Appleton's illustrated hand-book of American cities; . and game dinners and suppers may beobtained here, at Tafts Hotel. Brookline is a beautiful town on the New York &New England R. R. (reached also by Causeway from Boston). • In it is theBrookline Reservoir, with a capacity of 120,000,000 gallons. About 1 m. dis-tant, on the boundaries of Brookline, Brighton, and Newton, is the great Chest-nut Hill Reservoir, with a capacity of 800,000,000 gallons. From Boston toand around this point is a favorite drive. The chief attraction of Cambridiie(Harvard University) has already been described, but t
Appleton's illustrated hand-book of American cities; . and game dinners and suppers may beobtained here, at Tafts Hotel. Brookline is a beautiful town on the New York &New England R. R. (reached also by Causeway from Boston). • In it is theBrookline Reservoir, with a capacity of 120,000,000 gallons. About 1 m. dis-tant, on the boundaries of Brookline, Brighton, and Newton, is the great Chest-nut Hill Reservoir, with a capacity of 800,000,000 gallons. From Boston toand around this point is a favorite drive. The chief attraction of Cambridiie(Harvard University) has already been described, but the city itself is well wortha visit. Lea-ington and Concord are reached by the Lexington Branch R. R. fromthe Lowell depot. The harbor of Boston, as elsewhere remarked, is one of the best and most spa- sious on the coast, and to the summer visitor afiords one of the most attractive features of the city. Frequent excursions to difierent points take place in the sura- •ner season, and by taking a steamer to Hingham (twice daily from Liverpool 6. Buuker Hill Monument,driving or walking. It is nmch 70 HAND-BOOK OF AMERICAN CITIES. Wharf) the principal islands and fortifications may be seen. The most importantof these fortifications are, Fort Independence, on Castle Island; Fort WmtJirop, onGovernors Islnnd ; and Fort Warren, on Georges Island. Deer, Long, Ramstord,Spectacle, Gallop, and Thomi)Sons Islands, are also passed. NEW YORK TO NEW HAVEN. ( Via New York & New Haven E. E. Distance, 73 m. Time, 2^^ hrs. Fare, $2.)Leaving the Grand Central Depot, the train runs on the track of the New York& Harlem R R. as far as Williamss Bridge (14 m.), and then takes the New York &New Haven road, which runs through several pretty suburban towns. Greenwichrsi m ) is the first station in Connecticut, and is pleasantly situated on hill-slopescommanding a fine view of Long Island Sound. Stamford (37 m.) and NoricaU(-45 m ) are handsome towns, containing many villas of New York merchants, anda
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