. The pictorial sketch-book of Pennsylvania, or, Its scenery, internal improvements, resources, and agriculture, populary described . an promptgenerous feelings in one case, can supply it in all cases. No matterwhat the bard thought of us, we had a good opinion of him ; and theday will never dawn when American hearts will cease to beat to hishappy strains. After leaving the cottage, we pass on to the Falls of Schuylkill,some six miles from the city. On our right, .on the other or easternside of the river, is Laurel Hill Cemetery, one of the most lovely andinviting spots of the kind in this cou
. The pictorial sketch-book of Pennsylvania, or, Its scenery, internal improvements, resources, and agriculture, populary described . an promptgenerous feelings in one case, can supply it in all cases. No matterwhat the bard thought of us, we had a good opinion of him ; and theday will never dawn when American hearts will cease to beat to hishappy strains. After leaving the cottage, we pass on to the Falls of Schuylkill,some six miles from the city. On our right, .on the other or easternside of the river, is Laurel Hill Cemetery, one of the most lovely andinviting spots of the kind in this country. So popular has thisnecropolis of the dead become, that the company has been obligedto increase its area, and several adjacent tracts of land have accord- 32 OFF-HAND SKETCHES. ingly been added to it. Many strangers own lots in this beautifulCemetery, and some of its handsomest tombs and monuments havebeen erected over the remains of eminent men who served theircountry in important public capacities. We give an accurate viewof a portion of the grounds from an original sketch just taken, asalso a view of the grand eti/Gfi TL Ytin. ^^^. —=. ■-^ ENTRANCE TO LAUREL HILL. The Falls of the Schuylkill were so called, because, in former times,before the erection of the Fairmount dam, they were quite percep-tible, but have since entirely disappeared. The Reading Railroad makes a fork at this point—one branchcrossing the river by a splendid bridge, and extending to Port Rich-mond on the Delaware; the other branch extending to the city, overwhich we have just passed. The road to Port Richmond is about fivemiles in length, and it is at this place that the great bulk of the coall)rought down by the Reading Railroad is shipped. The facilities forthis purpose are of the most extensive and admirable character. The-wharves are extended a considerable distance into the river, over r:ntit > a
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