Valentine's city of New York; a guide book, with six maps and one hundred and sixty full page pictures . reet and Washington Ave-nue, erected by James Gordon Bennett, marks theexact site of Fort Washington. At Broadway and 204thStreet is the old Dyckman House dating from 1787 andrecently restored. It is considered a typical old Dutchfarm house. Continuing to the end of the Subway wealight at the entrance to Van Cortlandt Park, whichbegins at 242nd Street, just beyond the Harlem River m the Bronx. i • i, i There are two points of interest nearby which al-though not in Manhattan, may be included
Valentine's city of New York; a guide book, with six maps and one hundred and sixty full page pictures . reet and Washington Ave-nue, erected by James Gordon Bennett, marks theexact site of Fort Washington. At Broadway and 204thStreet is the old Dyckman House dating from 1787 andrecently restored. It is considered a typical old Dutchfarm house. Continuing to the end of the Subway wealight at the entrance to Van Cortlandt Park, whichbegins at 242nd Street, just beyond the Harlem River m the Bronx. i • i, i There are two points of interest nearby which al-though not in Manhattan, may be included here for thebenefit of those who have made the trip with us so f ar—the University of the City of New York, which is famousfor its Hall of Fame, the gift of Helen Gould. Muchdiscussion surrounds the selection of the names chosenfor this distinction. A few blocks further, at 194thStreet and Kingsbridge Road, is a very interesting oldbuilding—the home of Edgar Allan Poe. It is containedin a small section of public land called Poe Park. Ashort trolley ride on the surface car brings us to it. 321. Map Showing Upper Part of the Island Washington Heights Section. North from WashingtonsHeadquarters, Roger Morris Mansion, 160-161st Street to thesite of Fort George. At right facing Harlem River old Speed-way, popular in days of trotting horses. High Bridge acrossHarlem River and old Croton Reservoir. West or left handside Fort Washington Park facing Hudson River. Fort Tyronand Fort Washington at north west corner 197th Street. We are now at the narrowest part of the island—about J/ja mile from East to West.
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