. Here and there in New England and Canada . e by the new road over the is the famous region of Norwood. Farm, with Whitings, 95 Bakers, and Norwoods large boarding-houses, and the pleasant sum-mer-cottages of John C. Ropes, Francis A. Peters, Mrs. Charles Dwight,Dr. F. D. Stackpole, and Mrs. Rice, of Boston, Col. John D. Worcester, the Rev. Joseph May and the Williams family, of Phila-delphia, and other Avell-known people. The views from this high pro-montory include the openings of York Harljor, Cape Xeddick and theNubble, Boon Island and the Shoals, and a vast area
. Here and there in New England and Canada . e by the new road over the is the famous region of Norwood. Farm, with Whitings, 95 Bakers, and Norwoods large boarding-houses, and the pleasant sum-mer-cottages of John C. Ropes, Francis A. Peters, Mrs. Charles Dwight,Dr. F. D. Stackpole, and Mrs. Rice, of Boston, Col. John D. Worcester, the Rev. Joseph May and the Williams family, of Phila-delphia, and other Avell-known people. The views from this high pro-montory include the openings of York Harljor, Cape Xeddick and theNubble, Boon Island and the Shoals, and a vast area of inland country,stretching away toward the sunset. Near the crest is the prettj Epis-copal chapel of St. Georges-by-the-Sea, with its rich memorial window,erected by and for the summer population of this most aristocraticpart of the York coast. The Long Sands form one of the finest of American beaches, amile and a lialf long, and of hard gray sand, gently sloping to the one side rise the wooded liighlauds of Norwood Farm, with its. EAULY MORNING — TUl! NUBBLE, YORl^ BCAfll. prominent cottages; on the other side Cape Xeddick projects into thesea, with the Nubl)le at its end; and near the middle of the beach is agi-oup of wave-washed ledges. The Garrison House and Hotel Bartlettstand at the south end of the strand, not far from Roaring Rock, andwithin a mile of old York village. Al)out half-way up is Grants SeaCottage, near AValdemere, the villa of Mrs. Allan Manvel, of Mimiesota;-and a little waj l)eyond is the Donnell House. Thence for a mile or sothe beach is closely lined with small cottages, bordering the Weddick is a noble craggy promontor}, faced with highclifts and surf-wliitened ledges, and sprayed all over with Avild roses,white and yellow daisies, and scarlet lilies. Two lumdred feet ofi itsouter point is the lone rock called tlie Nubble, with a modern light-house and light-keepers cottage, and many a perfumed bed of mignon-ette in the hollows
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