The pictorial sketch-book of Pennsylvania : or, its scenery, internal improvements, resources, and agriculture, popularly described . derived its name from that was laid out in 1775, having previously been the site of an In- 64 LOCOMOTIVE SKETCHES, dian village. The Swatara liere empties into the Susquehanna, andthe Union Canal, elsewhere alluded to as the first improvement of thekind ever projected in the United States, unites with that of thePennsylvania Canal. The section between this place and Pine Grove,the place of shipment of the coal passing over the work, has latelybee
The pictorial sketch-book of Pennsylvania : or, its scenery, internal improvements, resources, and agriculture, popularly described . derived its name from that was laid out in 1775, having previously been the site of an In- 64 LOCOMOTIVE SKETCHES, dian village. The Swatara liere empties into the Susquehanna, andthe Union Canal, elsewhere alluded to as the first improvement of thekind ever projected in the United States, unites with that of thePennsylvania Canal. The section between this place and Pine Grove,the place of shipment of the coal passing over the work, has latelybeen enlarged so as to carry tonnage equal to the boats of the Penn-sylvania Canals. The other section, from that place to Reading,where the canal unites with the Schuylkill navigation, is capable offloating boats of some thirty tons only. This section will also, nodoubt, be enlarged, so as to make the tonnage uniform throughout theline. Middletown, as may be inferred from the number of rafts andpiles of lumber strewn along the mouth of the Swatara, has an exten-sive trade in this business, as well as in coal. The place is a large. VIEW OF MIDDLETOWN. and flourishing one—the citizens generally intelligent and enterprisingIt is the residence of Gen. Simon Cameron, a distinguished statesmanand financier, who has always commanded a large amount of influencein the political movements of the day. Gen. C. has served his nativeState with zeal and ability in the Senate of the United States, and hasalways, indeed, evinced a patriotic devotion to its interests. NAVIGATION OF THE SUSQUEHANNA. 65 Middletown covers a large area, and that part of it which is properlyso called, is exhibited in the engraving. The village at the mouth ofthe Swatara is locally called Portsmouth being a mere offshoot of thelarger and older town. The first view we obtain of the Susquehanna is near Middletown,where it flows smoothly and tranquilly along its pebbled banks. It isall along strewn with pleasant islands,
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