Some old historic landmarks of Virginia and Maryland, described in a hand-book for the tourist over the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon electric railway . ichare doomed to pass away before the march of progress, this discreditable custom oflevying tribute at the gate of Mount Vernon may be among the first to be the objection so often urged by those who look with disfavor upon the change pro-posed, that the place under government control would not be so well cared for andguarded from depredations as under the present provident management of the ladies, it OF VIRGINIA AND
Some old historic landmarks of Virginia and Maryland, described in a hand-book for the tourist over the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon electric railway . ichare doomed to pass away before the march of progress, this discreditable custom oflevying tribute at the gate of Mount Vernon may be among the first to be the objection so often urged by those who look with disfavor upon the change pro-posed, that the place under government control would not be so well cared for andguarded from depredations as under the present provident management of the ladies, it OF VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND. seems only necessary to refer to the result through many years of that control of theSmithsonian and National museums, the agricultural grounds, and public parks, theCongressional library, Arlington and other public charges now under exclusive govern-ment care. A tithe of the yearly appropriations wasted on worthless fortifications, and-warships would amply suffice to keep up all needed repairs at Mt. Vernon, and a smalldetail of soldiers from the army would supply the required work of policeing and pro-tecting all from the hands of the __££ - ?:—5—:—^^ WASHINGTONS MILL AT EPSEWASSON. Lord Thomas Culpeper was vice regal governor of the colony of Virginia one year,that of 1679. On his return to England at the close of his administration, he, withseveral associates, obtained, as a court favor, a royal grant of all the lands, timbers andwater ways of the Northern Neck of Virginia, which included all the territory lying be-tween the Potomac and the Rappahannock rivers, and the head of the waters thereofThe rights of his associates to the grant, Culpeper subsequently purchased and became-ole proprietor, and as it was for his interest to have his millions of acres settled and 78 SOME OLD HISTORIC LANDMARKS improved, he took advantage of the provisions of a law which had been passed by thecolonial legislature allowing to every person who would import from
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