. Book of the Royal blue . ij;4 <JSs=F=-p—1 During the past four months has been extensively enlarged and improved. Over 50Private Baths. New Dining Room, enclosed in glass, directly facing the ocean, and unsur-passed on the Atlantic coast for decoration and elegance. Exchange and Sun Parlorsdoubled in sire. Capacity 500. D. 8. Cahitc, Ir., Owner .ind Book of the Royal Blue. PuBMSHKi) Monthly by thePassenger Department ok the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. Vol, III. BALTIMORE, .MKIL, 1900. No. 7. THE OLD NATIONAL ROAD. To look back to the beginning of thepassing century is to marve
. Book of the Royal blue . ij;4 <JSs=F=-p—1 During the past four months has been extensively enlarged and improved. Over 50Private Baths. New Dining Room, enclosed in glass, directly facing the ocean, and unsur-passed on the Atlantic coast for decoration and elegance. Exchange and Sun Parlorsdoubled in sire. Capacity 500. D. 8. Cahitc, Ir., Owner .ind Book of the Royal Blue. PuBMSHKi) Monthly by thePassenger Department ok the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. Vol, III. BALTIMORE, .MKIL, 1900. No. 7. THE OLD NATIONAL ROAD. To look back to the beginning of thepassing century is to marvel how thepeople of that time could have ex-isted with the wretched means for trans-portation then available. The roads thenin use were well-nigh to driveover, except during the driest season, anda journey was a disagreeable condition of affairs was not long tobe endured, and about 1806, during the formed the Old National Pike. The roadwas thrown open to the public some timeduring the year 1818 and at once assumedthe distinction of being the great thorough-fare between the East and West, carryingpractically all the commerce, travel andmails. The National Road was built to connectthe principal cities of the East with theOhio River, where connection with boats
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