. The Pennsylvania railroad: its origin, construction, condition, and connections. Embracing historical, descriptive, and statistical notices of cities, towns, villages, stations, industries, and objects of interest on its various lines in Pennsylvania and New Jersey . 76 THE PENNSYLVANIA LINCOLN MONUMENT, FAIRMOUNT PARK. Penns and others who took conspicuous partin our early history; by the monuments inLaurel Hill—the most beautiful cemetery,probably, in this country; by the toweringrocks of the Wissahickon, which the legendsof Lippard have made familiar; and on intosolitudes as de
. The Pennsylvania railroad: its origin, construction, condition, and connections. Embracing historical, descriptive, and statistical notices of cities, towns, villages, stations, industries, and objects of interest on its various lines in Pennsylvania and New Jersey . 76 THE PENNSYLVANIA LINCOLN MONUMENT, FAIRMOUNT PARK. Penns and others who took conspicuous partin our early history; by the monuments inLaurel Hill—the most beautiful cemetery,probably, in this country; by the toweringrocks of the Wissahickon, which the legendsof Lippard have made familiar; and on intosolitudes as deep as can be found a thousandmiles away from a city. The Schuylkill,within the park limits, is the favoriteaquatic course of the United States, and isoften selected for contests between cham-pions of the oar. A number of local boatclubs have their houses on its banks, someof them being expensive, and all of themtasteful, structures. An art gallery, con-taining some magnificent paintings, is freeto all, and a zoological garden is nowin the full tide of prosperity. Numerousmonuments and statues have been erected—some of them gems of art imported fromEurope at great expense. Altogether, bothas nature made it and as art has adorned it,it would be difficult to find a more beautifulspot than F
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