. Harpers' New York and Erie rail-road guide book .. . - NEW YORK AND ERIE RAIL-ROAD. 6-5 at the foot of a range of bold and picturesque a few yards, on our left, we have the first viewof the Delaware, flowing through its extensive river we are now to ,trace almost to its ;uOne mile from the bridge over the Neversink, we stop atcxvli-Delaware (from New York 88i miles, from Dunkirk371£ miles). This important station is situated on a broad area between the Delaware and the open plateauon which the village of Port Jervis stands, some half milenorth of the dep
. Harpers' New York and Erie rail-road guide book .. . - NEW YORK AND ERIE RAIL-ROAD. 6-5 at the foot of a range of bold and picturesque a few yards, on our left, we have the first viewof the Delaware, flowing through its extensive river we are now to ,trace almost to its ;uOne mile from the bridge over the Neversink, we stop atcxvli-Delaware (from New York 88i miles, from Dunkirk371£ miles). This important station is situated on a broad area between the Delaware and the open plateauon which the village of Port Jervis stands, some half milenorth of the depot, and the whole appearance of the offi-ces of the company, the engine-houses and other buildings,. conveys a just idea of the extent of the business done have caused many dwellings and spacious stores tospring up around, in rivalry to the village on the hill, andthe station is now called Port Jervis. It oilers excellent accommodations for a large numberof visitors, that find its quarters agreeable enough dur- 06 GUIDE-BOOK OF THE ing a sojourn in this picturesque locality. Ascending theheight to the village, we find it nestling close to two mag-nificent high mountains, whose summits beetle over itsdwellings, affording extensive views up and down the val-leys of the Neversink and Delaware. Port Jervis is namedafter Mr. John B. Jervis, engineer of the Delaware andHudson Canal, and owes its origin and growth to thatcanal, which here passes through it, and, sweeping roundthese same mountains, extends up the former river in com-pany with the rail-road. The business done here is chiefly in coal and lumber,and its prosperity is written in the neat houses, churches,hotels, and s
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