Appleton's illustrated hand-book of American cities; . y-seats, among thelatter, Rokeby, the estate of the late William B. Astor, and Montgomery Place^ theresidence of Edward Livingston, and one of the finest on the Hudson. Catshill(110 m.) is the point where we leave the river to visit the celebrated Catskill Moun-tains, which for 10 m. have been looming up grandly on the I. Hudson (115 m.) isa flourishing town of 13,000 inhabitants, finely situated on the E. bank. Theheights back of the town command noble views of the Catskill Mts. Between Hud-son and Albany there is nothing to call for spec
Appleton's illustrated hand-book of American cities; . y-seats, among thelatter, Rokeby, the estate of the late William B. Astor, and Montgomery Place^ theresidence of Edward Livingston, and one of the finest on the Hudson. Catshill(110 m.) is the point where we leave the river to visit the celebrated Catskill Moun-tains, which for 10 m. have been looming up grandly on the I. Hudson (115 m.) isa flourishing town of 13,000 inhabitants, finely situated on the E. bank. Theheights back of the town command noble views of the Catskill Mts. Between Hud-son and Albany there is nothing to call for special mention, though the scenery stillremains pleasing. ALBANY. Hotels: Delavan House ($ a day), in Broadway, near the R. H. depot; Con-gress Hall ($4 a day), near the Capitol; Stanicix Hall ($3 a day) ; American ; City. ALBANY, the capital of New Y^ork State, is finely situated on the W. bank ofthe Hudson River at the head of sloop-navigation, and near the head of tide-water. It was founded by the Dutch, first as a trading-post, on Castle Island,.
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