. Philadelphia to-day, 1882. Being a correct guide to all the public buildings, institutions, railroads and places and objects of interest .. . FATRMOUNT WATER-WORKS. sons. The works are accessible by the cars on Arch Str^etr/VineStreet, Fairmount Avenue, Callowhill Street, Pine Street^or ckrs onNinth Street marked Fairmount. There are four other waters-worksin different parts of the city, but of no special interest. PHILADELPHIA TO-DAY. 57 FAIRMOUNT PARK. Next to Windsor Park, in the vicinity of London, Fairmount is thelargest park in the world. It contains 2?91 acres. Central Park,New York,
. Philadelphia to-day, 1882. Being a correct guide to all the public buildings, institutions, railroads and places and objects of interest .. . FATRMOUNT WATER-WORKS. sons. The works are accessible by the cars on Arch Str^etr/VineStreet, Fairmount Avenue, Callowhill Street, Pine Street^or ckrs onNinth Street marked Fairmount. There are four other waters-worksin different parts of the city, but of no special interest. PHILADELPHIA TO-DAY. 57 FAIRMOUNT PARK. Next to Windsor Park, in the vicinity of London, Fairmount is thelargest park in the world. It contains 2?91 acres. Central Park,New York, comprises 862 acres. The Park is situated on both sidesof the Schuylkill River, and extends along the Wissahickon Creek. VIEW IN FAIRMOUNT PARK. from its mouth to Chestnut Hill, on both sides of the stream. Be-ginning at Callowhill Street bridge, near the Water-Works, the Parkextends on the east side of the Schuylkill to the Falls, which is fiveand a Lalf miles, and thence along the Wissahickon Creek seven anda half jmilee, making thirteen miles, as the north-east boundary. Onthe west side, commencing at the Spring Garden Street bridge, thePa*1- extends fo^r miles and a half. The largest portion of the Park,however, is on ttk west side of the Schuylkill. 58 PHILADELPHIA TO-DAY. Within what is termed the East Park, commencing at CallowhillStreet bridge, are first the Water-Works, with their ponderous machin-ery, which have been described under the head, Fairmount Water-Works. The Graeff monument is located here. The steamboat landingis a short distance beyond, above the dam, from which passage maybe taken to the Zoological Gardens, Laurel Hill, and Falls. Fare tencents. Near the Green Street and Fairmoun
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