Maryland Road Trip Through Forts, Falls and Eastern Shore
A travelogue details Western Maryland’s military history from Fort Cumberland to Fort Duquesne, then travels along the Potomac and into the Eastern Shore. It highlights Washington’s road, Carroll White Sulphur Spring, Gettysburg, and routes to Frostburg, Hagerstown, and Ocean City with scenery, historic sites, and fishing and hunting lure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Cumberland
Cumberland
Fort Duquesne
Pittsburg
Washington
Wolfe
Maryland
Potomac River
Appomattox Court House
George Washington
Braddock
Green Ridge Valley
Mason and Dixon Line
Baltimore
Charles Carroll
White Sulphur Basin
Great Savage
Dans
Frostburg
Gettysburg
Hagerstown
Buena Vista Springs
Blue Ridge Summit
Battlefield
Pennsylvania
Bedford
Cove Mountain
Fort Loudon
Chambersburg
American Oil opens direct branch here in Cumberland
A typographical error mis-stated that Standard Oil opened a direct branch. F O Grayson of American Oil Company clarifies it operates independently and in opposition to Standard Oil. The Cumberland branch at Narrows Park on the National Pike offers tank-wagon gasoline delivery and mirrors Baltimore service, with plans for more Maryland branches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Oil Company
National Pike
Narrows Park
Standard Oil
F. O. Grayson
Standard Oi Company
American Oil Company of
Baltimore
Maryland
Cumberland
Old National Pike
Baltimore Auto Club Plans Maryland Automobile Reserve Corps
The Baltimore Automobile Club led by president Henry L. Rose plans to form a state militia adjunct automobile corps. If realized Maryland could be the first state with such a corps to aid in war or militia mobilization. Members would drill under army officers and provide transport of troops and stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s
Point Lookout
Potomac
Rock Point
Wicomico
Benedict
la Plata
Leonardtown
Maryland
America
Baltimore
St. Mary's City
St. Mary's
Baltimore Automobile Club
Henry L. Rose
Rose
New York
Garrison
Goldsborough
Ford Furnishes Fire Chiefs With 20 New Runabout Cars
Ford’s Long Island City branch fills an order for 20 fire fighting runabouts for the New York Fire Department. The eight inch bell equipped red cars bear battalion names and were crafted from former county bells. A comparison shows horse drawn apparatus cost about 650 yearly per chief, while the new runabouts are claimed to cut annual city costs by 450 per car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Motor Company
Long Island City
Fire Department of
New York City
King’s
Queen’s
Greater New York
Battalion Ciie
Ford Runabout
Yellowstone Park opens to automobilists reports large auto travel
The touring bureau of the American Automobile Association summarizes opening day figures for Yellowstone Park. West North East South entrances combined show 24 203 non automobile entries and 3 613 persons in 958 cars by automobile. Officials credit Secretary Lane and park superintendent Brett for the successful motor vehicle introduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowstone Park
American Automobile Association
Washington, D. C
Yellowstone
Stephen T. Mather
Col. L. M. Brett
Lincoln Highway Boosts in Eastern Ohio Parade Planned
Citizens rally around rapid gains on the Lincoln Highway through Eastern Ohio with a Lisbon to Wooster motor parade. Regions Columbus counties Allegheny? Correction: Columbiana Wayne Crawford Counties show progress. Canton Massillon and Wayne County work near Wooster nearing completion. County consul J A Krees to convene boosters for a large parade. Mansfield and Crawford paving plans. Bucyrus brick pavement slated next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Lisbon
Wooster
Columbiana
Wayne
Crawford
Canton-Massillon
Wayne County
J. A. Krees
Lincoln Highway Commission
State Highway Department
Mansfield
Richland County
Crawford County
Bucyrus
Galton
Automobile Notes From Cumberland to Baltimore Round Trip
W L Hallsrote of 7 First Street completed a clean round trip from Cumberland to Baltimore in his Flying Merkle. Jr C Welton bought a Haynes Six from Queen City Garage this week. Albert Glison hosted a friends car trip to Hagerstown Thursday night in a Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Hallsrote
First Street
Cumberland
Baltimore
Jr. C. Welton
Queen City
Albert Glison
Hagerstown
Franklin
Highway Through Western Pennsylvania Reaches Improved Condition
Describes a state wide highway project in Western Pennsylvania aiming to place the road in peak condition. Notes the road is nearly perfect with minor town gaps and expects a continuous improved highway after all improvements are completed.
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Pennsylvania
Memoir of Maryland Tour Ends at Great Falls
The narrator wraps a Maryland journey by the Potomac to Great Falls, recounting every state region from western mountains to eastern shores. The piece closes with a patriotic call to celebrate Maryland and join in singing My Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls of the Potomac
Potomac River
Great Falls
Cabin John Bridge
Glen Echo
Potomac
Maryland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Battle
Gettysburg Battlefield
Emmitttsburg
War Department
Winchester
Martinsburg
Harper's Ferry
W. Va
Virginias
Old Dominion
Chesapeake Bay
Delaware
Atlantic Ocean
Ocean City
Claiborne
Laurel
Belair
Havre de Grace
Elkton
Chesapeake City
Churchill
Easton
Preston
Brookview
Salisbury
Willards St. Martin
Chesapeake
Bay
Patuxent River
Solomon's Island
Leonard
Tovanmie
Izaak Walton
Booth
Lincoln
Clinton
Surrattaville
Surratt
American Oil
Baltimore Company
Motorcar Corps
National Guard
Ford's Fire Fighters
West Entrance
Mont. North
Mont
Chrete
Jackson, Weg
Benees
Renee
Cody
Wyo
Liverpool
Grantsville, MD
Pioneer Builders
Buick
Glisan’s Garage Distributors
Grantsville More
Hotel Victoria
M. E. Bevans
Prop
McMullen Brothers
Studebaker
Chandler
Oakland
Haynes
Metz
Ford
Queen City Garage
Union Street
Bishop & Herpich
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