Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-26
ADVERTISEMENT.
FEDERAL
employees
Need of
"Vacations!"
Switzerland of America "
fHighland County. Virginia)
3 hours drive from Washington.
Are Cordially limited
TO THE

"Revolutionary Days" for her dis
tinguished soldiers. eminent states
Wsp brilliant nnT oratorS Layers and
ton" to a very recently diseov-
ered-"Tourist Parddise''-in High
land County, Virginia! The county
has an "dUeraoe' elevation Of over
$500 feet above sea level--high-
the heart Of the most "picturesque,"
"healthtup and ''triendlp" Allie
ghany Mountains-46 miles from a
."Mosouitoes." typhoid" ma
ldrial" and HAY feuer" are I'm
kno,Un herei
The county lies directly "pithin"
two magnificent National Forests
East and the "Monongahela" on
Beautiful swiss Village" Of 500
hospitable and happy people: is the
s motoT Is sa miles due Fs wss} from
Stanton and Sc miles due west
from Harrisonburg. in the famous
Shenandoah vale over a
"splendid" State road, Route 5.
M Mont is mn mage to order er,s Is
ss res. !: o neqstH III. Here n the s st
IubC ONCl o.-Ob lCCl. llit otiNCbo
are well paved. concrete sidewalks.
lawns. lovely shade trees. modern
sewerage. pure" soft and hard
water. and an electric plant.
Attaches of the Swiss Embassy in
WASHINGTON: as we'll as legions OF
sional people spend their Summers
herel And they sleep "Soundly"
beneath "6lonketsp during July and
AUGUST! Two good" hotels; a
rants. and MANY fne, up to-dGte,..
tourists homes cater to refined
people! The best "home-cooked"
food end plenty of it," is served at
A golf course. concrete swimming
pool. tennis courts. dancing horse
"beautitul' vistas of rhododendron,
laurel and azaleas; hiking. trout
fishing mountain climbing-and q
hundred glorious" motor rides to
breath taking" and historic"
efnng he5e IN Of fhs and
reation and educational pastime!
Royal Mountain Art Colony" the
mecca" for Art teachers, Art
lovers and students, is located
here!
"Hishland'' County. named for
its great elevation-.. $50 10 4.s97
feet above Tidevater. is an "ex-
reptionally" wild, rugged, beautiful.
Virgin" county. with an area OF
$50 square miles. and points NTH
traetons to v nume oysr su%msf
lofty. 'verdure clad. trien dl,y
mountains; lovely blue grass val
legs: noble forests, eye-arresting,
winding. sparkling streams" in,
tested with the "oomest of game,
Ash SnerE1ed rainhOu frOnt and
"sinkins o and other : mountain
SPRINGS; 500 varieties Of "inexpress5i
a climate" that "Knits up the rdu-
eled sleeuff OF cGrs''
Heretofore "shut-in" from the
great; blsy outside. world" and
practically "unknown" to the tour
ist and acationist--with the .uerv
recent coming of a fine State
covered in its ''unspoiled" setting!
said, :" Highland County is more
like their country in earth struc-
ture. climate and scenery than any
q recent letter from former U. S.
District Attorney, of New York. now
on tour in the Orient" he wrote:
up to. date We have seen no more
beautiful GSuntTy than IS Is. to De
eCCli III SOuitSs
One mile from "Monterey, lies
"so olhap Knob"Ethe e monarch t Of
the. Alleghany Mountains! The mo-
torist, begins the ascent to the
feet, and gradually winds around
and up the spectacular JACK
Mountain. six miles, to the peak"
where the elevation is 1897 feet:
including an observation" towerl
Here the "sigh .; and, "NG,
the ,'skyland Drive" on the crest
the Valley of virginia." The
steel tower. is truly "enthrallino"
and. of ROB neow Gasns seeu
"replicd" of the ancient and beauti-
full Garden of Eden" six" allur-
Ing blue grass" valleys. with Big
Valley" stealing the show of earthly
splendor! Looking. up, in every
direction In majestic" .nsymlmetrdl-
green" and "dark-blue" BACKGROUNDS
of "chdrmino' mountain counties
in -four States'-virginis, West
Virginia. Western MARYLAND and
Western PENNSYLVANIA,
What an "unsurpossed", piano.
rama! What an "unriDdled' galaxy
Of mountain and valley 'loyeliness,"
as Natures lights and shadows play
upon the "Alps-like' vistas-b both
near and far away, Here, indeed.
Mature seems to have pnd tIoi1e
sreah.s aeepfy Of the ire
air; his blood tingles with. renewed
vitality; his heart throbs in CRATE
full appreciation Of Gods master
piece in Scenic Grandeur! Who.
and where. is the man or woman,
ination, so adept in descriptive Ian
guage. so charged with literary
genius, as can ever ,fittingly depict
on white paper in black ink such
an "dWe-inSpirino" scene?
Prom May oath to June 9th the
Of ddoowood" trees in bloom in the
ley, near "Paddy's Knob" altitude.
$500 feet Seventeen miles from
Monterey, on the romantic Bull
Pasture" Valley and river lies the
The exquisite" scenery, roaring
river, blue springs" 500 hing
waterfalls" Devils Ladder sur
rounded by 300 acres OF fine. leafy.
shade trees, combine to create a
scene often DiShed for, but seldom
found anywhere in America
The great "Bolar SPRINGS" If
miles from Monterey eco from
the Hot Springs in Bath County,
on the scenic" Jackson River, is
""d.liahttul'' drive along the wind
WITH W.T. FEeF sIef Crook trout eapns
over the "river rocks" as "ecstatic"
cascades are passed! From the
side of a "towerino" mountain flow
daily 100000 gallons Of pure
soft mater into. the colossal,
''Bolar" Spring. Large numbers Of
sR se so Sst for the diPrns aRd e and
"liper" complaints!
One of the greatest, most beauti-
tuI and richest valleys in America
,"crabbottom''-is: only six a.. miles
tho Se Spos to x this sroTnS E.
"stupendons Monterey Mountain,
1900 feet elevation. stops his car
near the crest. under the sphinx
like "H'oh Rocks and rests his
Monterey Valley! Just three. miles
with amazement. His heart is
pumped up into his throat" as he
slimpses an earthly "Paradise"-.
c e5a Valley b Teen luxpr n
disenous to the soill thousands of
"pure-bred" cattle. sheep and horses
sraZel In the center OF this valley.
at "Hishtown," the "heddWuterS" of
the historic Potomac and James
Rivers divide-the Potomac flowing
North and the James South! The
Devils Backbone" bare rock
formation, 5000 feet elevation. and
the numerous appealing" groves
of (sugaD maple trees" are worth
going on a fong journey to see!
The motorist, entering Highland
County lover a modern State road,
Route 81 on top of the majestic
SHENANDOAH Mountain, altitude
approximately 5000 feet. gasps in
rapt awe and wonder at the "daZ-
cling heights" and gorgeous
pistds" of ten" beautiful. verdure-
clad mountain ridges fsome nearly
5000 feet altitude) and "pictur-
eSque" valleys!
With a "blue sky above him,
the. bright sun casting her gold
"green ranges" snug little blue
grass" valleys, nesting thousands
OF feet below, girdled by winding
streams OF rare beauty" he ex-
periences a most exciting" sensa-
finp &C he slov1v cIlides his car