Evening star., 1936-10-18
Circular Route Carries Mo.
torist Through Beautiful
Maryland Area.
By James Nevin Miller.


for picnicking. Seven miles distant Is
the quaint ancestral home of Charles
Carroll, one Of the signers of the Dec
laration of independence. Close by
the main section Of the town Ia the
famous Oliver viaduct. q part Of the
original Baltimore and Ohio line. The
corner stone for this triple-arched
structure was laid in 1929. and the
bridge was formally opened to trafiic
in 1850. During the same year the
Tom Thrush" first steam engine in
America, crossed this bridge on its
first trip from Ellicott City.
Even If not single one of these
places or things happens to pique your
fancy. the chances are that you will
at least enjoy the journey into this
section OF Maryland. The roads for
the most part are in grand shape,
there's very little traffic after you pass
Silver Spring, and goodly portion OF
the trip is through the heart of
thickly forested area Of indescribable
beauty.
Cut out the map on this page, pre-
pared especially for The Sunday Star
by the American Automobile Associa-
ton, and follow the circle tour sug-
gested here. First ride out Sixteenth
street until you strike the Maryland
State line. Take the road that turns
sharply to the right. drive underneath
the culvert and straight through the
green light, located on this extension
section of Georgia avenue. You are
now on Maryland State Highway 20.
Stay on this until you reach Ellicott
City. Then, after visiting the various
points of interest. look for a signpost
on Route 40 that directs you to Ridge
vile, about 20 miles away. Here be
on the lookout for Route ~, which
should be followed until it leads into
Route $40, which will take you to
Bethesda through Gaithersburg and
Rockville. Now you have your choice
of three ways to enter Washington:
Follow the East-West highway until
Connecticut avenue is reached, and
take that into the District; or con-
tinue on the East-West highway along
the extension of Sixteenth street and
on down into the city; or. finally, take
Wisconsin avenue to Massachusetts,
avenue and follow that into Washing
ton. The entire trip Is only trifie
more than 100 miles.
En- route to Ellicott City there are
any number of interesting things to
see and places to visit. You are trav-
cling through q fertile farm country
containing pleasantly rolling hills and
picturesque, wooded valleys. Despite
the lateness of the season there still
are many apples on the trees. and if
you are in the mood you may stop with
profit at any of the numerous roadside
stands and purchase many of these
choice fruits, besides cider. late yellow
tomatoes and early pumpkins.
Slow down and look around you
while passing the Indian Spring Golf
Club. Just the other side of Silver
Spring. You'll be pleasantly surprised
at the number of lovely homes now
under construction through this sec
ton. Most of them seem to be made
of brick or stone, though there are
quite a few frame bungalows.
A BOUT 2 miles beyond this region
you cross tiny bridge and notice
two red brick buildings, one on each
side of the road. The grounds are
very well kept and are beautified by
finest ornamental shrubbery. A large
sign informs you that this Is the
Robert B. Morse filter plant at Burnt
Hills.
Every home owner, yes, every lover
of pure water. ought to spend at least
Is minutes visiting this establishment.
1t is the only one OF its kind in the
entire world. BY all means drive to
the parking place in front Of the
building to the left OF the highway.
park your car and knock at the door
of the main building. If this is your
lucky day Mr.. John Jester will be one
of the operators on the job, and If he
guides you around you doubtless will
never forget the experience.
High lights about the unique filter
plant are these:
The brain child" of Robert B.:
Morse. the late sanitary engineering
genius of Hyattsville, 1t was perfected
in its present highly efficient form
only last June. More than $4,000
persons, all in Prince Georges and
Montgomery Counties. are supplied
with purest water. The territory in
cluded skirts the Potomac River and
Conduit road and takes in virtually
all of Maryland adjacent to the Dis
trict. Among the well-known places
supplied are Glen Echo. Chevy Chase
(Md), Kensington and the section
out the Rockville pike as far as Gar
ret Park, and all the small towns in
between; then on across to Hyatts-
vile and Seat Pleasant, down the
Marlboro pike to District Heights,
and as far west as, and including,
Beltsville.
The entire water supply from this
vast area Is taken from the north
western branch Of the Anacostia River
located 3 miles from Silver Spring,
where concrete dam, 20 feet high
and 2l5 feet long. impounds the water
from watershed area of almost ~
square miles, forming a reservoir more
ness. Universal Credit in servicing