. Summer homes and rambles on the picturesque Erie .. . follows of Honesdale : Philip Hone, who was probably thecourtliest mayor New York ever had, was the first president ofthe Delaware and Hudson Canal Company. The beautifulvillage that sprung from the woods at the head of the canal inWayne County, Pa., near the coal mines, was called Honesdalein his honor. In the summer of 1844, Philip Hone, John JacobAstor, and other eminent gentlemen interested in the canal, in-vited Washington Irving to join them in a junketing trip fromNew York to Rondout, and then by private packet from thatplace up th
. Summer homes and rambles on the picturesque Erie .. . follows of Honesdale : Philip Hone, who was probably thecourtliest mayor New York ever had, was the first president ofthe Delaware and Hudson Canal Company. The beautifulvillage that sprung from the woods at the head of the canal inWayne County, Pa., near the coal mines, was called Honesdalein his honor. In the summer of 1844, Philip Hone, John JacobAstor, and other eminent gentlemen interested in the canal, in-vited Washington Irving to join them in a junketing trip fromNew York to Rondout, and then by private packet from thatplace up the canal to Honesdale. A boat was fitted up in themost elegant manner to carry them. The trip was described ina letter from Irving to his sister in glowing terms. Thisbeautiful blending of rock, lake and stream elicited manyexpressions of delight from Washington Irving, and he insistedon scaling the rocky height in order to study the surround-ing scenery. The entire company climbed to the summitby a circuitous course. The delight of Irving was so great. when he had reached the summit—from which the country fora hundred miles around is spread beneath the eye—that Philip1 [one insisted that the ledge be known as Irving Cliff, and thatWashington Irving christen it as such. This he did by break-ing a bottle of champagne on the rock. A maple borderedroad extending along the base of the cliff, between it and thewater, Irving named Lady wood lane, a name it bears to thisday. «°5PlRECTOF^Y. ROWLANDS, PIKE COUNTY, PA. 115 miles from New York. 1 train from New York daily, except Sunday ; 2 trains from New York on Wednesdays and S itnrdays ; 3 trains to New York daily, except Sunday. Fare—Local, § ; Excursion, $ Package 25 Tickets, $59. BOARDING HOUSES. John Williams — i mile. Accommodate 8 ; Grooms; adults,$7 ; children, $ ; servants, $5. Good fishing near. Raisesvegetables. Plenty of fresh milk, eggs and poultry. J. C. (ran,- 3 miles. Conveyance free. 8 rooms ; ad
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