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Identifier: trolleytripsthro01hart (find matches)
Title: Trolley trips through New England ..
Year: 1900 (1900s)
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Subjects: New England -- Description and travel. (from old catalog) Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.) -- Description and travel
Publisher: Hartford, Conn., Guyde publishing co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ALBANY, N. Y.Hotel: Hampton (rooms, $2). Restaurant: Kcelers. Albany, the capital of the Empire State, lies on hilly groundat the debouchure of the Champlain and Erie Canals into theHudson. It owes much of its prosperity to its connection withthe West by means of them, and more from the great fiordthat lies at its front door, for the Hudson is that: its bed a sunkcleft through the hills, its waters tidal.94. ALBANY and HUDSON -oo Albany, lv. P. O. -13 Rensselaer (5c.13m.) -47 Nassau (20c.47m.) -52 N. Chatham (25c.52m.) -58 Electric Park (25c.58m.) •02 Niverville (30c.1hr.2m.) -07 Yalatie (35c.1hr.7m.) -11 Kinderhook (3SC.ihr.i im.) -28 Stockport (50c.1hr.28m.) •53 Hudson (50c.1hr.53m.) -00 Hudson, lv.N. Y. C. Depot-28 Stockport (5c.28m.)-44 Kinderhook (15c.44m.)-48 Yalatie (15c.48m.)-53 Niverville (20c.53m.)-58 Electric Park (250.58111.)-03 N. Chatham (25c.1hr.3m.)-09 Nassau (30c.1hr.9m.)-39 Rensselaer (50c.1hr.39m.)-53 Albany (50c.1hr.53m.) The Hudson River Valley 133
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ALBANY THE STATE CAPITOL Climbing State Street, we reach the magnificent $25,000,000State Capitol, the show-place of Albany—opposite is the finenew State Library. A grand view of the giant, chateau-likestructure, and of the city, may be gained from the toll-bridge.One should also visit the fine Washington Park, whence theCatskills and Helderbergs may be seen. Dudley Observatory andthe Schuyler mansion (1760) are interesting. 93. Albany, N. Y. (State and Broadway) to Hudson 50c.ih.53m.) -00 on hour Schenectady (250.52111.) 00-15-45 fl Rensselaer (50.14111.) ev 5 min Troy (100.45111.) ev 5 min Saratoga (60c.ih.43m.) -00 on hr. Troy (ioc.2om.) trains 00-30 UP THE HUDSON AND MOHAWK VALLEYS Once arrived in Albany, the voyager sets his face northward,to the great Vacation Land ahead. Briefly, his wishes divideinto three great desires—to view Saratoga—to climb up to theAdirondacks—to sail on Lake George, the beautiful Horicon. Now all these three most desirable trips can be taken by

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