Appletons' illustrated hand-book of American travelA full and reliable guide ..to ..the United States and the British provincesWith careful maps of all parts of the country, and pictures of famous places and scenes, from original drawings by the author and other artists . This island wasthe homestead of Samuel Maverick,while John Blackstone was sole monarchof the peninsula, 1680. Here is thewharf, 1,000 feet long, of the Ounardline of British steamships. East Bostonis the terminus, also, of the GrandJunction Railway. Chelsea is near by. The streets of Boston, which grew upaccording to circumst
Appletons' illustrated hand-book of American travelA full and reliable guide ..to ..the United States and the British provincesWith careful maps of all parts of the country, and pictures of famous places and scenes, from original drawings by the author and other artists . This island wasthe homestead of Samuel Maverick,while John Blackstone was sole monarchof the peninsula, 1680. Here is thewharf, 1,000 feet long, of the Ounardline of British steamships. East Bostonis the terminus, also, of the GrandJunction Railway. Chelsea is near by. The streets of Boston, which grew upaccording to circumstances, are manyof them very intricate, and troublesome to unravel, a difficulty which is beinggradually obviated in a degree. The fash-ionable promenades and shopping ave-nues are, first, Washington street andthen Tremont street. Boston Common is a large and charm-ing public park in the old city, and is,very justly, the pride of the people andthe admiration of strangers. It con-tains nearly 50 acres, of every varietyof surface, up-hill and down, andaround, all covered with inviting walks,grassy lawns, and grand old trees. Adelicious pond and fountain occupy acentral point in the grounds, andaround them are many of the old man-sions of the place—led, on the upper. Boston Common. hill, by the massive, dome-surmountedwalls of the State Capitol. The Commondrops from Beacon street, the southerndeclivity of Beacon Hill, by a rapid de-scent to Charles River. Faneuil Hall. This famous edifice,called the Cradle of Liberty, is inDock square. It is about 109 years old, and is an object of deep interestto Americans. Here the fathers ofthe Revolution met to harangue thepeople on the events of that stirringperiod; and often since that time thegreat men of the State and nation havemade its walls resound with their elo-quence. It was presented to the city MASSACHUSETTS. 67 City of Boston.
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