. The greatest highway in the world; historical, industrial and descriptive information of the towns, cities and country passed through between New York and Chicago via the New York Central Lines .. . innati, and as a body 34 THE GREATEST HIGHWAY IN THE WORLD wherein true equality should govern. This was the origin of Tam-many Hall, which became conspicuous in N. Y. politics. Alexander Hamilton succeeded Washington as president, but by1824 most of the state branches of the Cincinnati and the general so-ciety itself were dead or dying. For a long time little was left buta traditional dinner hel
. The greatest highway in the world; historical, industrial and descriptive information of the towns, cities and country passed through between New York and Chicago via the New York Central Lines .. . innati, and as a body 34 THE GREATEST HIGHWAY IN THE WORLD wherein true equality should govern. This was the origin of Tam-many Hall, which became conspicuous in N. Y. politics. Alexander Hamilton succeeded Washington as president, but by1824 most of the state branches of the Cincinnati and the general so-ciety itself were dead or dying. For a long time little was left buta traditional dinner held each year in N. Y. C. In 1893 the generalsociety made an effort to revive the state organizations, with somelittle success. The hereditary feature has been restored and the liv-ing members number about 980. The motto is -Omnia relinquitservare rem publicam. (He abandons everything to serve the re-public.) Back of Matteawan are seen Beacon Mts., their namerecalling Revolutionary days when beacon fires were lightedas signals on their summits. The summit of the highest of thegroup, Beacon Hill* (1,635 ft.) can now by meansof a cable railway, making possible a very pleasant Washingtons Headquarters at NewburghAn early picture showing American soldiers on guard at the headquarters ofGen. Washington at Newburgh. The house itself was built about 1760 and wasoccupied by Washington from the spring of 1782 to August, 1783. It is now opento the public as a museum. The Matteawan State Hospital for the Insane is at Beaconon the north side of Fishkill Creek. Beacons products in-clude hats, silks, woolens, rubber goods, engines, brick andtile; the total annual value of manufactures is about $4,500, miles to the northwest on Fishkill Creek is the village NEW YORK TO ALBANY 35 of Fishkill, notable for two quaint old churches, both stillstanding, and interesting enough to repay a visit: the FirstDutch Reformed (), in which the New York ProvincialCongress met
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