. Washington, what to see, and how to see it. A sightseer's guide .. . e of the order. From the Academy, a short walk of one square S. to 2d (O) St., and thencethree squares E., will lead the tourist to Georgetown College, a fine stonestructure of the pointed style. After leaving the College, the tourist should return to 36th (Lingam) St.,and thence proceed S. to M (Bridge) St. From the Nezv Iron Bridge,built 1887-8, he will have a good view of the extensive Coal Chutes and theShipping of West Washington. West Washington, or Georgetown is thePort of Entry of Washington. The Chesapeake and Ohio
. Washington, what to see, and how to see it. A sightseer's guide .. . e of the order. From the Academy, a short walk of one square S. to 2d (O) St., and thencethree squares E., will lead the tourist to Georgetown College, a fine stonestructure of the pointed style. After leaving the College, the tourist should return to 36th (Lingam) St.,and thence proceed S. to M (Bridge) St. From the Nezv Iron Bridge,built 1887-8, he will have a good view of the extensive Coal Chutes and theShipping of West Washington. West Washington, or Georgetown is thePort of Entry of Washington. The Chesapeake and Ohio Cajial, which ter-minates here, brings the coal from Cumberland, the entrepot of the WesternMaryland and W. Virginia Coal Fields, to tide water, a distance of 182 Canal, commenced in 1828, 182 m. long, cost $13,000,000, and is one ofthe finest works of the kind in the U. S. The tourist should now take the W. and G R. R. on M (Bridge) St. at32d (High) St. and return to the city, viewing the objects of intereston either side ot the route. (Continued on P. 61.). 6o WEST WASHINGTON. WEST WASHINGTON. ^)F the suburbs of Washington, the old Maryland borough of George-town, now known as West Washington, is the most important)lt is separated from the Capital by Rock Creek. It lies at the head ofnavigation on the Potomac River and nestled in the beautiful hills atthe foot of the Little Falls of that stream presents a picturesque population in 1880 was 12,578. This is made the initial ox starting pointof this complete tour of the magnificient governing City of the Nation. In order to reach Washington the tourist, having visited the places ofinterest in this portion of West Washington, (Geocn), including the Post-office and Custom House, a granite edifice, may take the horse cars of theWashington and Georgetoivn R. R., which start at High (32) St., vV., andthence proceed E. on Bridge (M) St. Should the tourist desire to visit the Boat Houses, he will not take the car
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