F 106 .D57 Yum ■:>''ff(i •'I'ifJ-, '^mi •C. ' . , s > 0< o '■ / ^» a^ ^ •^ ..vi.: •V ^ .-^^ -^^f<^ ^^ .^'^-^v ... «^ v.v • A^^ ^ BETWEEN HEW YORK, PHIIiADELPHIA, BAIvTIMORE A^T> WASHINGTON* CONTAINING A DESCRIPTION OF THE PRiNeiPAL PLACES ON THJ JlpUTE, AND TABLES OF DISTANCES. ACCOMPANIED BY A NEW AND CORRECT MAP« JPBICJt! 50 CEJVTS. J NEW YORK: PUBLISHED BY J. DISTURNELL, No. 29 CourtlandL^tFeeU, c^rjZJ FROM NEW YORK TO WASHINGTON. By Steamboat Sf Railroad. To Bedlow's Island, by Steamboat 2 Kills 4 6 Newark Bay 4 10 Elizabethport 2 12 Railway river 4 16 Perth Amboy S 24 South Ainhoy 1 25 ^\iOifi\\Qod,by railroad 9 'M West's 4 38 Hightstown 7 45 Centreville 4 49 SandPIills 5 54 Bordentoicn' 4 58 Criift's Creek 4 02 Eurlinsrton 7 (J9 Rankocus river 6 75 Camden 12 87 Philadelphia 1 88 Fort Mifflin, by S. boat 9 97 Chester 9 105 Marcus Hook 4 110 Christiana creek 8 118 Neic Castle, Del 5 123 Glagow, by railroad ..12 135 Frenchiown 4 139 ;Mou(:h of Elk river, by Steamboat 13 152 Grove Point 6 158 Pool's I.-iland 16 174 Nonh Point 16 190 Fort McHenry 10 200 Baltimore 3 203 Elkridse, by railroad 10 213 Vansville 17 230 }i]adensburu 7 237 Washington 6 243 'To Philadelphia by steam- lyoat, 29 lailes. By Railroad and Stages^ To Jersey City,,....,.,- I Hackensack river, by railroad .,..,,....-.. 4 5" Newark ,. ,. 4 9^ Elizabethtown ,.,, 6 15- Rahway 5 20 New Brunswick 13 33"- Kingston, by stage. . . ,13 4&- Princeton ,3' 4^ Trenton* W 59* Morrisville, Penn 1 60* Tyhmn, by railroad ., 3 63^ Tally town 3 &&■ Bristol 4 709 Dunksville 4 7# Frankford 9 83' Philadelphia 4 87 Darby, by stage 7 94 Chester 8 102 Marcus Hook 5 107 Wilmington, Del 8 115 Newport 5 120 Christiana 5 125 Newark 5 130 Elkton, Md 5 135 North East 6 141 Charleston 3 144 Havre de Grace 7 151 Hall's >- Roads 5 156 Harford 6 162 Little Gun Powder.... 7 169 Baltimore 16 185 ¥AkY\ds.e, by railroad 10 195 Patuxent river 12 207 Vansville.. 5 212 Bladensburg 7 219 Washington 6 225 *To Philadelphia by steam- boat, 36 miles. Sf Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1837, )/ .John Disturnell, in the Clerk's Office of the District '!ourt of the Southern District of New York. GUIDE BETWEEN NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON^ Steamboats in connection with the Camden and Aviboy Railroad Line, leave several times during;; the day, from Pier No. 1, north side of the Battery^ (office, 14 Washington street,) for South Amboyj: a distance of 25 miles. The usual fare through tOi Philadelphia, $3,00. On leaving the Battery, the scene is truly grand^ embracing all the beauties for which the Bay of New York is so justly celebrated. The first object of interest after leaving the wharf, which the steam- boat passes, is Bedlows' Island, which is fortified and garrisoned by U. S. troops. Governor's Island opposite, is also strongly fortified. As you approach Staten Island the scenery is; still interesting but of a different character. The: vessels laying at the Quarantine Ground and the buildings attached to the Lazaretto, are in full view • also Tompkinsville and New Brighton. The next object of interest afrer you enter the Kills, is the Sailors' Snug Harbour — many a veteran Tar here finds a safe and comfortable home, furnished by the liberality of its founder Capt. Robert R. Randal. Newark Bay, 10 iniles from New York, is a large body of water. At the head of the bay the Hacken- sack and Passaic rivers both empty into it, near each other. On the Passaic, 10 miles from the mouth of the bay lies the flourishing city of Newark. Elizabethport, 12 miles from New York, is the first landing the steamboat makes after leaving the city of New York. A railroad commences here which intersects the New Jersey Railroad at Eliza- bethtown, two miles from the landing. GUIDE BETWEEN Staten Island Sound, extends a distance of 12 miles to Perth Amboy, which is pleasantly situated at the head of the