The Hudson, from the wilderness to the sea . VIEW AT lORT EDWARP. thousand inhabitants. Its chief industrial establishment was an extensiveblast-furnace for converting iron ore into the pure metal. Upon risingground, and overlooking the village and surrounding country, was acolossal educational establishment, called the Fort Edward ^^^V:I formed the bulk of the ^pecie ciivulated among the French i * The old silver coins occasionallyfound at Fort Edward are called cob-inoncy by the people. I could notascertain the derivation of the pictuie represents both sides of twol)iece
The Hudson, from the wilderness to the sea . VIEW AT lORT EDWARP. thousand inhabitants. Its chief industrial establishment was an extensiveblast-furnace for converting iron ore into the pure metal. Upon risingground, and overlooking the village and surrounding country, was acolossal educational establishment, called the Fort Edward ^^^V:I formed the bulk of the ^pecie ciivulated among the French i * The old silver coins occasionallyfound at Fort Edward are called cob-inoncy by the people. I could notascertain the derivation of the pictuie represents both sides of twol)ieces in my possession, the proper larger one is a cross-pistareen, ofthe value of about sixteen cents; theother is a quai-ter fraction of the are irregular in form, and thedevices and dates, respectively 1741 and1743, are imperfect. These Spanish coinsCanada a hundred years ago. THE HUDSON. 81 The building was erected, and its affairs were controlled, by the Methodistdenomination, and it was widely known as one of the most flourishinginstitutions of its kind in the country. The building was five stories inheight, and was surrounded by pleasant grounds. It is seen in our viewat Fort Edward, which was taken from the end of the bridge that con-nects Eogerss Island with the western shore of the Hudson, The blast-furnace, an
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