Show West Virginia Prepares Good Roads to Take TaIe Tourists to Its Historic and Scenic Shrine N Y G M An k 1 I x v I LIAR 1 x Mad e Y WEST d sty L The winding Indi Potomac offers a typical example of West Virginia scenery as shown In upper photo phot Lower photo shows hows the picturesque setting jetting around a tourist t camp near Jacksons Jackson's Mill dedicated to General Stone Slone Stonewall Stonewall wall Jackson Map bp gives the lead Ie-ad ing roads through the state stale By NEA Service HARLESTON W. W Va Nov Noy 12 C West West Virginia the Panhandle dle state is co so o full of historic and scenic spots that many movements are on hand to preserve these to the state and to the thousands of motorists expected there For West Virginia hopes to be become be- be become become come one cf of the country's great great- greatest greatest greatest est motoring It n offers its hills bills and valleys of a beauty few other states can surpass It re recalls re- re recalls recalls calls the historic events that took tool place there It is preserving the remains of pioneer days for the education and entertainment of future generations In order to make all these at attractions at- at attractions attractions tractions accessible to motoring visitors the state 1 Is speeding up its road rond building program and al already al- al already already ready has produced some of the finest roads in the country Wide well-paved well highways take the moun moun- mountain mountain mountain tain sides in easy grades so that any car can cover the state with with- without without out trouble The he Midland Trail U. U S S. S 60 crosses the state stat from Hunting- Hunting Huntington ton through Charleston to White Sulphur Springs connecting with U. U S S. 21 at Parkersburg and Charleston U U. S. S 19 at Morgan- Morgan Morgantown Morgantown Morgantown town and U U. S S. 11 over the Vir Vir- Virginia Virginia Vir- Vir Virglnia ginia border This and the Hunt Hunt- Ington ington-Bluefield ington- ington road cross not only historic and natural sights for which West Virginia is noted but take the motorist through the heart of a billion dollar coal dis dis- NATIONAL L ROUTES ENTER In tho the eastern panhandle the Lee highway the Northwestern turn turn- turnpike turnpike turnpike pike and the National Pike bring brins the tourist army from the north and scatter catter it through districts that are arc rich In historic lore The he colonial atmosphere pervades the air while from a a. utilitarian viewpoint there are vast ast peach and apple orchards great grain fields and some of the greatest limestone quarries quarries quarries ries in the country to intrigue the newcomer At Harpers Ferry terry where the Potomac and Shenandoah unite is the lowest spot In the state stale and andone andone andone one of the loveliest 10 Here lIere John JohnBrown JohnBrown JohnBrown Brown and his fellow abolition abolition- abolitionists abolitionIsts late made their ill fated effort to arm and free freo the slaves The Tho Northwestern turnpike U. U S S. 50 from Parkersburg to Win Win- Winchester Winchester chester is typical of the early roads that followed the tracks of white trapper and pioneer hunter or the trail of or Indian and buffalo This road appeals to the traveler today y as the best route from Wash Wash- Washington WashIngton WashIngton ington to Cincinnati and St. St Louis because of its easy grades and a saving of 75 miles in distance TO PRESERVE E LANDMARKS LA Throughout the tho state efforts are being made to ve pres-ve ve the his hIs- historic hIstoric historic and scenic spots for the future A commission Is to report on the needs of tho the battlefield at Philippi where the first land battle of or the Civil war 01 was fought Another group wants wan ts to preserve the site te- te teof of the home ot of Nancy Hanks in Mineral county Other organizations want want to locate the site of Daniel Boones Boone's cabin in Kanawha county and to preserve Ashbys Ashby's fort In Mineral county one of the few remaining log block houses of pioneer days Monuments have been placed throughout the state In memory of the men who ho did great things for West Virginia as well as as the rest of the country Besides these historic shrines a I. I number of parks and forest areas are arc being urged for state use and camps camp's for motorists motor motor- motorists Isla are arc being dedicated Altogether therefore West Vir Vir- Virginia Virginia ginia ginta offers a a. splendid attraction to tourists passing through the east |