American enterprise Burley's United States centennial gasetteer and guide . ial of the opening scenes of theRevolution was celebrated at Lexington and Concord. At ConcordFrenchs statue of The Minute-Man was unveiled. An address wasdelivered by Ralph Waldo Emerson and an oration by George WilliamCurtis, while the poem was read by James Russell Lowell. At Lexingtonthe oration was delivered by Richard H. Dana, Jun., and the poem wasread by John G. Whittier. On the 17th of June the celebration of thecentennial of the battle of Bunker Hill took place at Boston. The lead-ing feature was the enthusia
American enterprise Burley's United States centennial gasetteer and guide . ial of the opening scenes of theRevolution was celebrated at Lexington and Concord. At ConcordFrenchs statue of The Minute-Man was unveiled. An address wasdelivered by Ralph Waldo Emerson and an oration by George WilliamCurtis, while the poem was read by James Russell Lowell. At Lexingtonthe oration was delivered by Richard H. Dana, Jun., and the poem wasread by John G. Whittier. On the 17th of June the celebration of thecentennial of the battle of Bunker Hill took place at Boston. The lead-ing feature was the enthusiastic reception of the Southern soldiers whocame to participate in the ceremonies. Here, then, our record closes, with the expression of the hope that thegreater Centennial, now near at hand, may be the occasion of still kinderand more brotherly feelings between those who in the past contendinghave stood apart, until in fact as well as in name, in heart and sentimentas well as in outward form of government, this country may deserve thename of The United States of Engraved expressly for Burleys United States Centennial Gazetteer and Guide. THE CRYSTAL PALACE, LONDON, 1851. rilHE Great Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations, which wasX given in the buildiDg above represented, was the first of all interna-tional exhibitions. It was fancifully resolved that the length of thebuilding should indicate its date. It therefore extended 1851 feet, with abreadth of 450 feet and a height of 66 feet. It was situated in HydePark, and covered an area of 13 acres. It was constructed of iron andglass, and the contractors agreed to have it completed within four glass-maker was to be Ieady within that time with 900,000 square feetof glass, weighing 400 tons and composed of the largest panes of sheet-glass which had ever been made, each being 49 inches long. The iron-master was to furnish 3300 columns, vaa-ying from 14J to 20 feet in length,34 miles of guttering-tube to conne
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