. Ocean to ocean on horseback; being the story of a tour in the saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with especial reference to the early history and development of cities and towns along the route; and regions traversed beyond the Mississippi .. . with retail stores, and its fine buildings andneat pavements hardly suggest the indiiferent housesand plank road of forty years ago. Ontario isanother busy thoroughfare running north and south,and bisecting the square. Where it begins, at LakesidePark, it is lined with private residences, but beyondthe square it develops into a genuine work-a-da
. Ocean to ocean on horseback; being the story of a tour in the saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with especial reference to the early history and development of cities and towns along the route; and regions traversed beyond the Mississippi .. . with retail stores, and its fine buildings andneat pavements hardly suggest the indiiferent housesand plank road of forty years ago. Ontario isanother busy thoroughfare running north and south,and bisecting the square. Where it begins, at LakesidePark, it is lined with private residences, but beyondthe square it develops into a genuine work-a-daybusiness street. In 1813 there was a small stock-ade on the lake shore just below it, for Clevelandwas a depot for supplies, and was waiting to give awarm reception to the English. Most of the publicbuildings are on or near the square—the Post Of-fice, Custom House, City Hall, and several of thechurches. Not far away is the library of the YoungMens Literary Association, which has had a sin-gularly favored career. Established in 1845 upon avery unpretentious basis in the Case Building, it wassoon given a perpetual lease by the owner, and laterreceived a large sum of money for its extension andsupport from a son of Mr. Case. The Public Library. FIVE DAYS AT CLEVELAND. 237 is located in tlio old High School Building on End idavenue and has 2(>,000 volnnies in circulation. TheBoard of Trade is another of the citys time-honoredinstitutions, having been founded in 1848. It is nowin the Atwater Building on Superior street. Euclid avenue, which from its rustic poi)nlarity inpioneer days, came to bear the proud distinction ofbeing one of the handsomest streets in the world,stretches off eastward from the square, for four and ahalf miles, until it reaches Wade Park, a beautifulspot, still shaded by the groves and forests which iiavebeen left from the wilderness. It was a gift from , one of Clevelands millionaires. From this point the avenue continues for a mileand a half unt
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