. Phelps' hundred cities and large towns of America : with railroad distances throughout the United States, maps of thirteen cities, and other embellishments . boats to ascend to Coshocton, about 25miles above, and furnishes a great water-power. A number ofdams and locks in the vicinity, serve to keep in operation thevarious manufactories of woollen, cotton, and other fabrics,which contribute to Zanesville its prosperity and importance, aswell as to afford means of communication with the Ohio canaland surrounding points. On the west bank of the Muskingum,are Putnam and West Zanesville, two flo
. Phelps' hundred cities and large towns of America : with railroad distances throughout the United States, maps of thirteen cities, and other embellishments . boats to ascend to Coshocton, about 25miles above, and furnishes a great water-power. A number ofdams and locks in the vicinity, serve to keep in operation thevarious manufactories of woollen, cotton, and other fabrics,which contribute to Zanesville its prosperity and importance, aswell as to afford means of communication with the Ohio canaland surrounding points. On the west bank of the Muskingum,are Putnam and West Zanesville, two flourishing villages, in-timately connected with the town, not only by two bridges, butalso by reciprocal interests and operations. The population in 1830, was 3,216; in 1840, 4,766 or in-cluding the adjacent places, 7,000; in 1850, 10,355. RAILROADS. Cincinnati to Hilitboro. ToPlainville Miiford Miamisville Loveland Spences &. Wilming-ton Blanchester Westboro Lynchburg Hoaglauds Hillsboro Fm Toledo to Chigago, IU.,via Adrian. To Sylvania , Kniglits Blisefield Palmyra Adrian Chicago (see Route from Monroe to Chicago,inMichi gau) .11 m. CITY OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN. DETROIT, Mich. Tins commercial and rapidly increasing city, occupies a pleas-ant and commanding situation, on the west bank of Detroitriver, 18 miles from Lake Erie, and 7 miles from Lake St. the two great lakes, Huron and Erie, upon bothof which, its vessels carry on an extensive trade, through LakesSuperior and Michigan, and with Canada, Pennsylvania, andNew York. It is an important metropolis of the western states,and is destined to a still higher rank than it now holds. Thecity is agreeably laid out with broad streets, some of which con-verge at the Circus, a spacious public ground. Among theother parks, is the Campus Martius, near the centre of the with the river, at the foot of the eminence upon whichthe town is built, is a street lined with warehouses, and th
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