The Hudson, from the wilderness to the sea . militia before the Civil War. About twelve acres of land were purchasedat that point by the United States, in 1813, for arsenal purposes, and thegroup of buildings seen in the sketch was erected. The grounds com-prised about one hundred acres, part covered with necessary buildings anda parade, and the remainder was under cultivation. About two hundredyards west of the highway, the Erie Canal passed through the grounds,and was spanned by a picturesque iron bridge near the oflicers the river front was a double row of stately elm trees,
The Hudson, from the wilderness to the sea . militia before the Civil War. About twelve acres of land were purchasedat that point by the United States, in 1813, for arsenal purposes, and thegroup of buildings seen in the sketch was erected. The grounds com-prised about one hundred acres, part covered with necessary buildings anda parade, and the remainder was under cultivation. About two hundredyards west of the highway, the Erie Canal passed through the grounds,and was spanned by a picturesque iron bridge near the oflicers the river front was a double row of stately elm trees, whosebranches form a leafy arch over the highway in summer. From these the 116 THE HUDSON. green-sward bank slopes gently toward tlie river, and affords a delightfulpromenade on summer afternoons. The highway along the plain from West Albany is a fine macadamised. UMTED STAiKS AUol,:\AL I road, with the Erie Canal, the Hudson, and the amphitheatre of theGreenbush heights on the left. The hills on the right are near, and * I was to the courtesj of Lieutenant George T. Balcli, then stationed there, for thefollowing facts:— As the necessity for greater manufacturing facilities arose, additional lands wereptirchased, and extensive shops, storehouses, timber-sheds, magazines, barracks and quarters, wereerected from time to time, until at the present (11J60), the real estate and the improvements are valuedat 500,000 dollars, and the mUitaiy stores and supplies collected, in tlie various buildings, at 1,500, principal operations carried on are the manufacture of lieavy artillery carnages for the sea-coastforts, with aU the requisite implements and equipments; carnages for siege trains and field batteries,with their equipments and harness; all machines used in transporting and repau-ing artillery; ammu-nition of all kinds for sea-coas
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