Raritan Bay. This place has advanta- ges as regards a good harbour and access to the o- cean, almost equal to the city of New York. The Raritan river empties its waters into the bay at this place and is navigable to New Brunswick, a dis- tance of 15 miles; only 10 miles by land. Shell fish are found in great abundance in Raritan Bay and its vicinity, being celebrated for their good qualities. South Amboy is 25 miles from New York ; here commences the Camden and Amboy Bailroad, which runs through the state of New Jersey to Camden, opposite Philadelphia, a distance of 61 miles. The Camden and Amboy Railroad Liiie, convey passen- gers from here to New Brunswick, Princeton and Trenton ; also to Freehold and Monmouth, N. J. Spotswood is 9 miles from South Amboy. HiGHTsTowN, 11 miles further by railroad; stages here leave for Freehold, a distance of 12 miles. Centreville, 24 miles from South Amboy, and 9 miles from Bordentown. Sand Hills is 5 miles further, and 6 miles from Trenton by stage. Bordentown, 33 miles from South Amboy, is situated on the Delaware river, 7 miles below Tren- ton, and 29 miles from Philadelphia, by water. — Passengers are generally taken from here to Phila- delphia by steamboat, except when the river is clo- sed by ice, and then by railroad to Burlington 11 miles; this place is delightfully ■situated on the shore of the Delaware. Nearly op- posite is the beautiful village of Bristol, Penn. Camden, the termination of the railroad, is 18 miles further. Directly opposite is the city of Phil- NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON. adelpliia: the river here is about one mile wide, wiiich is crossed by commodious steam ferry boats. Other Routes can be selected by the traveller be- tween New York and Philadelphia. As soon as the railroad is completed between New Brunswick and Trenton, which is in progress, a continued rail- road communication will extend from city to city, by means of the Neic Jersey Railroad and thePAi'Z- adeiphm and Trenton Ra'droad. This route will commence at Jersey City, opposite Ne\v York, and run through Newark, Eiizabjthtown, New Bruns- wick and Trenton in New Jersey: then cross the Delaware river to Morrisville, Penn., and thence through Bristol to Philadelphia. Other railroads intersect the New Jersey Railroad. The Paterson and Hudson Railroad, running from Jersey City to Paterson, a distance of 16 miles. — The Morris and Essex Railroad^ extending from Nevv^ark to MorristoAvn, a distance of 22 miles. — The Elizabethtown and Someruille Railroad, is to extend from Elizabethport to Somerville. The following recent trial of speed, shows how fast passengers can be carried by the aid of lail- loads. The Express Mail was recently transpor- ted betAveen Philadelphia and Jersey City, with un- parallelled speed. The time occupied on the seve- ral sections of the route were as follows : From Phila. to Trenton, (loco-motive en.) Ih. 5m. " Trenton to E. Brunswick, (by stage,) 2h. 23m, " East Brunswick to Newark, (1. en.) 39m. " Newark to Jersey City, (horse pow.) 31m. Distance about 85 miles. Total time, 4h. 38m. A new Line, called the ' Express Mail Pilot Line^ has commenced running on this route, leaving both cities every morning ; going through in 8 hours. Usual fare, 84,00. Office foot of Courtlandt street, PHILADELPHIA, New York. This line with those already establish- ed will be a great accommodation to the travelling public, especially during the winter, and restore to the old post route over New Jersey, a great propor- tion of its former travel. The Delaware and Raritan Canal, extends from New Brunswick on the Raritan, to Bordentown on the Delaware river ; a distance of 42 miles. This is an important chain in the internal navigation of the Union. Vessels of a large burthen can pass through this canal, and in connexion with the Ches- apeake and Delaware, and Dismal Sioaiiip Canals, it furnishes a