Peculiarities of American Cities

From Boston to Albany.--Worcester and Pittsfield.--The Empire State and its Capital.--Old Associations.--State Street.-- Sketch of Early History.--Killian Van Rensselaer.--Dutch...

Geographical Location of Boston.--Ancient Names.--Etymology of the Word Massachusetts.--Changes in the Peninsula.--Noted Points of Interest.--Boston Common.--Old Elm.--Duel Unde...

The Niagara Frontier.--Unfortunate Fate of the Eries.--The Battle of Doom.--Times of 1812.--Burning of Buffalo.--Early Names.--Origin of Present Name.--Growth and Population.--...

Brooklyn a Suburb of New York.--A City of Homes.--Public Buildings.--Churches.--Henry Ward Beecher.--Thomas De Witt Talmage.--Theodore L. Cuyler, D.D.--Justin D. Fulton, D.D.--R...

Position of Baltimore.--Streets.--Cathedral and Churches.-- Public Buildings.--Educational Institutions.--Art Collections.--Charitable Institutions.--Monuments.--Railway Tunnels...

First Visit to Charleston.--Jail Yard.--Bombardment of the City.--Roper Hospital.--Charleston During the War.--Secession of South Carolina.--Attack and Surrender of Fort Sumter....

Founding of Cincinnati.--Rapid Increase of Population.-- Character of its Early Settlers.--Pro-slavery Sympathies.-- During the Rebellion.--Description of the City.--Smoke and S...

The "Western Reserve."--Character of Early Settlers.-- Fairport.--Richmond.--Early History of Cleveland.--Indians.-- Opening of Ohio and Portsmouth Canal.--Commerce in 1845.-- C...

Topographical Situation of Chicago.--Meaning of the Name.-- Early History.--Massacre at Fort Dearborn.--Last of the Red Men.--The Great Land Bubble.--Rapid Increase in Populatio...

Detroit and Her Avenues of Approach.--Competing Lines.-- London in Canada.--The Strait and the Ferry.--Music on the Waters.--The Home of the Algonquins.--Teusha-grondie.-- Wa-we...

Decoration Day in Pennsylvania.--Lake Erie.--Natural Advantages of Erie.--Her Harbor, Commerce and Manufactures.-- Streets and Public Buildings.--Soldiers' Monument.--Erie Cemet...

A Historic Tree.--John Harris' Wild Adventure with the Indians.--Harris Park.--History of Harrisburg.--Situation and Surroundings.--State House.--State Library.--A Historic Flag...

The City of Publishers.--Its Geographical Location.--The New State House.--Mark Twain and the "None Such."--The "Heathen Chinee."--Wadsworth Atheneum.--Charter Oak.--George H. C...

First Visit to Lancaster.--Eastern Pennsylvania.--Conestoga River.--Early History of Lancaster.--Early Dutch Settlers.-- Manufactures.--Public Buildings.--Whit-Monday.--Home of...

Rapid Development of the Northwest.--The "West" Forty Years Ago.--Milwaukee and its Commerce and Manufactures.-- Grain Elevators.--Harbor.--Divisions of the City.--Public Buildi...

Thousand Islands.--Long Sault Rapids.--Lachine Rapids.-- Victoria Bridge--Mont Real.--Early History of Montreal.-- Its Shipping Interests.--Quays.--Manufactures.--Population.--...

From New York to Newark.--Two Hundred Years Ago.--The Pioneers.--Public Parks.--City of Churches.--The Canal.-- Sailing Up-Hill.--An Old Graveyard.--New Amsterdam and New Nether...

The City of Elms.--First Impressions.--A New England Sunday.-- A Sail on the Harbor.--Oyster Beds.--East Rock.--The Lonely Denizen of the Bluff.--Romance of John Turner.--West R...

Locality of New Orleans.--The Mississippi.--The Old and the New.--Ceded to Spain.--Creole Part in the American Revolution. Retransferred to France.--Purchased by the United Stat...

Early History of New York.--During the Revolution.--Evacuation Day.--Bowling Green.--Wall Street.--Stock Exchange.-- Jacob Little.--Daniel Drew.--Jay Cooke.--Rufus Hatch.-- The...

Arrival in Omaha.--The Missouri River.--Position and Appearance of the City.--Public Buildings.--History.--Land Speculation.--Panic of 1857.--Discovery of Gold in Colorado.-- "P...

Ottawa, the Seat of the Canadian Government.--History.-- Population.--Geographical Position.--Scenery.--Chaudiere Falls.--Rideau Falls.--Ottawa River.--Lumber Business.-- Manufa...

Pittsburg at Night.--A Pittsburg Fog.--Smoke.--Description of the City.--The Oil Business.--Ohio River.--Public Buildings, Educational and Charitable Institutions.--Glass Indust...

The Coast of Maine.--Early Settlements in Portland.--Troubles with the Indians.--Destruction of the Town in 1690.--Destroyed Again in 1703.--Subsequent Settlement and Growth.--D...

Early History.--William Penn.--The Revolution.--Declaration of Independence.--First Railroad.--Riots.--Streets and Houses.--Relics of the Past.--Independence Hall.--Carpenters'...

