The Washington times., 1933-06-03

field stone and stands in a grass
grown plot.
1t has not been used for about
two years and the grounds are
badly in need of care.
Returning to route 54, the mo-
torist bears left on that road down
the face of the mountain. On its
big bend a fine view of the Shen-
andoah Valley is had.
The road continues down to
Castleman's Ferry, scene OF an.
other fight between Early ana
Crook, the latter forcing a pas
sage of the Shenandoah River
and was driven back when Early
counter attacked.
Old Custis Home
There is a hotel and picnic
ground there and boating and
swimming in the Shenandoah can
be done.
Route 54 continues to Berry
vile, originally Battle Town. The
town was laid out in 1898 on land
owned by Benjamin Berry.
Nearby is Audley, home OF Nellie
Parke GUSTS, ward of George
washington, who married Major
Lawrence Lewis, nephew OF the
first President. Mrs. Lewis occu-
pied Audley after the death OF
her husband in 1889 and dled
there in 1852. j..
Berryville is the county seat OF
Clark county, formed in 1886 OF
land taken from Frederick and
Warren counties and was named
for George Rogers Clark, con
querer of the Northwest" The
county contains Soldiers Resi-
home of the Revolutionary War
hero, Gen. Daniel Morgan.
Byrd Apple Orchard
Cen. Robert E. Lee and his
Confederate Army camped on the
outskirts of the town on the way
to Gettysburg and the town was
the scene of considerable fighting
between 1862 and 1854 in the
Valley campaigns.
Route $40 intersects Number 81
in Berryville and a right turn
will take the party to Charles
Town and to Harpers Ferry.
Straight ahead lies winchester.
On the Winchester pike, as it is
known locally, stands Rosemont,
the 1000 acre estate of Harry
Flood Byrd, former Governor Of
VIRGINIA and now it's Junior Sen
ator at Washington. Senator
Byrd estate here, one of many,
is almost entirely in apple or
chards. He is one of the greatest
orchardiSts in the State.
Winchester, of which much has
been written, is the second oldest
city in the State. Because it is
the gateway to the Shenandoah
Valley it was bitterly fought over
| during the Civil War and changed
hands 70 times.
From Winchester. George Wash
ington first entered public life as
a member of the Virginia House
of BurgeSSes.
"ROckS, FrOckS, Socks"
The city contains several fine
hotels and inns at which good
food and lodging may be obtained
at reasonable cost. 1t is an ideal
stopping place on a weekend tour
of this section and is approxlm-
ately the halfway mark on the
trip being outlined.
Martinsburg is 81 miles from
Winchester and is reached by
Highway Number II, one of the
principal Valley routes.
The city, according to it's mayor,
is famous for "rocks, frocks and
socks"
In it are located large quarries
and mills in which are manufac-
tured dresses and hosiery. 1t Is
large fruit center, and is an i'm
portant point on the Baltimore
and Ohios main line west.
Leaving Martinsburg on Route
9, a Seven-mile run is made to
Kearneysville, over a fine road.
At KearneySville, Route 48 leads
to Shepherdstown, where a toll
bridge carries the highway across
the Potomac River in SharpSburg,
Md.
A Bloody Fight
On the hills above the Potomac
and looking down on Antietam
Greek is the Antietam battlefield
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