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SPEND THE SUMMER AT 



DEER PARK 



On the Crest of the Alleghanies 

 % 3000 Feet Above Tide- Water 



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Season Opens June 21, 1897 



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^ I ^HIS famous mountain hotel, situated at the summit of the Alleghanies, and directly | 

 upon the main line of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, has the advantage of its f 



I splendid vestibuled express train service both east and west, and is therefore i 



readily accessible from all parts of the country. All Baltimore & Ohio trains stop at I 



3 Deer Park during the season. There are also a number of furnished cottages with * 



(facilities for housekeeping, j 



The houses and grounds are supplied with absolutely pure water, piped from the | 



| celebrated " Boiling Spring/' and are lighted by electricity. Turkish and Russian baths $ 



and large swimming pools are provided for ladies and gentlemen, and suitable grounds j 



for lawn tennis ; there are bowling alleys and billiard rooms ; fine riding and driving | 



? horses, carriages, mountain wagons, tally-ho coaches, etc., are kept for hire ; in short, 1 



I all the necessary adjuncts for the comfort, health or pleasure of patrons. { 



j For terms apply to D. C. JONES j 



B. & O. Central Building, Baltimore, Md. | 



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