. The greatest highway in the world; historical, industrial and descriptive information of the towns, cities and country passed through between New York and Chicago via the New York Central Lines .. . 3:57; No. 26, 4:31 ; No. 16, 9:53; No. 22, 11:50.) 70 THE GREATEST HIGHWAY IN THE WORLD The territory on which Utica is built was originally part ofthe 22,000 acre tract granted in 1734 by George II. to WilliamCosby (1695-1736), colonial governor of New York in 1732-36,and his associates. It was then known as Cosbys William Cosby served originally as colonel in the Britisharmy, then, af
. The greatest highway in the world; historical, industrial and descriptive information of the towns, cities and country passed through between New York and Chicago via the New York Central Lines .. . 3:57; No. 26, 4:31 ; No. 16, 9:53; No. 22, 11:50.) 70 THE GREATEST HIGHWAY IN THE WORLD The territory on which Utica is built was originally part ofthe 22,000 acre tract granted in 1734 by George II. to WilliamCosby (1695-1736), colonial governor of New York in 1732-36,and his associates. It was then known as Cosbys William Cosby served originally as colonel in the Britisharmy, then, after being governor of Minorca and later of the LeewardIslands, he was sent to New York. Before leaving England, he ob-tained a good deal of money for colonizing expenses, and his refusalto share this with Van Dam, his predecessor and colleague, gaverise to a law suit between the two which came to nothing but was thecause of much bitterness between Cosby and his friends on the onehand, and Van Dam and the peoples party on the other. His admin-istration was turbulent and unpopular. The grant made to Cosbywas one of a number of colonizing ventures made by the Britishgovernment during this Washington and Genesee Streets, Utica, in 1825Washington Street, with the Presbyterian Church, is seen on the left; the bridgeacross the Erie Canal is seen on the right, down Genesee Street, and at its ex-tremity the depot of the Utica and Schenectady (now the New York Central) Rail-road, then recently built. During the Seven Years War a palisaded fort waserected on the south bank of the Mohawk at the ford whereUtica later sprang up. It was named Ft. Schuyler in honorof Col. Peter Schuyler, an uncle of Gen. Philip Schuyler ofthe Continental Army. This should not be confused with the fort of the same name atRome which was built later. In order to distinguish the two, the fortat Utica is often referred to as Old Ft. Schuyler. The main trail of the Iroquois which became later themost used r
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