Evening star., 1934-07-29

stocked table. Mr.. Castleman Is the
fifth generation of his family to oc-
cupy the house and his sons there
bespeak still another age Of Castle
man rule at North Hill.
The old home was occupied by the
Carriers and the lawn still holds the
gravestone of Mrs. Betty Carter-the
daughter of Mrs. Betty Lewis, sister
of George Washington-and Mrs.
Carter's children. The Daughters of
the American Revolution recently re-
stored the broken stone. The house
itself is rich in the restful atmos-
phere of the past and If you wish you
can stop over night at very reasonable
prices.
After dinner this correspondent
went back through Berryville and on
to Winchester, apple capital of the
Shenandoah. Eleven miles of driving
through pretty rolling landscape were
sufficient for this leg of the journey.
Winchester is visited by most Wash
ingtonians during its Apple Blossom
Festival season and it Is almost
relief to see it as it really is-a nor
mally busy, lovely little Shenandoah
NdltCy city. Ii ID al VIIlC1ACSICI bAldb
Lord Fairfax's tomb stands. But
there are innumerable points of in
terest in and about the city. Not the
least interesting is the handsome
Handley School, which in festival
time is the scene of the apple bios
som queens court. If you'd care to
stay over night there and want truly
modern accommodations you'll find
them in the George Washington Hotel
where single rooms range from 50 to
$3.50 and double rooms are available
at from $50 to 81. An up-to-date
dining room is feature of this estab-
iStment
At Winchester this tour takes the
Valley Pike" highway No. IL. The
pike is a beautiful three-lane boule-
ward that rolls through typical Shen-
andoah lovelineSS. At Aiddletown
you'll encounter a stretch under re-
pair, but it is easily pasSable and
promises ever greater road perfection
in the near future. A mile out of
Middletown the pike swings around
the edge of bluff of ledge rock and
there's a warning sign to look out for
falling rock" This writer wondered
just how one might avoid a good big
piece of stone If it started racing
down that hill and decided he'd do
1t by speeding past that short sector.
Caverns and Forts.
Strasburg is the next town. 1t still
shows visitors its old Indian fort and
Powell'S fort of Revolutionary War
use. Here, too, are the Battlefield
Crystal CavernS. which can be viewed
daily throughout the year. The en-
trance fee is rs cents. The various
cayernS OF the Shenandoah are con-
venient places to visit these hot DAYS,
for the temperatures are around so
degrees 1t was at Strasburg, by the
way, that SO much of the famous Vir-
ginia pottery was fashioned, and If
your interest lies in that direction
you doubtless can find pieces of that
work in the antique shops along the
roadside. The displays of colorful pot
terry which you'll see on the highway,
you know, are not the products of the
Shenandoah, but are imported from
Kentucky, for the most part. Virginia
pottery makers halted their art some
SO years ago, experts told this re-
porter.
From Strasburg follow the pike
through Woodstock TO New Market,
the turning point eastward for the
final leg of this trip. New Market
always will be remembered for the
brilliant charge which the Virginia
Military Institute cadets made during
the Civil War. A leiSurely visit there
is valuable asset to the tourist.
For the trip home take u. S. High
way No. 2ll to the left at New Mar
ket. This road crosses towering
MaSsanutton Mountains and passes
through the George Washington Me-
mortal National Forest 1t leads
through Luray, and up over the Blue
Ridge Mountains at Thornton Gap, or
Panorama, as it also is known. And
then the route continues on through
Washington. Va; Warrenton. Fair
fax, Falls Church and over Key
Bridge into Washington. This section
was covered in another of the tours
desczibed In these weekly travel arti-
clss In The Star.