Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-07
Wahngons Hnteand Provides Impressive Scenes of Well
Farms and Picturesque, Historical Cities

trails on foot to Crescent Rocks and
Raven Rock Canyon. These rocks
DO not offer the grand view that
Bear Den does. but they are delight.
full for climbing and exploring.
Continuing on your way, you cross
the Shenandoah River and 70 to
Berryville. This was originally called
Battletown because, being . cross
roads, 1t was the meeting place on
Saturday nights Of belligerent Co.
lonial youths settling their differ.
ences. Young Daniel Morgan, revo.
lutionary hero Of Saratoga and Cow.
pens, was one Of these. Berryville
Is still scene of great activity on
Saturday nights. The annual horse
show is the towns big feature.
TURN north at Berryville. Eleven
miles will bring you to weather.
beaten signs pointing to the right
to the George Washington Masonic
Cavern. Do not expect another
Luray; the Masonic Cavern Is small,
but it repays in many items Of in.
terest for its lack in size. Ap.
preached with the proper feeling it
may we'll be the high point of your
trip. The housewife, or one Of the
children across the road will take
you through for whatever you want
to give them.
In the first place the cave is I'M
usual in its location, being under q
nat pasture that has no sinkholes
whatever. Though small, 1t IL
bona-fide cavern-with stalactites,
dripping water, highly-colored ter
races and queer formations. George
Washington attended secret Masonic
rites here while visiting his brother
Charles in Charles Town. His ini-
tials are carved in the rock wall Of
the cave. Up until quite recently
Masonic meetings of the Charles
Town Lodge were held here. Before
that it was an Indian rendezvous.
Now the cave is uncared for, but
the housewife will point out every
interesting point as she leads you
with q kerosene lamp-the pool Of
water that rises and falls with the
Shenandoah miles away, the five
pools that perfectly reflect the only
entrance OF the cave to an observer
around bend, the natural chair
where Washington sat, and his ini-
tials. carved in 1748.
Two miles north is Charles Town,
laid out by and named for Charles
Washington, the brother Of George.
Its greatest fame or notoriety lies in
the courthouse where John Brown
was tried for treason after his capture
at Harpers Ferry The part that was
the courthouse then Is the basement
Of the present building. The site Of
John Browns hanging is marked by
a tablet in a private lawn.
AN EIGHT-MILE trip across the
farms of Jefferson County brings
you to Harpers Ferry. site of so much
history and scenery. Here John Brown,
his sons and IS men defled the
United States Government by Selling
a United States arsenal. Robert E.
Lee was in charge Of the troops sent
30 capture him. The foundations Of
the arsenal are visible between the
B. IL o. tracks and the river. The
arsenal itself has been removed to
the campus Of Storer College. Negro
institution in the town overlooking
the Shenandoah River.
The most easily accessible view amid
this spectacular scenery is from JefYer-
sons Rock. You climb the stone steps
past st. Peters Church. II to Jeffer.
son a view from this rock was worth
trip across the Atlantic" 1t should
certainly be worth while for you.
Another nice view is from Maryland
heights, across the river. A path
leads from the south end of the rail-
road tunnel to the summit. If you
have foregone eating till now you
may cross back into Harpers Ferry
and get fine dinner at the Hilltop
House.
Go east to Frederick through the
rich Frederick Valley. The large dec
Grated barns and the frugal German
stock Of this valley are known over
the country. You may inspect the
Barbara Frietchie and Roger Brooke
Raney houses in Frederick.
For . return route different from
the usual 240 continue east on 40
across the Old jug Bridge to Ridge
vile, turn south through the farm
lands around Damascus to Laytons-
vile and Olney. This brings you in
via Silver Spring.
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