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Long Florida Trip Highlights Traffic and Towns
The writer describes a 1630 mile drive from Bristol to Miami via Route 6 24 22 and 15 detailing heavy traffic long days and two lane passing difficulties. They note private tourist accommodations cheaper than hotels and compare postwar prices food and lodging with earlier times. They recount historic stops Gettysburg Frederick Appomattox Chapel Hill and St. Augustine with its lighthouse and old town charm. They end with Miami street congestion rising prices rents and new venues like Tropical and Biscayne dog and horse racing amid a spending pullback.
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New Jersey
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Gettysburg
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Pickett
Lee
Maryland
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Barbara Fritchie
Potomac
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State University
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St Augustine
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