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Trip to Florida. - Pec.17.1930 - Jan.3.1931. •ec.17.1930 Syracuse to .Vhitelaw. Dec. 18. '.Thitel.WjN.Y. to Geddesburg,ra. Dec. 19. Geddesburg,Pa. to Per,itt,Va. Dec.20. DeWitt,Va. to Fayetteville.N.C. Dec.21. Fayetteville, to Savannah,Ga# Dec.22. Savannah,Ga. to Winter Park,Fla. Dec.24. to Ovido,Orlando etc. Dec.25. to Orlando and around '.inter Park. Dec.26. Mt.Dora,Howie in the Hills etc. Dec.27. to Avon Park,; fountain Lake etc. Dec.28. to Datona Beach.(Atlantic Coast.) Dec.29. Taapa & St.Petersburg,(Gulf Coast.) Dec.30. Winter Park & Orlando. "ec.31. inter Park Fla .to Swainsboro,Ga. Jan. 1.1931 Swainsboro,0a. to nrinston-Halem,N.C Jan. 2. inston-Salem, to GeGeddysburg, a. Jan. 3. eddysburg,Pa. to Syracuse,N.Y. Thursday. 25. Miles. Friday. 316. n s* turday. 256. n Sunday. 188. T» Monday. 352. * Tuesday. 329. tt 1466. Miles. 'Wednesday. 42. « Thursday. St). Tf Friday. 91. « Saturday. 221. Sunday. 155. « Monday• 327. « Tuesday. 25. ♦1 886. V/ednesday. . 365. n Thursday. 377, *t Friday. 386. w 'turday. O'- .i « 5 , tf 1511. . Tec.18.1930 Left Syracuse,P.Y. 9.o'clock P. . Spent the night with the family of 'rs.Charles B.lYaterbury, hitelaw,K.Y. Dee. 19, Left Whitelaw 6.35 A.M. Air was cold and ".«nap yM just ri^ht. No snow, e passed thru:- Had lunch at Restaurant,Towanda,"a. Passed thru:- Eagles IIere,Muncy,Hilton,Northumberland (population 4Soo.) edge of Sunbury,(Pop.17000.),shamokin Dam,a scattered Village,Rolling Green,Selingsgrove,Port Treverton,Chapman-Liverpool,Hew Buffalo,Clark's Ferry,Susquehanna River Bridge,(toll 15.^)Dauphin,(pop.600.)Bockville, a small vill gejthe longest stone arch bridge in the world spans river here Coxestown,Mnd Iiarrisburg,?a.(pop.80,000.) State Hapitol located here. It is now 5,o'clock P.M. so far we have had cold,clear weather with no snow to bother. The roads have been fine and very little traffic, e have passad,perhaps seven places where new bridped were under constructi*h but in every instanoea a temporary side road had been provided. Aoording to our schedule we should reach Gettysburg to-night and ~o we drive on the remaining 35.9 Miles.(in l.hour & 45.minutes.) A blinding snow storm overtook us just as we left Harriaburg and continued until we reacher Gettysburg. Howard got out and wiped the -wind-shield and head-lights every little while. ,e stop d at a "Tourist Home" H.ft.Burabaugh,P33 Buford Ave.Gettysvurr. A nice,new house,runninr water in each roon,clean beds- confortahle. Mother & Prima occupied one room with a double bed.while Clifford,Howard & I used a room havlnr two beds. B- th, .lust off the hall,hot &. cold water. The rooms were warn and our hosts seemed eager to make us at hone. The cost was 1.00 ner person. Plus para e. 7.30 P. ,'e were at the Richmond Lunch an'1 before returning to our ro? visited some of the stores which were open evenings (lust before X-Mas.) It was not snowing so hard but an inch or so of slush made walking hard, •0.20.193ofLeft Gettysburg,Pa. at 5.3 Air was cold but clear and it was not le&g before the snow of the previous night had disappeared. Gettysburg is onle 8.7 miles .from the "state Line" between r,e.& ?d. and so we were soon in the land of "aryland whiN the weather is suuposed to be milder, e drove thru Pmmitsburp, d,(<op.looo.),Thurmont,Cotoctin,Lewistown Frederick,(nop.13,000.)Drbanville,Hyattstown,(pop.?0 .)Clarksburg,(pop.100, Gaithersburp, (pop.1,200, )RocV ille, ( nop.1,400. )Bethesda,Md. (pop.1,50'".) Reached Washin/rton,D.C. in time for brearfast. (78.6 niles fr btyabtUPg.) ;nt with Guide and others thru the Capitol.(?5.£ each) . . .left the party t 8th.& E.Sts.,c lied on . . inkelstine at the ratent Office while the others viiited the Lincoln emorial.
