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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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at this Station for Breakfast. BOARD AT MODERATE RATES, by the Day, Weet or Month. Persons stopping at this Hotel and desiring to change to some other Boarding-House, will cheerfully be afforded all information and facilities for doing so. THREE LITTERY STABLESIn the Town, at which good Horses and Carriages may be had. The Town of Wytheville is located near the centre and most elevated partof the beautiful mountain region of Southwest Virginia (a region filled with iron,coal, zinc, copper, gypsum, salt, manganese, and many other minerals), at anelevation of 2,300 feet above the level of the sea, and with an atmosphere, for itspurity and pleasantness, especially in the Summer and Fall seasons, unsurpassedand rarely equalled by that of any other locality. It has a population numberingnearly or quite 3,000, and is well supplied with churches for the various denomi-nations, and with good schools and mercantile houses, and sundry manufacturingestablishments. THOS. J. BOYD, Proprietor. IOI
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HIS OLD and WELL-ESTABLISHED COLLEGEis still open for young men. It offers the followingamong other inducements : i. Its location is the very best in the country, situated on the Norfolkand Western Railroad, twenty-three miles from the Tennessee line, and over2,000 feet above the level of the sea. 2. The College grounds are ample, embracing 600 acres of blue-grass.The buildings are large, commodious, and comfortable. 3. The course of study is broad, liberal and adjusted to the wants of thetimes. 4. The faculty is composed of strong, progressive men. No humbug-gery is tolerated. 5. The moral and religious influences are of the best. 6. Over 5,000 young persons have here received their education inwhole or in part. We gladly refer to them. 7. Terms are very reasonable. Two hundred dollars will pay for board,tuition, contingent expenses and books for the full session of forty weeks. THE NEXT SESSION WILL OPEN ON THE SECOND MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER. For catalogue or other information, address

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