Evening star., 1936-10-04

Iron and Steel Plants of
Today Vie in Interest
With BattIefields.
Section Includes Carlisle
Indian School, Pen Mar
Park and Resorts.
Bv James Nevin Miller.

" " heeS OF Lne u. "A. n. pa.
rade, than a pleasant drive
along the Mason-Dixon line?
Blue and gray ghosts Of Civil War
days stalk the mountains Of South
central Pennsylvania around Carlisle
and Chambersburg and offer the
Washington motorist a day of recre-
alton with a rich dividend Of historic
interest. Gettysburg has been en-
graved into history's pages in blazing
letters. but comparatively little atten-
ton has been given to adjoining
Franklin County in the Keystone
State, visited on two different occa-
sions by invading Confederate troops
and the scene Of Lees retreat from
Gettysburg after the Stars and Bars
had been lowered.
Only 4 to AZ hours driving time
is required for this journey OF trif1e
more than 100 miles one way. There's
plenty of mountain scenery to be en-
loved. At Pen Mar, right along the
MARYLAND Pennsylvania line, venture
some folks may. by short trip over
picturesque mountain road, visit
High Rock observation tower and OBJ
tain a birds-eye view OF ~ counties
in four States-Pennsylvania, Mary
land, Virginia and West Virginia.
Cut out the map on this page, pre-
pared for The Sunday Star by the
American Automobile Association.
and take the circle tour suggested
here. There's not single big city
in the entire trip, so you needn't wor-
ry for a moment about adverse trafnc
conditions. First of all, head the nose
of the family flivver onto Wisconsin
avenue and travel west past Bethesda.
You're now on route 240. Follow this
straight through the heart Of Rock
| vile to the intersection OF route 27,
! about 5 miles west Of Gaithersburg.
Turn right on 27 and drive through
| Ridgeville, Taylorsville, and into West
minister. Here route 140 should be
taken into Lttlestown, Pa, then fol-
| low State route 1874 to Hanover. From
here route "a leads into Carlisle, Pa
The distance from Washington to
Carlisle is 108 miles.
Now, here is good news for you
weekend motorists:
The broad highway for the most
part is in splendid condition. On
your journey into Pennsylvania only
one tiny stretch is under repair. and
that's barely worth mentioning-a
stretch of only a mile in the main
section of Carlisle. However. traft1c
is being maintained today with very
little bother and no appreciable delay
Coming back you'll find only two
stretches of roads under repair. The
first one, just north of Chambersburg
is on u s. IL and extends from
Shippensburg to Chambersburg via
Green Village. However, you won't
experience much discomfort through
this region, for there's an excellent
detour, plainly marked by large signs
Simply follow this and you'll have not
the slightest trouble.
The other highway section under
improvement is of about the same
length-a 9-mile stretch on Maryland
route 81 between Blue Ridge Summit
and Thurmont, Md. There's no de-
tour here, and the going is trifle
rough, but not rough enough to slow
down your ride to an annoying degree
Westminster, Md, is we'll worth q
visit The lovely county seat OF Car
roll County is situated on the Pataps-
co River. There are two well-known
educational institutions in the town:
| Western Maryland methodist Eplsco-
paD and Westminster Theological
Seminary methodist ProtestanD.
Probably you'll be impressed the
very moment you enter Pennsylvania
near Littlestown by the numerous
hints of the keystone States mighty
industrial empire. Iron and steel
plants are opening up on pre-de-
preston scale and the vast coal fields
are showing increasing activity
Particularly is all this apparent IN
the region around the thriving town
of Hanover in York County, with a
population of 1890. incidentally
Hanover is an exceedingly productive
agricultural section, though its chief
claim to fame is its large iron deposits
History has been made here, too. A
battle between Union forces, under
Kilpatrick, and Confederate forces,
under Stewart, was fought through the
streets of Hanover in June. 1868.
BY all means stop over for at least
an hour in Carlisle, some 81 miles
west of Hanover. With population
around $4,000, this seat of Cumberland
| ~a,.+., hos COUNTLESS nojptS of scenic
and historical interest. If you have
time to take a little side trip, bear
in mind that State highway "a, rum
ming south of Carlisle, skirts the
edge of the Michaux State Forest in
the Pine Mountains, and several side
roads, well marked by signs, lead into
a picturesque wooded area.
Carlisle was the home of three
signers of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence, George Ross, James Wilson
and Thomas Smith. An important
arsenal was located here during the
Revolution. This was the home oi
Mary Ludwig) Hays. better known
as Molly Pitcher, heroine of the battle
of Monmouth.
! During the Confederate invasion OF
Pennsylvania, in 1853, Gen. A. g.
Jenkins and about 500 cavalry troops
fresh from victory at Chambersburg,
marched into Carlisle and took the
city without resistance. They were
followed by Gen. Ewell's corps, which
camped there, some on the grounds OF
Dickinson College and others at the
United States garrison, with main
headquarters at the garrison. The
occupation lasted three days. I'm
mediately upon their departure the
city was occupied by Union troops, who
refused to. surrender upon demand
and the town was shelled three times
by the Confederates, with considerable
damage by burning.
The first non-reservation Indian
school was established here in 1879,
| the Carlisle Indian School, and grew
steadily until it had 1000 students
representing every tribe in the United