A hand book of Virginia . are, and for shingles, staves and ship timber. In themiddle of the swamp is Lake Drummond Oying entirely on theVirginia side), a round body of water, six miles in diameter,being the largest lake in the State. It is noted for the purity ofits amber-colored water, the hue being derived from the roots ofcypress and juniper. This water will remain for years withoutbecoming stale or stagnant, and is used by ships and vesselsgoing on long sea voyages. 67 Natural Tunnel, on the Virginia and Southwestern Railroad,in Scott county is a freak of nature that has amazed thousandso
A hand book of Virginia . are, and for shingles, staves and ship timber. In themiddle of the swamp is Lake Drummond Oying entirely on theVirginia side), a round body of water, six miles in diameter,being the largest lake in the State. It is noted for the purity ofits amber-colored water, the hue being derived from the roots ofcypress and juniper. This water will remain for years withoutbecoming stale or stagnant, and is used by ships and vesselsgoing on long sea voyages. 67 Natural Tunnel, on the Virginia and Southwestern Railroad,in Scott county is a freak of nature that has amazed thousandsof tourists. In the early days the buffaloes, found their wayunder the mountain through this tunnel; in their trail came theearly Indians and behind him Daniel Boone who blazed the wayfor civilization; behind Boone and the early settlers who were theprogenitors of the present native mountain stock, came thesteel rail and the monster locomotive. Today through thisnatural opsning, underneath the towering mountain, thebuffalo. A COUNTRY HIGH SCHOOL IN VIRGINIA track has been wiped out and given way to the grinding wheelsof steady commerce. Schools The people of Virginia are manifesting great interest in themovement for better schools. Associations for the improvementof the schools have been formed in every section of the State, andeducators are constantly delivering addresses to interested audi-ences on the value of education and the importance of increasingthe efficiency of our public school system.
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