. The scenic attractions and summer resorts along the railways of the Virginia, Tennessee & Georgia Air Line: the Shenandoah Velley RR., the Norfolk & Western RR., and the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia RR . shade and sun ; and fresh from their dip in the surf Loose-haired, bare-footed, hand in handYoung girls went tripping down the^sand. The National Cemetery, the SoldiersHome, the Hampton Normal School—all are places of interest in easy distancefrom the hotel. Historic Hampton Roads, with itsbroad sheeny waters, snow-flecked with peaceful sails, opens out toward theWest. It was here that
. The scenic attractions and summer resorts along the railways of the Virginia, Tennessee & Georgia Air Line: the Shenandoah Velley RR., the Norfolk & Western RR., and the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia RR . shade and sun ; and fresh from their dip in the surf Loose-haired, bare-footed, hand in handYoung girls went tripping down the^sand. The National Cemetery, the SoldiersHome, the Hampton Normal School—all are places of interest in easy distancefrom the hotel. Historic Hampton Roads, with itsbroad sheeny waters, snow-flecked with peaceful sails, opens out toward theWest. It was here that the frigatesCumberland and Congress had theirdeath fight with the Confederate ramMerrimac, and where she had her fa-mous combat with the Monitor. Theeastern waters of the Roads mingle withthose of the finest harbor along theAtlantic Coast, and Norfolk City sitsmistress of the waves at its head. Ourship went down along a line of wharvescrowded with all imaginable craft; therewere big blustering steamers, heavysided ships, tall barques ; craft for theriver, for the harbor, for the ChesapeakeBay, for the waters in the interior, forthe long journey across the ocean. Na-val vessels lay off the Gosport Navy. THE N. & W. RR. PASSENGER DEPOT AT NORFOLK. GEORGIA SUMMER RESORTS. 27 Yard, and great wheezing ferry-boatscame and went between our side andPortsmouth. There were cotton ships,lumber ships, grain ships, passengerships, fishing ships, merchant ships andpleasure ships. If ships make a placethen Norfolk needs no architect. annually shipped to Northern in the interior are endless forests,whence the city draws a lumber traderivaling any city in Maine. Above her isa grain and tobacco country, whence shereceives and handles vast supplies. Andher deep-water harbor has brought com-
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