. Routes and rates for summer tours ... 1888 . history. Here the gallant GeneralBrock and his aide-de-camp, McDonnell, fell, Octobernth, 1812. On the heights above the village is the^ monument erected to General Brocks memory, and from its commanding site it is a conspicuous object for severalmiles. It is 185 feet high, surmounted by a dome, whichis reached by a flight of 250 steps on the inside. After leaving Lewiston the road soon skirts Lakej/ ■-, Ontario, passing through the finest farming section of theState—here and there a pretty village—with glimpses ofpleasant homes of the prosperous
. Routes and rates for summer tours ... 1888 . history. Here the gallant GeneralBrock and his aide-de-camp, McDonnell, fell, Octobernth, 1812. On the heights above the village is the^ monument erected to General Brocks memory, and from its commanding site it is a conspicuous object for severalmiles. It is 185 feet high, surmounted by a dome, whichis reached by a flight of 250 steps on the inside. After leaving Lewiston the road soon skirts Lakej/ ■-, Ontario, passing through the finest farming section of theState—here and there a pretty village—with glimpses ofpleasant homes of the prosperous agricultural popula-tion of Western New York. An almost continuoussuccession of peach orchards extends along the shore. At Newfane station, stages are in waiting for Olcott,one mile distant, a delightful and popular resort on LakeOntario. Boating and fishing contribute in large measureto the enjoyment of the visitor. Waterport is a pleasantlittle vil age largely engaged in flouring and the manu- ROME, WATERTOWN AND OGDENSBURG 14 ROME, WATERTOWN AND OGDENSBURG RAILROAD. facture of plows and other agricultural implements. Fruit growing is extensively engaged , four miles distant, is a quiet, beautiful summer resort on Lake Ontario. Occasionalglimpses of Lake Ontario diversify the scene as we speed along from one thrifty village to , the port of Rochester, is eighty-two miles from Suspension Bridge. The mouthof the Genesee River is crossed at this point on a magnificent iron draw-bridge three hundred feetlong. In the vicinity are the very attractive lake resorts, Ontario Beach, Windsor Beach, LakeBluff, Sea Breeze, Irondequoit Bay, Lake Beach and Lake View, which are yearly growing inpopularity with residents of Northern and Western New York. These popular resorts on LakeOntario are reached direct by trains of the Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg Railroad. Everyattraction is offered to the tourist or pleasure-seeker who delights in charming
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