. Reasons why . Francis Scott Key Monument, Frederick, Md. spot in America. Approaching the town fromthe east, the train passes through a tunnel underMaryland Heights, crosses the Potomac andstops at John Browns Monument. To the left isthe Shenandoah River emptying into the Poto-mac. Across the Shenandoah is the big moun-tain known as Loudon Heights on the Virginiaside. Harpers Ferry itself is in West Virginiaat the foot of Bolivar Heights. Across the Po-tomac River to the right is Maryland Harpers Ferry, a branch of the Baltimore& Ohio Railroad reaches southward to Harri-sonburg
. Reasons why . Francis Scott Key Monument, Frederick, Md. spot in America. Approaching the town fromthe east, the train passes through a tunnel underMaryland Heights, crosses the Potomac andstops at John Browns Monument. To the left isthe Shenandoah River emptying into the Poto-mac. Across the Shenandoah is the big moun-tain known as Loudon Heights on the Virginiaside. Harpers Ferry itself is in West Virginiaat the foot of Bolivar Heights. Across the Po-tomac River to the right is Maryland Harpers Ferry, a branch of the Baltimore& Ohio Railroad reaches southward to Harri-sonburg and Lexington in the famous Valley ofVirginia, the Valley of Dispute, the constant John BrownsMonument. VirginiaValley. 22 REASONS WHY BerkeleySprings. scene of conflict during the four years Hancock another branch of the road leadsdown to Berkeley Springs, which has been a popu-lar summer resort from the time of Harpers Ferry, from Bolivar Heights. Old NationalBridge- As the road follows the Potomac, climbing thefoot-hills of the Alleghenies to Cumberland,magnificent scenery is to be found in everydirection. Cumberland, Md., the largest city inthe mountains, is built on the site of FortCumberland where Gen, Braddock and GeorgeWashington made their headquarters duringthe French and Indian war. At Cumberland the railroad divides. Tothe northwest the line extends to Pittsburg,Akron, Cleveland and Chicago. To the westit continues to Grafton, Wheeling, Columbusand Chicago, and to Cincinnati, Louisville ardSt. Louis, through its connection, the Balti-more & Ohio Southwestern Railroad. From Cumberland to Pittsburg the sceneryis especially wild and picturesque. The bed ofthe railroad is cut through solid rock betweenthe towering heights of Mount Nebo andBaehrs Mountain. The old national bridgecrosses Wills Creek just outside the citylimits. At Hyndman connection is made with thePennsylvania Railr
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