continued inland navigation between the City of New York and Albemarle Sound ; a to- tal distance of upwards of 400 miles. PHILADELPHIA, 87 miles from Nev/ York, 98 from BaLimore, and 136 from Washington, ranks as the second city in the Union. It is situa- ted on the west bank of the Delaware river, and ex- tends back nearly two miles to the Schuylkill ; it is 105 miles to the mouth of the Delaware Bay and 36 miles to Trenton, the head of steamboat navigation. The largest ships can ascend the Delaware to the city, and it is here nearly a mile wide to Camden, N. J. Seven miles below the city, the Schuylkill river falls into the Delaware ; the former is navi- gable for brigs and schooners to the permanent bridg'e, where it is about 500 feet wide. The city is regularly laid out into squares, with streets cross- ing at right angles. The city proper, is bounded on the north and/South by Vine and Cedar streets. The extensive suburbs of the Northern Liberties, Kensington on the north, and Southwark on the .south, form together Avith the city about three square miles of clo'^e buildings; containing in 1830 a population of 167,811 inhabitants. The streets are generally well paved with round PHILADELPHIA. Stones, varying in width from fifty to one hundred and twelve feet. The sidewalks of brick, are all kept remarkably clean. The houses are very uni- form and commodious, being generally three stories high, built of brick, with white marble steps and window sills. Chestnut and Arch strees are con- sidered among the most elegant promenades in the United States. The principal business is done on (tbe Delaware side, but since the improvements on the Schuylkill by canals, and the extension of the coal trade from the interior, the western part of the city has very much improved. Stores and wharves have been built, and numerous commodious dwel- lings have been erected near that river The rail- road constructed by the state extending from Phil- adelphia to Columbia, a distance of 8i 1-2 miles, in connexion with other railroads in progress, is a great benefit to the west side of the city. The number of houses for public worship, is a- bout 100 of different denominations; although gen- erally plain edifices, many of them are fine speci- mens of architecture. The charitable Institutions are numerous, and this city is noted for the philan- thropical disposition x)f its citizens. The Pennsyl- vania Hospital, the Dispensaries, the Alms Houses, Orphan Asylums, Institutions for the Deaf and Dumd, Lunatic Asylum, Humane Society, Saving Fund Societ;/, besides many other moral and reli- gious institutions, are particularly worthy of notice. The literary institutions are also highly respecta- ble •, among others, the Athenseum, the Philosophi- cal Society, Academy of Fine Arts, Academy of Natural Science, several Libraries, Franklin Insti- tute, Medical Society, College of Physicians, Col- . lege of Pharmacy, Musical Fund, &c. Numerous literary journals, and daily and weekly newspapers, are published. There are also in Philadelphia some 8 PHILADELPHIA. of the largest publishers of books in the United States. Peale's museum contains one of the largest collections of natural curiosities in America. A celebrated painting, by Mr West, of Christ healing the sick, and presented by him to the Pennsylvania Hospital, is exhibited in a building erected for the purpose, for the benefit of that institution. Institutions for education abound in Philadelphiaj from colleges and academies down to common schools. The University of Pennsylvania Ninth street, is a very respectable institution, incorporated in 1755, and a new charter was granted in 1779. Dr. Franklin was one of the original founders of the institution. The annual number of gradutes, is about 190. Jefferson Medical College was foun- ded in 1825, and a Law Academy in 1821. The Friends have numerous schools; besides these there are public