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Title | Trip to Florida, Dec. 17, 1930-Jan. 3, 1931 |
Tag | DP0008193 |
FDA Identifier | CF00018193 |
Subject |
Automobile travel -- Florida Daytona Beach (Fla.) -- Description and travel Florida -- Description and travel Oviedo (Fla.) -- Description and travel Sanford (Fla.) -- Description and travel Tampa (Fla.) -- Description and travel Winter Park (Fla.) -- Description and travel |
Description | Original typescript (carbon copy) describing a trip from Syracuse, N.Y. to Winter Park, Fla. and back, with side trips Orlando, Howie-in-the-Hills, Tampa, Daytona Beach, and other Florida towns. Arranged chronographically and broken down by tenths of a mile, the ms. lists every point visited with comments on agriculture, activities observed, wildlife, buildings, and much more. |
Date Original | 1931 |
Number of Pages | 33 p. |
Size | 33 cm. x 22 cm. |
Repository | University of Central Florida Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives |
Type | Typescripts |
Language | English |
Coverage-Spatial |
Daytona Beach (Fla.) Oviedo (Fla.) Sanford (Fla.) Tampa (Fla.) Winter Park (Fla.) |
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Transcript |
Trip to Florida. - Pec.17.1930 - Jan.3.1931.
•ec.17.1930 Syracuse to .Vhitelaw.
Dec. 18. '.Thitel.WjN.Y. to Geddesburg,ra.
Dec. 19. Geddesburg,Pa. to Per,itt,Va.
Dec.20. DeWitt,Va. to Fayetteville.N.C.
Dec.21. Fayetteville, to Savannah,Ga#
Dec.22. Savannah,Ga. to Winter Park,Fla.
Dec.24. to Ovido,Orlando etc.
Dec.25. to Orlando and around '.inter Park.
Dec.26. Mt.Dora,Howie in the Hills etc.
Dec.27. to Avon Park,; fountain Lake etc.
Dec.28. to Datona Beach.(Atlantic Coast.)
Dec.29. Taapa & St.Petersburg,(Gulf Coast.)
Dec.30. Winter Park & Orlando.
"ec.31. inter Park Fla .to Swainsboro,Ga.
Jan. 1.1931 Swainsboro,0a. to nrinston-Halem,N.C
Jan. 2. inston-Salem, to GeGeddysburg, a.
Jan. 3. eddysburg,Pa. to Syracuse,N.Y.
Thursday.
25.
Miles.
Friday.
316.
n
s* turday.
256.
n
Sunday.
188.
T»
Monday.
352.
*
Tuesday.
329.
tt
1466. Miles.
'Wednesday.
42.
«
Thursday.
St).
Tf
Friday.
91.
«
Saturday.
221.
Sunday.
155.
«
Monday•
327.
«
Tuesday.
25.
♦1
886.
V/ednesday.
. 365.
n
Thursday.
377,
*t
Friday.
386.
w
'turday.
O'- .i « 5 ,
tf
1511.
.
Tec.18.1930 Left Syracuse,P.Y. 9.o'clock P. .
Spent the night with the family of 'rs.Charles B.lYaterbury, hitelaw,K.Y.
Dee. 19, Left Whitelaw 6.35 A.M. Air was cold and ".«nap yM just ri^ht.
No snow,
e passed thru:-
Had lunch at Restaurant,Towanda,"a.
Passed thru:- Eagles IIere,Muncy,Hilton,Northumberland (population 4Soo.)
edge of Sunbury,(Pop.17000.),shamokin Dam,a scattered Village,Rolling
Green,Selingsgrove,Port Treverton,Chapman-Liverpool,Hew Buffalo,Clark's
Ferry,Susquehanna River Bridge,(toll 15.^)Dauphin,(pop.600.)Bockville,
a small vill gejthe longest stone arch bridge in the world spans river here
Coxestown,Mnd Iiarrisburg,?a.(pop.80,000.) State Hapitol located here.
It is now 5,o'clock P.M. so far we have had cold,clear weather with no
snow to bother. The roads have been fine and very little traffic,
e have passad,perhaps seven places where new bridped were under constructi*h
but in every instanoea a temporary side road had been provided.
Aoording to our schedule we should reach Gettysburg to-night and ~o we
drive on the remaining 35.9 Miles.(in l.hour & 45.minutes.)
A blinding snow storm overtook us just as we left Harriaburg and continued
until we reacher Gettysburg. Howard got out and wiped the -wind-shield and
head-lights every little while.
,e stop d at a "Tourist Home" H.ft.Burabaugh,P33 Buford Ave.Gettysvurr.
A nice,new house,runninr water in each roon,clean beds- confortahle.
Mother & Prima occupied one room with a double bed.while Clifford,Howard &
I used a room havlnr two beds. B- th, .lust off the hall,hot &. cold water.
The rooms were warn and our hosts seemed eager to make us at hone.
The cost was 1.00 ner person. Plus para e.
7.30 P. ,'e were at the Richmond Lunch an'1 before returning to our ro?
visited some of the stores which were open evenings (lust before X-Mas.)
It was not snowing so hard but an inch or so of slush made walking hard,
•0.20.193ofLeft Gettysburg,Pa. at 5.3
Air was cold but clear and it was not le&g before the snow of the previous
night had disappeared.
Gettysburg is onle 8.7 miles .from the "state Line" between r,e.& ?d. and so
we were soon in the land of "aryland whiN the weather is suuposed to be
milder, e drove thru Pmmitsburp, d,( |
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