'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.'

View of Potomac from Hilltop House and View of Hilltop House from Potomac

Identifier:: 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.'
Acquisition Source:: Johnson, Mary McKendree
Acquisition Method:: Acquired
Medium:: print
Projects:: West Virginia History OnView