Forest Glen Park and the Forest inn .. . controversy. It islocated on the double tracked main western line of the great Baltimoreand Ohio Railroad, the onl\- line nmning out of the city above the ri\erlevel. It is but a half mile from the northern terminus of the proposedNalioiial Rock Creek Park. It is 340 feet above the Potomac, anilfrom a number of places in the Park glinijjses of the WashingtonMonument and the cupola of the Soldiers Home maybe had. .Sixteentrains a day (eight each way) stop at the picturesque station whichis within a few • moments walk from the remotest corner of the Park.
Forest Glen Park and the Forest inn .. . controversy. It islocated on the double tracked main western line of the great Baltimoreand Ohio Railroad, the onl\- line nmning out of the city above the ri\erlevel. It is but a half mile from the northern terminus of the proposedNalioiial Rock Creek Park. It is 340 feet above the Potomac, anilfrom a number of places in the Park glinijjses of the WashingtonMonument and the cupola of the Soldiers Home maybe had. .Sixteentrains a day (eight each way) stop at the picturesque station whichis within a few • moments walk from the remotest corner of the Park. These advantages, taken in connec-tion with the fact that the locationis one of the healthiest and mostbeautiful in the country, thatthere is abundance of purewater, that malaria is practicallyunknown and that the surrountl-ing country is prosperous andtejivthickly populated, make ForestGlen an ideal spot for the locationof permanent homes, in which, andal)out which ilicrc will be the greatestenjoyments and most wholesome ^)0%forestglenparkfo00wash
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