schools, Sunday schools, &c. established by various societies and individuals. The city has, however, lately received a most munificent bequest for the establishment of a college for orphans, by the will of the late Stephen Girard, Esq., who died in 1831, leaving the largest portion of his immense wealth, consisting of several millions of dollars, to the city of Philadelphia, principally for the above purpose. In addition to the public buildings, before mentioned, there are a number others of elegance and interest. See " Picture of Philadelphia." The waterworks of Philadelphia are deservedly celebrated for their superiority over those of any city in America. The water of the Schuylkill is elevated by means of a dam thrown across the river, which affords a power sufficient to raise the water in pipes to the top of an eminence on the bank of the river, called Fair Mount, from whence it is conduc- ted in iron pipes to all parts of the city. TABLE OF DISTANCES. From Philadelphia to Pitts- burg, via Harkisburg. By Railroad unci Stage. To Buck's Tavern 11 Spread Eagle. 5 l(i Paoli 4 20 Warren 2 22 Valley Creek 7 29 Downingville 3 32 Coatsville 8 40 Gap Tavern 12 52 Soudersburg 9 61 Lancaster 9 70 Mountjoy 12 82 Elizabotlitown 7 89 Middletowa 3 9t2 High Spire ..3 9o Harkisburg 6 101 Hogostown 9 110 Carlisle 9 119 Sioystown 13 132 Siiippensburg 8 140 Green Village 6 116 Chambersburg 5 I'll St. Tlionias 9 160 Louden Town 6 166 McConiiellsburg 7 173 Juniatta Crossing 20 193 Bedlbrd ..". 15 208 Schellsburg 9 217 Stoys Town 20 237 I.auglilin Town 16 253 Youngs Town 13 266 Greensburg 10 276 Adamsburg 6 232 Stewartsville 7 289 Pittsburg 20 309 By Railroad and Canal. To Lancaster, by rail- road 70 Columbia 12 82 Marietta, by canal .... 3 85 Bain bridge 6 91 Middletown 8 99 Harrisburg 9 108 Juniata river 16 124 Newport 10 134 Thompsontown 11 145 Mexico 7 152 Milflintown 4 156 Le wistown 14 170 Waynesburg 14 184 Aughwick Falls 12 19& Huntingdon 17 213- Petersburg 7 220 Alexandria 7 227 Williamsburg 13 240 Prankstown 10 250 Hollidaysburg 3 253.- Inclined Plane No. 10, bij railroad 4 257 InclinedPlaneNo. 6... 6 263: Mountain Bridge 9 272 Ebensburgji Bridge... 3 275' Staple Bend Tunnel ... 10 285 Jolnistown.. 5 290 Laurel Hill, by canal 6 296 Lockport. 10 306 Blairsville 13 319^ Saltzburg 16 335 V/arrentown 12 3-17 Leechburg 10 357 Freeport 5 362 Logan's Ferry 13 375 Pine creek 12 387 Pittsburg 7 394 Philadelphia to Trenton- By Steamboat. Bridesbyrg & Burlington, N.J 12 IB- Bristol, Penn 1 19 Bordentown, N. J 10 29 Trenton 7 3G Philadelphia to Cape May. By Water. Chester 18 Newcastle 17 35 Delaware City 6 41 Port Penn 5 46 Bombay Hook 11 57 Eirg Island 20 77 Cape May Light Hou§e 24 10?. Cape Island 4 105- 10 NEW Castle and prenchtown. On leaving Philadelphia for Baltimore, the trav- eller has his choice of going by railroad and stage, via Wilmington and Havre de Grace, thence to Baltimore, a distance of 98 miles ; or proceeding down the Delaware, by steamboat to Chester, 18 miles, where the steamboat first lands, thence to New Castle, 35 miles from Philadelphia ; here commences the New Castle and Frcnchtown Rail- road. It extends from New Castle on the Delaware river, to Frenchtown in the state of Maryland, a distance of 16 miles ; affording a direct communi- cation between the Delaware and Chesapeake Bays. It is nearly parallel to the Delaware and Chesapeake Canal, which crosses a few miles below. Frenchtown, 16 miles from New Castle, lies on Elk river which empties into the Chesapeake Bay 13 miles below. The railroad here terminates, and the traveller then takes a steamboat direct for Bal- timore, a distance of 64 miles, through the Chesa- peake Bay. This large body of water, Avhich re- ceives the waters of the Susquehanna, Potomac, James river, and numerous other tributary streams, communicates with the ocean between Cape Charles and Cape Henry, a distance ofabout.200 