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'Amusements--Dancing in a large dance hall, overhanging the cliffs below. Tennis, bass fishing, horseback riding, hiking and motoring over good roads to nearby places of interest. Among these are Antitam battlefield, 15 miles; Charles Town, 8 miles, where John Brown was tried and hung; South Mountain 'the Geo. Alfred Townsend Arch', 10 miles; Frederick, the home of Francis Scott Key and Barbara Frietchie, 19 miles; Braddock Heights, 24 miles; Winchester, 30 miles; Endless Caverns, Luray Caverns and Gettysburg, from 50 to 70 miles. Railroad--On the main line of the B. and O. There are numerous through trains a day for Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York; also for Chicago, Cincinnati and St. Louis. Fifty-six miles from Washington, our nearest large city. T. S. Lovett, Proprietor.'

1. View of Potomac from Hilltop House and View of Hilltop House from Potomac

IDNO:
006630
Title:
View of Potomac from Hilltop House and View of Hilltop House from Potomac
Date:
undated
Description:
'Amusements--Dancing in a large dance hall, overhanging the cliffs below. Tennis, bass fishing, horseback riding, hiking and motoring over good roads to nearby places of interest. Among these are Antitam battlefield, 15 miles; Charles Town, 8 miles, where John Brown was tried and hung; South Mountain 'the Geo. Alfred Townsend Arch', 10 miles; Frederick, the home of Francis Scott Key and Barbara Frietchie, 19 miles; Braddock Heights, 24 miles; Winchester, 30 miles; Endless Caverns, Luray Caverns and Gettysburg, from 50 to 70 miles. Railroad--On the main line of the B. and O. There are numerous through trains a day for Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York; also for Chicago, Cincinnati and St. Louis. Fifty-six miles from Washington, our nearest large city. T. S. Lovett, Proprietor.'