Evening star., 1951-06-10

", .. fLOuIGS ana OU are LQe
arteries that carry the blood from
the heart of the Nation TO all
sections of the State. Almost i'm
mediately after crossing the
Potomac on Route /. the motor
list finds himself in the middle Of
history.
Fredericksburg History.
If history is the prime motiva-
tion, after visit to Kenmore, the
James Monroe law Office and the
home of Washington's mother in
Fredericksburg, the quickest course
it via U. S. / to Richmond, the
pulse of Virginia past and present.
Here are the Capitol designed by
Thomas Jefferson, where stands
the Houdon statue of Washington
and sits the oldest continuous free
legislative assembly in the world;
the John Marshall House, the
White House of the Confederacy
and st. Johns Church where Pat
rick Henry demanded liberty or
death"
U. S. so, a four-lane divided
highway, places Williamsburg only
an hour away from Richmond, a
far cry from the days when the
James was the market-way. On
this historic Virginia peninsula.
Jamestown, Williamsburg and
Yorktown comprise a trilogy poeti-
cally called the Cradle of the
Nation"
If, however, the lure of sun, sand
and surf is stronger than history,
the motorist branches OF U. s.
at Fredericksburg to U. s. II for
the most direct route to river, bay
and seaside resorts.
A depression from U. s. II at
Saluda brings the traveller to such
luxury resorts as Horse Point Inn
and, across the Greys Point ferry,
to Tides Inn, where yachting, fish
ing, golf and riding are among
the facilities for outdoor recrea-
ton.
A continuation ON II leads to
the Chesapeake Bay resorts of
Buckroe Beach and Old Point
Comfort, ideal for families because
|of the protected swimming, amuse-
ment park and supervised play.
ground and nursery.
Across Hampton Roads.
Via U. S. so across Hampton
Roads lie the ocean resorts OF
Ocean View and Virginia Beach,
where early this season a new surf
and cabana club will open, re-
plete with salt water swimming
pool, tea dances. nightly dane
ing and floor shows under the
stars. Tiny tots may be left In
the charge of a registered nurse
and youngsters can enjoy super
vised playground facilities includ.
ing pony rides.
The other artery, U. S. so, feeds
the travel facilities and attrae-
tions of Virginia's Piedmont and
mountains. Route so leads across
the rolling horse country through
Middleburg and Upperville to VIM
chester, where George Washing.
tons headquarters while super
vising the construction Of Fort
Loudoun have been opened to the
public this season.
Winchester presents the choice
of the ancient but excellent Valley
pike, U. S. IL. engineered so per-
fectly by the buffalo that present.
day roadbuilders have been un-
able to improve on its route, or U.
S. IL to Front Royal. the northern
entrance to the excellent and new
engineering feat of the Skyline
Drive.
A trip along either the high way
or the low way southwest through
the Appalachian range is domin.
ated by natural and scenic won-
ders. From the cabin porches along
the Skyline Drive, even the lights
of the Shenandoah Valley below
cease to be symbols of human
achievement when they create the
illusion of standing on ones head
and looking at the stars. A wide
range of accommo odationS, either
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