miles from its head ; its average width above the Potomac is about 10 miles; below this point it increases to 20 miles and upwards. The Chesapeake is usually obstructed by ice for two or three month during the winter ; recently however strong efforts have been ^nade, partlv successful, to keep open a communi- j.tion with Baltimore, iDy means of steamboats, pre- pared expressly to ply through the ice. Patapsco Bay, at the head of which is situated the City of Baltimore, communicates with the Ches- ay^ake, 13 miles below the city, between North Point and Bodkin Island. BALTIMORE. 11 Fort McHenry, 3 miles below Baltimore is ad- vantageously situated and strongly fortified. This fort was attacked by the British fleet under Admi- ral Cockburn, in 1814, who were repulsed; and the British army defeated under Gen. Ross, who was killed in the engagement, a few miles below Balti- more ; having previously landed at North Point, preparatory to a meditated attack on the city. BALTIMORE is the third city, in population, in the United States, and one of the principal commer- cial ports in the Union. This city is admirably situated for foreign and internal commerce, and the amount of shipping employed in the foreign and coasting trade is very great. The exports consist principally of flour, grain, tobacco and pork. The population of Baltimore has increased rapidly. In 1775, it was 5.934; in 1790, 13,-503 ; in 1800, 26,514; in 1810, 46,555; in 1820, 62,738; in 1830, 80,625. The public buildings are numerous, and some of them elegant, including many houses for public worship for various denominations of christians. There are two elegant stone monuments, one erected to the memory of Gren. Washington, 160 feet high, and the Battle Monument, in memory of the citizens who fell in the defence of the city when attaked by the British under Gen. Ross, in September, 1814. The principal part of the city is handsomely built; ■ • the houses generally are of brick, and in good taste. Baltimore is the seat of numerous mills and manu- factories, some of which are very extensive. A magnificent work is now being constructed i^ from this city to the Ohio River, namely, the Bal- rd timore and Ohio Railroad, to extend to Pittsburg, Penn. a distance of 325 miles; which, when com- pleted will add immensely to the trade of the city. Another railroad is also in progress from this city, to the Susquehanna river. 12 TABLE oF DISTANCES. From Baltimore to Wheel- ing, Vii-. B^ Railroad and Stage. To Elkridg* Landing, by railroad 10 vEUicott's 8 18 Marriots ville 8 26 -Sykesville 4 30 'RLdgeville 10 40 Frederick 17 £7 ^liddletown, by stage. . S 65 Boonesboro 8 73 Hagerstown 9 82 ■Clear Spring 11 93 Hancock , . . , 13 105 Becansville ...1.7 123 •Flintstone 10 133 Cumberland 13 I-IG Frostburg 10 156 Little Crossing 10 166 Somerfield, Penn 19 IVj Union Town 21 206 Brownsville 12 218 Beallsville . . . . , 8 226 Hillsboro... 3 229 Washington 11 240 ■ClaysviUe 11 251 West Alexandria 6 257 Triadelphia, Vir 10 267 Wheeling 9 276 Baltimore to Harrisburg. Hereibrfl.. 21 Weisesburg 3 24 Strasburg, Penn. 10 34 ( Logansville 7 41 York 7 48 York Haven 10 58 New Cumberland 11 69 Harrisburg .3 72 Baltimore to Pittsburg. By route of the Baltimore 4" Ohio Railroad. To near Frederick, completed ^ 54 Harper's Ferry, do .26 80 Williamsport .-, ...30 110 Hancock 25 135 Cumberland 50 185i Connellsvdle, Penn. ..80 265 Pittsburg 60 32S Baltimore to Annap&lis. Sweetzer's Bridge.... 4 Broiherton IS 20 Annapolis 10 30 Baltimore to Norfolk. By Steamboat. Fort McHenry 3- NorthPoint.'. 10 1.3 Stonev Point 8 21 Sandy Point 6 27 Thomas' Point 10 37 Three Sisters 6 43 Herrin,;^ Bay 7 50 Sharp's Island 9 5* Cove Point 20 79 Cedar Point 10 89( Point Lookout, nouth of the Potomac 17 10& Smith's Point 11 117 Norfolk .81 19S Baltimore to Philadelphia. Little Gun Pov^der 16 Harford 7 23 Hall's X Roads 6 29 Havre de ^race ..5 34 Charleston ,7 41 Northeast S 44 Elkton 6 50 Newark, Del 5 55 Christiana ..,5 60 Newport 5 65 Wilmington 5 70 INiarcusHook, Penn. .» 