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Title: A picture of New York in 1850 : with a short account of places in its vicinity : designed as a guide to citizens and strangers ; with numerous engravings, and a map of the city
Year: 1846 (1840s)
Authors: C.S. Francis & Co Durst, Seymour B., 1913-, former owner. NNC Nichols, George Livingston, former owner. NNC Day, Thomas, former owner. NNC Grolier Club. Library, former owner. NNC
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Publisher: New York : The Company
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: The Durst Organization

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e of the river, was the scene of important militaryoperations during the revolutionary war. A large body ofAmerican militia stationed here, in attempting to retreat,were overpowered by a vastly superior force, consistingchiefly of Hessians, when they were either slain or con-signed to the prison ship, a fate more terrific than deathitself. The site of Fort Lee is upwards of 300 feet abovethe water. A hotel at the landing is much frequented.A few miles below Fort Lee commence the Palisades, alofty basaltic wall, which extends for twenty miles up thewest bank of the Hudson. They are nearly vertical, andrange from 200 to 500 feet in height. SPUYTEN DUYVEL CREEK, An inconsiderable opening on the east side of the Hud-son, wiiich, with Harlsem river, separates the island ofNew-York from the main land of Westchester county. E:I)NGS BRIDGE, A sort of rialto among the New-Yorkers, crosses thestrait a short distance from the Hudson. YONKERS, A pleasant village of Westchester county, situated at
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PUBLIC BUILDIiNGS. 27 the outlet of Saw-Mill Creek. It is built mostly on theriver bank, which, being somewhat elevated, commandsa fiae view of the river and the Palisades opposite. Besidesthe two churches, an academy and several taverns andstorehouses, there are upwards of 75 dwellings, and apopulation of about 500. HASTINGS, A small village and landing, of the same county, con-sisting of 15 or 20 buildings, of various sorts, including onehotel, a button factory, <&:c. dobbs ferry Is a small settlement and public landing in Westchestercounty, with a ferry to the opposite side of the Hudson. PIERMONT, FORMERLY TAPPAX SLOAT. This village having been selected for the eastern termi-nus of the New-York and Erie Rail-Road, the secluded littleDutch settlement of the Sloat has received the classicsoubriquet of Piermont, and is now an important townof Rockland county. Such has been the effect of thismovement, that its site is now covered by handsome pub-lic and private edifices, which

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