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Title: The passenger pigeon in Pennsylvania, its remarkable history, habits and extinction, with interesting side lights on the folk and forest lore of the Alleghenian region of the old Keystone state
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: French, John C., 1858-
Subjects: Pigeons
Publisher: Altoona, Pa., Altoona tribune company
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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on the scene. Newleaders claimed popular atention and interest. Someof them were exceptionally able men. There wer^,for instance. Clay, Calhoun, Randolph and Webster.Lafayette was to lay the corner stone of Bunker HillMonument, and to hear the great New Englander de-liver, on that occasion, one of his finest orations. The reception of Lafayette, on his last visit, v. asas spontaneously enthusiastic as that which Joffrc andViviani are receiving today. New York was com-paratively small then, but it seemed to witnesses ofthe scene at the Battery, that when the guest of the na-tion arrived the Avhole population was there to welcomehim. The city was decorated, much as it has beenwith a great display of bunting, the Stars and Stripesand the Tricolor being everywhere intertwined. Thelanding initiated a series of ovations which extendedover the length and breadth of the country. Lafayette,in response to popular demands, made a tour throughthe twenty-four states then in the Union, covering al-
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JAMES V. BENNETT a Leader in Business and FinancialWilliamsport, Pa. Famous Pigecneer, Now „ ^. ... „^„.. Circles, Williamsport, Pa THE PASSENGER PIGEON IN PENNSYLVANIA 143 together 5,00U miles. His reception in Boston, Balti-more, Philadelphia and other of the larger communi-ties, was correspondingly as enthusiastic as that inNew York. In Mew England, boys and girls strewedflowers in his path. He went into the small as well asthe large towns. He was recived with special honors bythe President, with special distinction by Congress. Hewas presented with a purse containing $200,000, andwith a township of land. He was lionized socially.From the moment of his arrival to the moment of hisdeparture he was the recipient of every thoughtful anddelicate attention. Early in his visit he went to Mount Vernon andpaid tribute to Washington. He dedicated a monu-ment to Baron DeKalb at Camden, S. C. and par-. ticipated actively in many other functions. Thosewere still coaching days, and Lafaye

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