8 78 Chester 5 83. Darby 8 91 Philadelphia .» 7 98= By Water. Chesapeake City., ...» 60 Delaware City ,6«/ canal 14 74 Philadelphia 41 l\^ CITY OF WASHINGTON. 13 The usual and most expeditious route from Bal- timore to the City of Washington, is by the Balti- more and Washington Rail-road ;■ it is a branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, which it leaves at Elkridge Landing, and then passes in a south- west direction, through Bladensburg to Washing- ton ; a distance of 40 miles. WASHINGTON CITY, the capitol of the U- nited States of America; situated in the district of Columbia, on the Maryland side of the Potomac,. 295 miles, by that river and Chesapeake bay, from Atlantic Ocean, 38 miles by laud from Baltimore, 136 from Philadelphia, and 224 from New York.. The location of the city is on a point of land formed by the junction of the eastern branch with the Poto- mac, and the site extends over two miles up each of these rivers. On the N. W. is Georgetown, from which it is separated by Rock Creek, and the two places are connected by bridges.. A new bridge is about being constructed over the Potomac from the city, in place of the old one, which was about a mile in length. It joins the road leading to Alexan- dria, which city is 7 miles b^low, on the river. A canal passes through Washington, from the Poto- mac to the eastern branch, following in part the course of a small stream called the Tiber. The Ohio and Chesapeake Canal terminates at George- town, but it is contemplated to extend it to Alexan- dria, and to carry it across the Potomac by an aque- duct. The city was planned, in 1791, by Pierre C. L'En- fant, under the direction of George Washington, then President of the United States from whom it takes its name. By this plan, which has not been perfectly carried out, seven spacious avenues were laid out, to diverge from the capitol as a centre, and five avenues form raj^s from the Pi esident's house ; 14 CITY OF WASHINGTON- the latter building and the capitol being each situa- ted on beaulifal eminences, about one mile and a half apart, and connected by Pennsylvania avenue, now the principal and most showy street in the city, beautifully shaded with trees. The avenues are named after difterent states of the Union, and cross- ed by streets running north and south, named after the letters of the alphabet, and others running east and west, which are called after numbers, as First Street, East and West, &c. The avenues and streets leading to the public places, are from 120 to 160 feet wide, divided into shaded walks and carriage ways ; the other streets are from 70 to 110 feet wide. The ground on which the city is built is high, airy and salubrious ; but only a small part of the extensive site is yet covered with buildings. The population in 1830, was 18,837. The principal buildings belonging to the United States, are the Capitol, the President's House, four buildings near the President's House, for the ac- commodation of the principal departments and sub- ordinate otfices of the government ; and the Gene- ral Post Ofhce,* (in which is the Patent Office,) a- bout equi-distant from the Capitol and the President's House. There are also belonging to the U. States, a very extensive Navy Yard, Marine Barracks, a Magazine, Army Arsenal and Laboratories for Arms, and a Penitentiary. The Capitol is a massy and imposing building of the Corinthian order, con- structed of white free-stone, in a superior style. It is situated, as before stated, on Capitol Hill, and at the western extremity of a beatiful square, 73 feet above tide. It is composed of a central edifice and two wings, the front being 350 feet, and the depth of the wings 121 feet. In the centre is the Rotunda, 90 Desti'oyed by fire, Dec. 15, 1836. CITY OF WASHINGTON. 