The scenic attractions and summer resorts along the railways of the Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia Air Line- the Shenandoah Velley RR., the Norfolk and Western RR., and the East Tennessee, Virginia (14758698724)

Identifier: scenicattraction00virg (find matches)
Title: 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
Year: 1883 (1880s)
Authors: Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia Air Line Shenandoah Valley Railroad Norfolk and Western Railroad Company East Tennessee, Virginia, and Georgia Railway Company
Subjects: Summer resorts
Publisher: New York, Aldine press
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress



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white beach of Cape Charles;far out in the eye of the weather was his twin brother, CapeHenry, between them rolled the green trough of the ocean.Everywhere The big ship went, the big ship came,Coming and going to sea. white winged sailers glided noiselessly by ; graceful ships,three - masters, crowded with snowy canvas; deep ladenschooners, with booms .far out, and sails swung wing and wing; noisy steamers,with paddle-wheels shrouded in spray, with propellers buried in foam. We werein the track of a great commerce, and these beautiful creatures were the slavesof a tireless trade. The stars and stripes rose out of the sea, and soon far ahead loomed up thewalls of Fortress Monroe, the post bellum prison of the Confederate States President,Jefferson Davis. VIAPetersburg,Burkeville,Farmville,Lynchburg,Forest,Bufords, Blue Ridge Springs,Roanoke,Salem,Big Spring,Big Tunnel,Central,Staytide,New River,Pocahontas,Dublin,Martins,Max Meadows,Wytheville,Rural Retreat,Marion.Glade Spring,Abingdon.
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