. Summer homes and rambles on the picturesque Erie .. . Ww, ^ «^t$f JhE J^OWEF( J)eLAW/,RE iY/VLLEY. ITINERARY. Milford, Pa.—A drive of seven miles from Port Jervis, overa road hard as cement and wonderfully smooth, running alongthe base of a lofty and precipitous range of mountains crownedwith high, perpendicular cliffs of slate rock, brings the touristto the village of Milford, the favorite summer home of hundredsof city people. The attractions of Milford are, first, its charm-ing location ; second, the grand work nature has done aroundit; third, its fishing and hunting grounds ; fourth, the
. Summer homes and rambles on the picturesque Erie .. . Ww, ^ «^t$f JhE J^OWEF( J)eLAW/,RE iY/VLLEY. ITINERARY. Milford, Pa.—A drive of seven miles from Port Jervis, overa road hard as cement and wonderfully smooth, running alongthe base of a lofty and precipitous range of mountains crownedwith high, perpendicular cliffs of slate rock, brings the touristto the village of Milford, the favorite summer home of hundredsof city people. The attractions of Milford are, first, its charm-ing location ; second, the grand work nature has done aroundit; third, its fishing and hunting grounds ; fourth, the generalexcellence of its hotels. Milford lies on a broad plateau, 200feet above the Delaware river, commanding a view up thevalley that is indescribably beautiful, taking in the mountains,vales, plains and forests of three States—the Delaware windingthrough the landscape, and visible for From the bluff overlooking the river the village of Port Jervismay be seen, and trains on the Erie, ascending the western slopeof the Shawangunk, are plainly discernible. High hills surroundthe village on three sides, over which shaded roads lead to themany interesting points in the vicinity. If the site of Milfordhad been selected especially for a sanitarium a better choice 64 could not have been made. The streets of the village are broadand free from dust, cross each other at right angles, and arebordered by splendid maple trees. Although one of the oldestvillages in the State, few places of its size possess so many-modern residences, some of them being of great architecturalbeauty. Milford is an incorporated village. There are no poolsof standing or stagnant water, marshes, nor low lands anywherein the vicinity of the place. There are four churches—Presby-terian, Episcopal, Methodist, and Catholic. Long before the visitor approaching Milford reaches the vil-lage, he will see a bo
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