The Automobile Blue Book, Volumen2Class Journal Company, 1920 |
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bank on right Bath bear left bear right Boston Bourne Bridge branch trolley Broadway cemetery church on left church on right City Map Conn Connecticut river Copley Square Cross RR Diagonal 4-corners Dixville Notch East End of road End of street exits see City ferry Garage Hill Hotel HOTELS-Hotel HOTELS-The House iron bridge Irregular 4-corners joining trolley Keep ahead keep left keep right Lake leaving trolley Left is Route left with travel left with trolley Left-hand diagonal road macadam Main St Map and Points Mass meeting trolley MILEAGE Distance Total Mileage Points miles monument N. Y. pop North P. O. on left P. O. on right park Points of Interest Reverse Route Right is Route right with trolley Right-hand diagonal road RR bridge South Straight ahead Straight thru Thru 4-corners thru with trolley Total Between Mileage town trolley on Main turn left turn right USCO village West York
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Página 437 - Cotton Mather came galloping down All the way to Newbury town, With his eyes agog and his ears set wide, And his marvellous inkhorn at his side; Stirring the while in the shallow pool Of his brains for the lore he learned at school, To garnish the story, with here a streak Of Latin, and there another of Greek: And the tales he heard and the notes he took, Behold! are they not in his Wonder-Book?
Página 227 - Lee (pop. 6,000, alt. 310 ft.), is one of the oldest towns along the Palisades. A monument marks the site of the old revolutionary fort which stood here. Among its former residents are numbered Dr. Thomas D. English, author of "Ben Bolt," and JE Brown, the famous American painter of street urchins.
Página 436 - And John also was baptizing in /Enon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
Página 107 - One of the houses dating back to Huguenot days still remains on North Ave. A tablet erected at Main and Huguenot Sts., north of the business center, indicates the old post road, extending from New York to Boston, originally an Indian trail, opened by royal commission in 1672 as the road to New England. It was known in colonial days as the King's highway.
Página 218 - ... tracks is a turn left, to the old Van Cortlandt mansion, or the tourist may bear left around the lakes and the golf course and on to Yonkers. Midway of the golf course is a turn to the right up the hill to Jerome avenue. There are numerous points of interest in this section, beginning with Central park at the edge of Columbus circle. This park is to New York what Hyde Park is to London, or the Bois de Boulogne to Paris. It is an artificial creation and has been called the most wonderful work...
Página 251 - Conn. (pop. 3,001, alt. 12 ft), was settled in 1639 by Rev. Henry Whitfield and party of 40 from Surrey, England, who bartered the land from the Indians. Whitfield's house, built about the time of settlement, is the oldest house in Connecticut, and the oldest stone house in New England; its north chimney and fireplace are the oldest in the United States. The house is now the "Henry Whitfield State Historical Museum," containing 1,000 historical relics.
Página 825 - HOTEL MARION Rooms Single or en Suite With or Without Private Bath Directly on the Lake Front. Also State Road from Lake George Village to Bolton Landing. Capacity 300 Guests. White Service. 76 Miles from Albany. OPEN JUNE TO OCTOBER ADJOINING NEW COUNTRY AND YACHT CLUB NEW FIREPROOF GARAGE Joseph H. Marvel ON LAKE GEORGE, NY The Hotel That Givea Value for Your Money GOLF, TENNIS AND BATHING 10.5 0.4 Fork; bear left across iron bridge over canal.
Página 227 - Co., the Pierre Lorillard Snuff and Tobacco Co., the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co., and the Colgate Soap Co. The great factory belonging to Colgate's is surmounted by an electric clock of such gigantic size that it may be seen for miles in the surrounding country. It is the largest practical clock in the world. Its dial measures 38 feet in diameter and the minute hand, which weighs almost one-third of a ton, moves 23 inches every minute. Jersey City has a high school capable of accommodating 4,000...
Página 414 - Somerset Commonwealth Avenue goston - - Located on one of the most beautiful avenues in the United States ; at the gateway of the Metropolitan Parks; only ten minutes from all Back Bay Railway Stations. Two beautiful Ballrooms, Banquet Rooms of various sizes, Reception Rooms for weddings, teas and card parties. RATES Room for one person with bath $2.50, $3.50 and $4.50 per day. Room for two persons with...
Página 372 - ... extremity of Casco Bay, and on approaching it from the ocean is seen to great advantage. The harbor is one of the best on the Atlantic coast, the anchorage being protected on every side by land, whilst the water is deep, and communication with the ocean direct and convenient. It is defended by forts Preble and Scammel.