The Hudson, from the wilderness to the sea . VIEW AT lORT ED\V.*KI>. thousand inhabitants. Its chief industrial establishment was an extensiveblast-furnace for converting iron ore into the pure metal. Upon risingground, and overlooking the village and surrounding country, was acolossal educational establishment, called the Fort Edward l-UB-JIONEV. * Tlie old silver coins occasionallyfound at Fort Edward are called cob-jnoney by the people. I could notascertain the derivation of the picture represents both sides of twopieces in my possession, the proper larger o
The Hudson, from the wilderness to the sea . VIEW AT lORT ED\V.*KI>. thousand inhabitants. Its chief industrial establishment was an extensiveblast-furnace for converting iron ore into the pure metal. Upon risingground, and overlooking the village and surrounding country, was acolossal educational establishment, called the Fort Edward l-UB-JIONEV. * Tlie old silver coins occasionallyfound at Fort Edward are called cob-jnoney by the people. I could notascertain the derivation of the picture represents both sides of twopieces in my possession, the proper larger one is a cross-pistareen, oftlie value of about cents; theother is a quarter fraction of the are iiTCgular in form, and thedevices and dates, respectively 1741 and1743, are imperfect. These Spanish coins formed the bulk of the specie circulated among the French in Canada a hundred years ago. THE HUDSON. 81 The building was erected, and its affairs were controlled, by the Methodistdenomination, and it was widely known as one of the most flourishinginstitutions of its kind in the country. The building was five stories inheight, and was surrounded by pleasant grounds. It is seen in our viewat Fort Edward, which was taken from the end of tie bridge that con-nects Rogerss Island with the western shore of the Hudson. The blast-fu
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