St Nicholas [serial] . W the minor posies of book-land will add to theinterest the children have in that delightfulcountry, and that it may inspire many fondand kindly parents to forthwith procure book-plates for their always bright girls and ffcR BOO^ A TRIP THROUGH THE NEW YORK NAVY-YARD. By Joseph Henry Adams. Located at the Brooklyn side of the EastRiver, on what is known as Wallabout Bay, andmidway between the old and new bridges, thereis apiece of government land comprising aboutone hundred and fifty acres. This is the NewYork Navy-yard. From a small shipyard of a century ago this
St Nicholas [serial] . W the minor posies of book-land will add to theinterest the children have in that delightfulcountry, and that it may inspire many fondand kindly parents to forthwith procure book-plates for their always bright girls and ffcR BOO^ A TRIP THROUGH THE NEW YORK NAVY-YARD. By Joseph Henry Adams. Located at the Brooklyn side of the EastRiver, on what is known as Wallabout Bay, andmidway between the old and new bridges, thereis apiece of government land comprising aboutone hundred and fifty acres. This is the NewYork Navy-yard. From a small shipyard of a century ago thisproperty has been gradually developed and im-proved until at the present time it is one of theforemost naval stations of the world, and intime of war it becomes perhaps the busiestplace on this continent. It is admirably situated upon one of thefinest of harbors, and has a magnificent water-frontage of a mile, while within its boundariesare creeks, canals, and basins enough to ac-commodate a large fleet of war-ships, cruisers,and transports. During the late war with Spain the NewYork Navy-yard played a most important partin the great drama of conquest, and in theearly stages of the conflict its docks, wharves,and waterways were crowded with
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