Sharp diary 1918 page 127. Saturday 4 May 1918 - Natural Bridge, Virginia
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Saturday 4th of May 1918
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Slept very well in a comfortable bed and after breakfast tramped around. Met some nice cottages in the vicinity and got a cue which took us a four mile tramp in a very hot sun, and all to no purpose as our quarry Mr & Mrs Hayslett were pious & fanatical soft shell Baptists & w[ould] only sing hymns! Got back at 1.30, had lunch and a rest and then wrote letters till dinner time to Miss Gilman, Mrs Aldrich etc. Wired Bradley in the morning to know if he has got rooms and if so where. Made friends with several people here, Miss Purcell of N[ew] York, Miss Beales[?] a teacher and Mrs Willoughby Sharp a millionaire person[?] living in Washington Square N[ew] York. They insisted on our singing on the verandah in the evening so we gave them a nice little concert until quite late. Weather very beautiful but beginning to get unpleasantly warm. Went to see the Natural Bridge with Miss Purcell after dinner — a very beautiful gorge — for the sight of which the hotel people had the audacity to charge us $1.20 apiece! This place is absolutely useless for collecting but it is fairly comfortable and we shall get a nice rest. Determine to tackle Tye River & Rockfish on Monday.Location
USA : Viginia : Natural Bridge [0,0]
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