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Title: Miller's New York as it is:
Year: 1867 (1860s)
Authors: Miller, James, pub. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: New York, J. Miller
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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may beseen the stately ocean-steamers. These also are objectsof interest to strangers, and they may inspect the ele-gant cabins of these splendid vessels on application. FORTS AND FORTIFICATIOi^S. The national defences of New York comprise thefollowing: the strong fortifications of the Narrows—onthe one side, Forts Hamilton and La Fayette^ the latterhaving three tiers of guns, &c.; on the other side,Forts Tompkins and Richmond^ situated on StatenIsland heights. To protect the inner harbor, there areForts Columius and Castle William^ on GovernorsIsland, and the works on Bedlows and ElHs Islands. Castle William, measuring 600 feet in circumference,and 60 feet high, is a circular stone battery, withmagazines, &c. Fort Columbus, on the same island, connects with theformer. Here are barracks and a corps of the UnitedStates troops. Governors Island^ formerly known as Nut Island,from its formerly being covered with nut-trees, was,in colonial times, used by the English governors as
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OITT OF NEW YORK. 9S pleasure-grounds. The several fortifications liere, maybe easily seen, by taking a boat from Castle Garden,foot of the Battery. There are other fortifications forthe defence of Long Island Sound, and also towardsSandy Hook. FKmCIPAL RESTAURANT SALOONS. These are Taylors Saloon^ the largest and mostsumptuous in the city or country, No. 555 Broadway. MaiUards Saloon, in Broadway, adjoining St. Thomas*Church, corner of Houston street. There are two orthree others on Broadway, in the neighborhood ofTenth and Twelfth streets. The Refectories and Oyster Saloons are too numer-ous to detail, being accessible in almost every sectionof the city. The more important are the following: Florences, 609 Broadway.S. H. CrooFs, 84 Chatham street.Crook, Fox & Hash, 39 Park Row, and 147 Nassau.A. Bang & Co., 308 Broadway.Delmonicos, corner of Fifth avenue and 14th street,William Taylor, 555 Broadway.John S. Savery & Co., 145 Fulton street.Lorenzo Delmonico, 275 Broadway,

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