Popular resorts, and how to reach them . ladelphia, seeking suburbanhomes — choose localities of which they can speak with pleasure ; and theemphasis with which they allude to our depot is always interesting. As a result of this liberal movement on the part of the Company,many elegant villas and country residences have been erected along the POPULAR RESORTS, AND HOW TO REACH THEM. 237 line of the road. That of Mr. F. O. C. Darley, the celebrated artistdelineator of American life and scenery, whose illustrations have glad-dened so many hearts, is subjoined as a sample of the picturesquecharacte
Popular resorts, and how to reach them . ladelphia, seeking suburbanhomes — choose localities of which they can speak with pleasure ; and theemphasis with which they allude to our depot is always interesting. As a result of this liberal movement on the part of the Company,many elegant villas and country residences have been erected along the POPULAR RESORTS, AND HOW TO REACH THEM. 237 line of the road. That of Mr. F. O. C. Darley, the celebrated artistdelineator of American life and scenery, whose illustrations have glad-dened so many hearts, is subjoined as a sample of the picturesquecharacter of these structures. The scenery along the line of the Philadelphia, Wilmington, andBaltimore Railroad is a fine, rolling country, divided by woodland andfield. Many stately mansions, with their numerous outlying buildings,crown the ridges, about which lingers an air of independence and com-fort. The through train glides along, flashing past farms and stations,affording many broad and pleasing views of the Delaware River at RESIDENCE OF F. O. C. DARLEY, ESQ. Wilmington is the chief city of the State of Delaware, has 30,840inhabitants, and is pleasantly located on land sloping down to the town is regularly built, and has many churches and public build-ings, and is the seat of considerable manufacturing interest. There are many pleasing localities in the neighborhood. The Brandy-wine Springs are near, and as a summer resort have a fine local waters are recommended by the medical faculty ; and good hotelaccommodations will be found. The Wilmingtox and Reading Railroad diverges from Wilming-ton, and, continuing up the valley of the Brandywine, intersecting thePhiladelphia and Reading Railroad at Birdsboro, opens up a route ofgreat historic interest and scenic beauty. Eighteen miles beyond Wil- 238 POPULAB RESORTS, AND HOW TO REACH THEM. mington, at Elkton, we cross the famous Mason and Dixons Line. Lit-tle did Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon dream,
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