. Harpers' New York and Erie rail-road guide book .. . 132 UUIDE-BOOK OF THE kirk 250 miles), eight miles from Susquehanna. A coveredbridge crosses the Susquehanna to the village, bearing thesame name, on the south bank, which presents a verypleasant view from the This station derives its chief importance from the Dela-ware, Lackawanna, and Western Rail-road, which connectswith the Erie Road here, and, crossing the Susquehanna byanother covered bridge, follows a mountain stream into theravine, which is visible to the southward, and penetratingthe Lackawanna coal region, and passing t
. Harpers' New York and Erie rail-road guide book .. . 132 UUIDE-BOOK OF THE kirk 250 miles), eight miles from Susquehanna. A coveredbridge crosses the Susquehanna to the village, bearing thesame name, on the south bank, which presents a verypleasant view from the This station derives its chief importance from the Dela-ware, Lackawanna, and Western Rail-road, which connectswith the Erie Road here, and, crossing the Susquehanna byanother covered bridge, follows a mountain stream into theravine, which is visible to the southward, and penetratingthe Lackawanna coal region, and passing through Scranton,within view of the beautiful and far-famed Valley of Wyoming,crosses the wildest and most picturesque region of Pennsyl-vania, and strikes the Delaware River five miles below theWater Gap, which is a point of celebrated beauty. Crossingthe Delaware here, and now taking the name of the WarrenRail-road, it continues a few miles to New Hampton, whereit connects with the New Jersey Central Road. Passengersfor Montrose and Tunkhannock take this road. Scranton, the principal station on it, is a new place, onthe Lackawanna, now numbering several thousand inhabit-ants on ground which, in 1845, was almost unknown tocivilization. It has iron and coal mines ope
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