. Summer homes on the Harlem railroad : containing a description of the celebrated health and pleasure resorts and an extensive list of summer hotels an . ON THE HARLEM. 13 Williamsbridge as seen from the station does notappear to the best advantage. It is, however, a very attract-ive place, and shows year by year a healthful and naturalgrowth in population and land values. One mile beyond is Woodlawn, where is located the largest and most beau-tiful of the many cemeteries in the vicinity of New York. Mount Vernon, thirteen miles from New York, is athriving suburban town, with a population of
. Summer homes on the Harlem railroad : containing a description of the celebrated health and pleasure resorts and an extensive list of summer hotels an . ON THE HARLEM. 13 Williamsbridge as seen from the station does notappear to the best advantage. It is, however, a very attract-ive place, and shows year by year a healthful and naturalgrowth in population and land values. One mile beyond is Woodlawn, where is located the largest and most beau-tiful of the many cemeteries in the vicinity of New York. Mount Vernon, thirteen miles from New York, is athriving suburban town, with a population of about 12,000,and possesses many attractions for permanent residence, aswell as for summer homes, convenient to the city. The townis attractively laid out, and contains many fine churches andschools, and also a number of elegant and tasteful streets are broad and generally well paved, lighted andsewered. The houses are for the most part surrounded bygardens or terraced lawns. The growth of Mount Vernonwithin the past few years has been very rapid, and themarch of progress tends steadily onward. Bronxville, the next stopping place, is s
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