Origin of the City.--Roger Williams.--Geographical Location and Importance.--Topography of Providence.--The Cove.-- Railroad Connections.--Brown University.--Patriotism of Rhode...

Appearance of Quebec.--Gibraltar of America.--Fortifications and Walls.--The Walled City.--Churches, Nunneries and Hospitals.--Views from the Cliff.--Upper Town.--Lower Town.--...

Geographical Position and History of Reading.--Manufacturing Interests.--Population, Streets, Churches and Public Buildings.--Boating on the Schuylkill.--White Spot and the View...

Arrival in Richmond.--Libby Prison.--Situation of the City.-- Historical Associations.--Early Settlement.--Attacked by British Forces in the Revolution.--Monumental Church.-- St...

Early History of Saint Paul.--Founding of the City.--Public Buildings.--Roman Catholics.--Places of Resort.--Falls of Minnehaha.--Carver's Cave.--Fountain Cave.--Commercial Inte...

The Mormons.--Pilgrimage Across the Continent.--Site of Salt Lake City.--A People of Workers.--Spread of Mormons through other Territories.--City of the Saints.--Streets.--Fruit...

San Francisco.--The Golden State.--San Francisco Bay.--Golden Gate.--Conquest of California by Fremont, 1848.--Discovery of Gold.--Rush to the Mines, 1849.--"Forty-niners."--Gre...

First Visit to Savannah.--Camp Davidson.--The City During the War.--An Escaped Prisoner.--Recapture and Final Escape.--A "City of Refuge."--Savannah by Night.--Position of the C...

Valley of the Connecticut.--Location of Springfield.-- The United States Armory.--Springfield Library.--Origin of the Present Library System.--The Wayland Celebration.-- Settlem...

Approach to St. Louis.--Bridge Over the Mississippi.--View of the City.--Material Resources of Missouri.--Early History of St. Louis.--Increase of Population.--Manufacturing and...

Glimpses on the Rail.--Schenectady.--Valley of the Mohawk.-- "Lover's Leap."--Rome and its Doctor.--Oneida Stone.--The Lo Race.--Oneida Community.--The City of Salt.--The Six Na...

Situation of Toronto.--The Bay.--History.--Rebellion of 1837.--Fenian Invasion of 1866.--Population.--General Appearance.--Sleighing.--Streets.--Railways.--Commerce.-- Manufactu...

Situation of the National Capital.--Site Selected by Washington.--Statues of General Andrew Jackson, Scott, McPherson, Rawlins.--Lincoln Emancipation Group.--Navy Yard Bridge.--...

From Boston to Albany.--Worcester and Pittsfield.--The Empire State and its Capital.--Old Associations.--State Street.--Sketch of Early History.--Killian Van Rensselaer.--Dutch...

Geographical Location of Boston.--Ancient Names.--Etymology of the Word Massachusetts.--Changes in the Peninsula.--Noted Points of Interest.--Boston Common.--Old Elm.--Duel Unde...

The Niagara Frontier.--Unfortunate Fate of the Eries.--The Battle of Doom.--Times of 1812.--Burning of Buffalo.--Early Names.--Origin of Present Name.--Growth and Population.--...

Brooklyn a Suburb of New York.--A City of Homes.--Public Buildings.--Churches.--Henry Ward Beecher.--Thomas De Witt Talmage.--Theodore L. Cuyler, D.D.--Justin D. Fulton, D.D.--...

Position of Baltimore.--Streets.--Cathedral and Churches.-- Public Buildings.--Educational Institutions.--Art Collections.-- Charitable Institutions.--Monuments.--Railway Tunnel...

First Visit to Charleston.--Jail Yard.--Bombardment of the City.--Roper Hospital.--Charleston During the War.--Secession of South Carolina.--Attack and Surrender of Fort Sumter....

Founding of Cincinnati.--Rapid Increase of Population.-- Character of its Early Settlers.--Pro-slavery Sympathies.-- During the Rebellion.--Description of the City.--Smoke and S...

The "Western Reserve."--Character of Early Settlers.-- Fairport.--Richmond.--Early History of Cleveland.--Indians.-- Opening of Ohio and Portsmouth Canal.--Commerce in 1845.-- C...

Topographical Situation of Chicago.--Meaning of the Name.--Early History.--Massacre at Fort Dearborn.--Last of the Red Men.--The Great Land Bubble.--Rapid Increase in Population...

Cheyenne is the half-way house, on the Union Pacific Railroad, between the civilization of the East and that of the West. It is situated on Crow Creek, a branch of the South Pla...

Detroit and Her Avenues of Approach.--Competing Lines.--London in Canada.--The Strait and the Ferry.--Music on the Waters.--The Home of the Algonquins.--Teusha-grondie.--Wa-we-a...

I took my fourth ride from Buffalo westward, on the Lake Shore Road, on the afternoon of May twenty-ninth, 1875, the day set apart that year by the patriotic citizens of Pennsyl...

A Historic Tree.--John Harris' Wild Adventure with the Indians.--Harris Park.--History of Harrisburg.--Situation and Surroundings.--State House.--State Library.--A Historic Flag...

