. Philadelphia and its environs . CATHEDRAL OF ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL. tance of the Frankford Arsenal, belonging to the United States Government. It is open tovisitors during the day; but it is best to visit it during the forenoon, as the shops close at4 , and the length of time consumed in reaching it leaves a very small margin for sight-seeing in the afternoon. The visitor crosses a little bridge, over Frankford Creek, the boundary-line betweenBridesburg and Frankford, walks up a well-paved sidewalk along the wall of the Arsenal,and a polite officer on duty at the gate directs him to the
. Philadelphia and its environs . CATHEDRAL OF ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL. tance of the Frankford Arsenal, belonging to the United States Government. It is open tovisitors during the day; but it is best to visit it during the forenoon, as the shops close at4 , and the length of time consumed in reaching it leaves a very small margin for sight-seeing in the afternoon. The visitor crosses a little bridge, over Frankford Creek, the boundary-line betweenBridesburg and Frankford, walks up a well-paved sidewalk along the wall of the Arsenal,and a polite officer on duty at the gate directs him to the office, where a pass to visit theshops is given him. The grounds are open, and he may wander at will along the paths. PHILADELPHIA AND ITS MOYAMENSING PRISON. These ^.rounds cover sixty-two and a half acres, are beautifully situated and laid out, and arekept in^erfect order. A few brass field-pieces, and some long piles of cannon-balls stacked
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