Identifier: whattoseeinameri00john (find matches)
Title: What to see in America
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940
Subjects: United States -- Description and travel
Publisher: New York, The Macmillan Company London, Macmillan and Co., limited
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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, the MarshallHouse, where Col. Ells-worth, the first man todie in the Civil War,was killed, and go intoChrist Church whereWashington used to wor-ship. Six miles farther southis Mt. Vernon. It is easily and quickly accessible fromWashington by trolley, but a pleasanter way to reach it isby boat. The serene old mansion standing on an eminencethat commands a beautiful view of the Potomac was builtin 1743 by Washingtons half-brother Lawrence, who namedit in honor of Admiral Vernon under whom he had served.Lawrence died, and Washington came here to live and carryon the 2000-acre farm soon after his marriage in 1759.Here he died forty years later, and his remains repose in atomb in a quiet nook of the grounds. In July, 1801, was fought the Battle of Bull Run thirtymiles west of Washington. There the Southern GeneralJackson earned the name of Stonewall. On the night afterthe battle the Union troops retreated in a panic to Washing-ton, and the result of this first important battle of the war
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The Shenandoah River Virginia 155 encouraged the South to beheve that its cause would quicklytriumph. In the northwestern part of the state, between the BlueRidge and Alleghany Mountains, is the Shenandoah Valley,the settlement of which was begun about 1730 by the Scotch-Irish. One of the oldest of their churches is the TuscaroraMeeting-house which still stands near Martinsburg. A greatdeal of fighting was done in the Valley during the Civil War,and Winchester was raided by the opposing forces manytimes. Sheridans Ride, which narrowly saved his armyand turned defeat into victory, was from Winchester southalong the Valley Pike to Cedar Creek. About forty milesbeyond Winchester in this direction are the Caverns ofLuray, discovered in1878, and justly rankedamong the most wonder-ful natural phenomenaof America. They areunequaled for their pro-fuse decorations of sta-lactites and stalagmites.Five miles to the east isStony Man, one of thehighest summits of theBlue Ridge. A trip toits top ma

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