15 f ■ feet in diameter, and the same in height to the lop of the dome. The Representatives' Hall is a magnifi- cent apartment 95 feet in length, and 60 feet in height. It is of a semi-circular form, and the dome and gal- leries are siipporied by beautiful variegated marble pillars, the marble having been found on the banks of the Potomac. The Senate chamber is of a simi- lar form, 74 feet in length. The cost of the Capitol was over $'2,000,000 ; it is considered the most splen- did building in the United States. The President's House is an elegant mansion, of white freestone, two stories high, with a lofty basement; being 180 feet long, by 85 wide. It stands elevated in the cen- tre of a large reservation of ground, from which the view to the south is very beautiful and picturesque. The Library of Congre.ss is kept in the Capitol, and contains about 10,000 volumes. There is a Ci- ty Hall belonging to the city, which is a spacious ed- . ifice, 250 feet by 50. There are about 20 places of public worship, several public schools, a city library, • a female orphan asylum, a theatre, an assembly room, a museum, gallery of paintings, baths, four banking houses, and several very extensive hotels, which are generally well kept, and thronged with in- mates from every quarter of the Union, daring the session of Congress. Steamboats ply constantly to Norfolk, Baltimore, Potomac creek and Alexandria. Cars and stages leave for Baltimore, and in other directions, several times during the day. The city is well supplied with good water, partly from springs, by wood and iron pipes ; the markets are furnished with abundance of meats, fish, fruits and vegetables. The city was incorporated by Congress, in May, 1802 •, and is governed by a mayor, board of alder- men and common council, elected by the citizens. 16 Table of distances. From Washington to Nor- folk, Vir. To Alexandria, D. C. . . 6 Mount Vernon, Vir 8 14 Crane Island 12 26 Sandy Point, Md 8 34 Boyd's Hole, Vir 18 52 ) Mathias Point 8 60 Cedar Point, Md 7 67 Blackstone's Island... 19 86 Piney Point 12 98 Point Lookout 10 108 Roger Point, Vir 6 114 Smith's Point 5 119 Windmill Point 21 140 Gwynn's Island 7 147 Point no Point 6 153 New Point Comfort ... 9 162 Back River Point 12 174 Old Point Comfort .... 10 184 Craney Island 9 193 Norfolk 7 200 Washington to Richmond. To Potomac creek, by steamboat 50 Fredericksburg 6y r. r.ll 61 Vielleboro , 14 75 Bowling Green 9 84 Hanover Court House 23 107 Richmond , 20 127 Washington to Harper's Ferry. Broad river. 21 Leesburg 10 31 Waterford 7 33 Hillsboro 5 43 Harper's Ferry 9 52 Washington to Pittsburg. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. To the Point of Rocks 50 Harper's Ferry 14 64 Antietam Creek. 10 74 WilUamsport 38 112 Pittsburg, by propo- sed route. ,,,....,, 230 342 Washington to N. Orleaks, By Mail Route. R.ichmond, Vir J22- Halifax, N. C 94 216. Fayetteville 131 Ml Che raw, S. C 65 412 Camden 55 467 Columbia 33 500 Augusta, Geo. . 80 580 Milledgeville 90 670 Columbus 124 794 Montgomery, Al 100 894 Mobile 185 1079 New Orleans, Lou. 146 1125 Washington to Eastport. By Mail Route. Baltimore, Md 40 Wilmington, Del. ... 70 110 Philadelphia, Penn. . 28 138 Trenton, N.J 27 165 New Brunswick 27 1<»2 New York 33 225 NewHaven, Conn... 76 301 Hartford 37 338 Vv^orcester, Mass 58 396 Boston 39 435- Portsmouth, N.H. .. 60 495 Portland, Me 54 549 Belfast Ill 660: Eastport..... .130 790i Washington to St. Louis.. via National Road. Frederick, Md 4^ Cumberland 89 132 Union, Penn 61 m Washington 36 229 Wheeling, Vir: 35 264 Zanesville, 72 336 Columbus 60 396 Springfield 43 439 Indianapolis, In 134 573 Terre Haute 82 655 Vandalia, n 126 781 Alton, on the Missis- sipvi river 60 841 St. Lows, Mo 20 861 <^: m ' ^^ "0.* ^ .-^■^ 9 r\-' J^O-n.. JAN 73 N. MANCHESTER, INDIANA i li •7^ .^ LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 014 113 605 7