The City of Publishers.--Its Geographical Location.--The New State House.--Mark Twain and the "None Such."--The "Heathen Chinee."--Wadsworth Atheneum.--Charter Oak.--George H. C...

First Visit to Lancaster.--Eastern Pennsylvania.--Conestoga River.--Early History of Lancaster.--Early Dutch Settlers.-- Manufactures.--Public Buildings.--Whit-Monday.--Home of...

Rapid Development of the Northwest.--The "West" Forty Years Ago.--Milwaukee and its Commerce and Manufactures.--Grain Elevators.--Harbor.--Divisions of the City.--Public Buildin...

Thousand Islands.--Long Sault Rapids.--Lachine Rapids.--Victoria Bridge.--Mont Real.--Early History of Montreal.--Its Shipping Interests.--Quays.--Manufactures.--Population.--Ro...

From New York to Newark.--Two Hundred Years Ago.--The Pioneers.--Public Parks.--City of Churches.--The Canal.-- Sailing Up-Hill.--An Old Graveyard.--New Amsterdam and New Nether...

The City of Elms.--First Impressions.--A New England Sunday.-- A Sail on the Harbor.--Oyster Beds.--East Rock.--The Lonely Denizen of the Bluff.--Romance of John Turner.--West R...

Locality of New Orleans.--The Mississippi.--The Old and the New.--Ceded to Spain.--Creole Part in the American Revolution.-- Retransferred to France.--Purchased by the United St...

Early History of New York.--During the Revolution.-- Evacuation Day.--Bowling Green.--Wall Street.--Stock Exchange.-- Jacob Little.--Daniel Drew.--Jay Cooke.--Rufus Hatch.--The...

Arrival in Omaha.--The Missouri River.--Position and Appearance of the City.--Public Buildings.--History.--Land Speculation.-- Panic of 1857.--Discovery of Gold in Colorado.--"P...

Ottawa, the seat of the Canadian Government.--History.-- Population.--Geographical Position.--Scenery.--Chaudiere Falls.--Rideau Falls.--Ottawa River.--Lumber Business.-- Manufa...

Pittsburg at Night.--A Pittsburg Fog.--Smoke.--Description of the City.--The Oil Business.--Ohio River.--Public Buildings, Educational and Charitable Institutions.--Glass Indust...

The Coast of Maine.--Early Settlements in Portland.--Troubles with the Indians.--Destruction of the Town in 1690.--Destroyed Again in 1703.--Subsequent Settlement and Growth.--D...

Early History.--William Penn.--The Revolution.--Declaration of Independence.--First Railroad.--Riots--Streets and Houses.-- Relics of the Past.--Independence Hall.--Carpenters'...

Origin of the City.--Roger Williams.--Geographical Location and Importance.--Topography of Providence.--The Cove.--Railroad Connections.--Brown University.--Patriotism of Rhode...

Appearance of Quebec.--Gibraltar of America.--Fortifications and Walls.--The Walled City.--Churches, Nunneries and Hospitals.-- Views from the Cliff.--Upper Town.--Lower Town.--...

Geographical Position and History of Reading.--Manufacturing Interests.--Population, Streets, Churches and Public Buildings.--Boating on the Schuylkill.--White Spot and the View...

Arrival in Richmond.--Libby Prison.--Situation of the City.-- Historical Associations.--Early Settlement.--Attacked by British Forces in the Revolution.--Monumental Church.--St....

The first white man who ever visited the locality where Saint Paul now stands, was Father Hennepin, who made a voyage of discovery up the Mississippi, above the Falls of Saint A...

The Mormons.--Pilgrimage Across the Continent.--Site of Salt Lake City.--A People of Workers.--Spread of Mormons through other Territories.--City of the Saints.--Streets.--Fruit...

San Francisco.--The Golden State.--San Francisco Bay.--Golden Gate.--Conquest of California by Fremont, 1848.--Discovery of Gold.--Rush to the Mines, 1849.--"Forty-niners."--Gre...

First Visit to Savannah.--Camp Davidson.--The City During the War.--An Escaped Prisoner.--Recapture and Final Escape.--A "City of Refuge."--Savannah by Night.--Position of the C...

Valley of the Connecticut.--Location of Springfield.--The United States Armory.--Springfield Library.--Origin of the Present Library System.--The Wayland Celebration.--Settlemen...

Approach to St. Louis.--Bridge Over the Mississippi.--View of the City.--Material Resources of Missouri.--Early History of St. Louis.--Increase of Population.--Manufacturing and...

Glimpses on the Rail.--Schenectady.--Valley of the Mohawk.-- "Lover's Leap."--Rome and its Doctor.--Oneida Stone---The Lo Race.--Oneida Community.--The City of Salt.--The Six Na...

Situation of Toronto.--The Bay.--History.--Rebellion of 1837.-- Fenian Invasion of 1866.--Population.--General Appearance.-- Sleighing.--Streets.--Railways.--Commerce.--Manufact...

Situation of the National Capital.--Site Selected by Washington.--Statues of General Andrew Jackson, Scott, McPherson, Rawlins.--Lincoln Emancipation Group.--Navy Yard Bridge.--...