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 . esses, about 25 miles from town. Nothmg remarkable this day nor night, but that we had atolerable gcod bed to lie on. March i8th. We travelled up about 35 miles to Thomas Barwicks on Potomac where we found ye riverso exceedingly high by reason of ye great rains that had fallen up about ye Allegany Mountains as they toldus, which was then hringin>j down ye melted snow, and that it would not be fordable for several days; itwas then
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 . esses, about 25 miles from town. Nothmg remarkable this day nor night, but that we had atolerable gcod bed to lie on. March i8th. We travelled up about 35 miles to Thomas Barwicks on Potomac where we found ye riverso exceedingly high by reason of ye great rains that had fallen up about ye Allegany Mountains as they toldus, which was then hringin>j down ye melted snow, and that it would not be fordable for several days; itwas then six foot higher than usual and was rising, we agreed to stay till Monday—We this day calledto see ye famed warm springs, we camped out in ye field this night. Nothing remarkable happened till ye20th. When finding ye river much ai;ated in ye evening swam our horses over and carried them to CharlesPolks in Maryland for pasturage till ye next morning. March 21st. Travelld up ye Maryland side in a continued rain all ye day to Col Cresaps, right againsye north branch, I believe ye worst roads ever travelld by man or beast. 12 THE STORY OF THE YOUNG ?<^.r7^
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