# Peculiarities of American Cities Author: Glazier, Willard W., 1841-1905 Genre: Category: Travel Writing Language: English License: Public domain Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35575 Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Peculiarities+of+American+Cities+Glazier&tag=cyberlibrar00-20 ## Summary 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 Emigration.--Old Fort Orange.--City Heights.--The Lumber District.--Van Rensselaer Homestead.--The New Capitol.-- Military Bureau.--War Relics.--Letter of General Dix.-- Ellsworth and Lincoln Memorials.--Geological Rooms.--The Cathedral.--Dudley Observatory.--Street Marketing.--Troy and Cohoes.--Stove Works.--Paper Boats.--Grand Army Rooms.--Down the Hudson. 25-37 ## Chapters - [CHAPTER XXXIX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/78/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/60/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXVI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/65/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/72/index.md) - [CHAPTER V.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/44/index.md) - [CHAPTER II.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/41/index.md) - [CHAPTER IX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/48/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXVI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/75/index.md) - [CHAPTER VII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/46/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/64/index.md) - [CHAPTER VIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/47/index.md) - [CHAPTER XX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/59/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXIV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/63/index.md) - [CHAPTER III.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/42/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXIV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/73/index.md) - [CHAPTER VI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/45/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/55/index.md) - [CHAPTER IV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/43/index.md) - [CHAPTER I.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/40/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/56/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/69/index.md) - [CHAPTER XI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/50/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXVII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/76/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/71/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXVIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/67/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/53/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/58/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/52/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/61/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/57/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/62/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXVIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/77/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXIX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/68/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXVII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/66/index.md) - [CHAPTER XV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/54/index.md) - [CHAPTER X.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/49/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/70/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/74/index.md) - [CHAPTER XII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/51/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXI.--NEW YORK.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/21/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXIII.--SAN FRANCISCO.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/33/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXV.--PORTLAND.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/25/index.md) - [CHAPTER VI.--CHARLESTON.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/6/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXIV.--PITTSBURG.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/24/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXVIII.--QUEBEC.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/28/index.md) - [CHAPTER XX.--NEW ORLEANS.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/20/index.md) - [CHAPTER V.--BALTIMORE.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/5/index.md) - [CHAPTER IX.--CHICAGO.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/9/index.md) - [CHAPTER III.--BUFFALO.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/3/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXVII--SYRACUSE.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/37/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXX.--RICHMOND.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/30/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXIX.--WASHINGTON.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/39/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXIV.--SAVANNAH.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/34/index.md) - [CHAPTER XI--DETROIT.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/11/index.md) - [CHAPTER I.--ALBANY.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/1/index.md) - [CHAPTER VIII.--CLEVELAND.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/8/index.md) - [CHAPTER II.--BOSTON.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/2/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVI.--MILWAUKEE.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/16/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXVI.--PHILADELPHIA.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/26/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXII.--SALT LAKE CITY.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/32/index.md) - [CHAPTER VII.--CINCINNATI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/7/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXVI.--ST. LOUIS.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/36/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIII.--HARRISBURG.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/13/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIX.--NEW HAVEN.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/19/index.md) - [CHAPTER IV.--BROOKLYN.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/4/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXII.--OMAHA.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/22/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXIII.--OTTAWA.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/23/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVIII.--NEWARK.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/18/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXVII.--PROVIDENCE.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/27/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIV.--HARTFORD.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/14/index.md) - [CHAPTER XV.--LANCASTER.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/15/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVII--MONTREAL.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/17/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXVIII--TORONTO.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/38/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXV.--SPRINGFIELD.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/35/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXIX.--READING.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/29/index.md) - [CHAPTER XII.--ERIE.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/12/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXI.--SAINT PAUL.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/31/index.md) - [CHAPTER X.--CHEYENNE.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peculiarities-of-american-cities-35575/chapters/10/index.md)