CORTLAND to Syracuse.
Here right turn is made into GeneSSe
street which is used eastward through
Syracuse and intersects with State
Route S, en- route to Fayetteville. Here
a right turn carries the travellers to
Cazenovia the western terminus OF
the famous Cherry Valley Turnpike,
marked as United States Route 20.
For those who would rest and break
their journey, no more congenial spot
could be found than this lovely town,
nestled among verdure-clad hills at
the foot of Owahgena Lake. A left
turn into the State highway leads on
side trip to Chittenango Falls, which
plunge for l40 feet into gorge of
exceptional beauty.
Town Honors Admiral.
Returning to the turnpike, the tour
lists drive eastward through the quaint
village of Nelson, named in honor OF
Ergland's famous admiral. to Norris
vile. This town was for more than
century the county seat of Madison
County but when the seat was changed
ir 1910 the old court buildings were
turned into home for the New York
State Agricultural School With its
altitude of 1885 feet, Morrisville offers
wonderful vistas of scenic beauty that
open on every side.
At Bouckville still stands the old
Yellow Tavern. erected in 1905, a re-
minder of stage-coach days. At the
next town of Madison is found pic
turesque lake which is only mile long,
but is unusual in the fact that its
waters do not drain from the surface.
but is a glacial kettle hole. Through
the tree-lined wide streets of Sanger
field and Waterville the travellers reach
Richfield Springs famous for more
than a century for its healing springs.
Just south of this resort lies beautiful
Canadarago Lake. ancient camp site
of the Oneidas. At the next town OF
Warren are found delightful twin lakes
noted for their beauty and excellent
fishing.
Two miles east of Richfield Springs a
right turn leads into State Route %.
along the shores of beautiful Lake Of
sego, the "Glimmerglass" of James Fen
imore Coopers famous novels. A nine
mile drive along the shore of this lake
of enchanting beauty leads to Coopers-
town. in the heart of the Leather
Stocking" country The Sunken Island
Natty Bumppos Cave. Leather Stock
ing Falls and similar scenes are located
here Here. too. is located Doubleday
Field. public playground. located on
the site where the first game of base
ball was played.
Returning to the turnpike. the tour
lists again drive east to Cherry Valley,
settled in 1740. 1t was here. in No
vember. 1878, that $50 Indians and
Tories massacred the settlers. From
the turnpike between Cherry Valley and
the next village of Sharon Springs the
vast sweep forms panorama unriv-
eied in the East, as far to the north
Use the majestic crests OF the Adiron-
dacks. Sharon Springs, long famous as
mineral water spa, was settled In
1875. Here another Indian massacre
occurred in 1871. Among the victims
was 15-year-old boy, who was scalped
and left for dead. He was rescued. and
he later recovered and lived to be 70
Years old
Leads to Howe Caverns.
Through Carlisle the tour leads to
Sloansville. where right turn into
State Route leads south to Howe
Caverns. discovered in 1912 and con-
sidered the most famous caves of the
Northland. A crystal stream runs 200
feet below the surface, and is reached
by an elevator. Curious and fantastic
stone formations abound in all sections
OF the caverns. Returning to United
States Route 20. the tourists drive east
to Esperance, where stands quaint old
covered bridge spanning the Schoharie
River. Erected in 1872, this brigde has
been preserved by the State as me-
mento. Through Duanesburg the tour
reaches Cumberland. named after a
town in the Netherlands by settlers
i:cm that country. 1t was here in 1876
that these settlers founded one Of the
first glassmaking works in the New
World. From this point modern con-
crete boulevard is followed into Albany,
the capital of New York and always an
place to visit.
On the homeward trip the tourists
follow the Storm King Highway, United
States Route CIV, southwark along the
Hudson. past the Catskills to Kingston.
Here a right turn into United States !
Route GIN leads through Wurtsboro to
Port Jarvis. From this point United
States Route 2O9 is used to Strouds-
burg. where United States Route Gil is
again met. and the remainder of the
trip is made homeward over the same |
route used on the outbound journey.