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Show 1IP0MIT SHORT HO "Lancaster, the largest place and most important route center on the Lincoln highway between Philadelphia and the Susquehanna river, Is connected connect-ed with Harrisburg, the Pennsylvania Pennsylva-nia capital, by a strategic, Interesting and hltsoric link of only thirty-six miles," writes Robert Bruce, the A. A. A.'a noted touring authority, in the July number of American Motorist. "This," Mr. Bruco continues, "provides "pro-vides at the same time a good short cut from various points In upper Delaware Dela-ware and nearby sections of Maryland, through Lancaster and Harrisburg, to the Susquehanna river country in north-central Pennsylvania and southern south-ern Now York, over tho route of the proposed Susquehanna trail. "As far back as tho old French war this was part of the principal line of travel from Philadelphia through Lancaster Lan-caster to Harris' ferry, crossing the Susquehanna at tho presont site of Harrisburg, thence along tho picturesque pictur-esque Cumberland valley through Carlisle, Car-lisle, Shippensburg and Chambors-burg Chambors-burg to the Allogany mountains and farther west. General Forbes took his army over approximately this route on his successful campaign against Fort Duquesne In 1758. For many years it was the most traveled thoroughfare from eastern Pennsylvania, Pennsyl-vania, Into the Intorlor; and even today, to-day, when the whole region is almost literally grid-ironed with Improved roads, It compotes on nearly even terms with tho somewhat nhortor way through York and Gettysburg to Cham-bersburg." |