The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-08

.
hne old state In the making of
/ America
To FcSurTcct the colonial scene
and 20 absorb is atmosphere 20 best
advantage. one should leave his mo-
tor cnr behind and wander down
the Potomac and up the Chesa-
/ peake aboard one OF the little trad
I Ing steamers which wend their way
20 all the sturdy landings that reach
out of the colonial past for their
not too frequent contacts with the
Twentieth. century world.
For while modern Maryland. FOR
the most parf. turns its back on
the bar and iis tributaries and
faces the splendid highways OF the
present. which have had 10 keep
Inland 70 avoid broad. unhridgeable
tidal lnleiS. historic Maryland
gratefully faced the shore that was
It's great highway 10 the world be
yond the see and cluns close 20 T.
Forty miles in 80 hours-from
Washington 10 baltimore between
Saturday afternoon and Monday
morning No. the steamer Is no;
so unreasonably slow as u would
seem for It's course must thread a
dozen tidal rivers and lnkeIIke bays
20 visit the creaklnE landings that
have survived the centuries and
Eiill offer their commerce 60 the
outside world. During those 80
hours one lives again the life Of
another age.
The trip begins as you set sail
leaving the Capital city astern.
Presently the frownlng bax,ions OF
Fort Washington appear. AZ the
/ mouth of Plscataway creek Upon
the site OF tho parade ground OF
that fort Gov. Leonard Calvert held
a powwow with the king Of the Pts.
getaways, as hls FIRST act In esiab-
fishing friendly relations with the
I Indians
PORT Tobacco river comes down
through the hills 10 meet you. with
It's memories OF John Hanson Of
Mulberry Grove. president OF the
United States In congress Assem-
hled. iTSl-iTs2: OF Thomas Stone OF
Habre de Venture. siEner of the
Declaration OF Independence. and
/ of Or. James Cralk. who saved
washington's life in Braddock's de
feat and attended him until his
death.
Home Of the "Kino Entertainer"
Just before reaching Morgan.
town. Mount Republican appears
beyond n headline. and what mem
ories the walls OF this old house
could relate II they could speak
for here lived and ruled. history
notes. Franklin weems. known as
King Entertainer OF Southern
Maryland. II Is said that he had
a hundred foxhounds In his pack /:
that be maintained a card game
which lasted forty years: that he
kept a cellar stocked with fifty
barrels OF the best brandles and the
choicest wines for the landed gen
try or casual traveller coming his
way. and he so loved youth and
happiness about him that he gave
a party for the young people three
times a week.
Late in the night Blackstone Is
land tknown as St Clements island
in colonial daysl is picked up by an
ohliging searchlIght. and one can
fancy he sees coming out OF the
darkness OF the past the Ark and
the Dove. bearing the founders OF
Maryland. commanded BY Gov. Leon
ard Calvert. brother OF Sir Cecil
Calvert. second Lord Baltimore.
Landing OF Governor Calvert.
A landing was made March 25,
1854; huge cross, hewn out OF a
tree. was erected. with prayers
and thanksgiving. and solemn and
formal possession OF the land. both
In the name OF the spiritual Christ
and the temporal king. was taken.
The waters around the island
Eere shallow and had TO be ap-
preached in shallops. A boatload OF
womenfolk going ashore TO stage
Maryland's first wash day was over.
turned. Some OF the women mar
rowly escaped drowning. and Gov.
ernor Calvert reported much linen
lost, including some OF his own
which was no small matter In
these distant parts"
81. Marys. though a shrine to
which Christendom owes a pilgrim
age. Is only a memory that has nc
place In a steamers time table.
ST. Marys was the site chosen By
Leonard Calvert for the first set
tlement. Here he bought 80 miles
from the Indian king, with a guam
tity OF axes. hoes and broadcloth
and the Colonists-20 gentlemen