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Title : Trolley exploring : an electric railroad guide to historic & picturesque places about New York, New Jersey, and New England
Year : 1904 ( 1900s )
Authors : Childe, Cromwell
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Publisher : Brooklyn, N.Y. : Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Contributing Library : Columbia University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor : The Durst Organization

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e famous Stevensfamily, engineers and fashion-ables of New York for genera-tions; and the great Stevens In-stitute, one of Americas fore-most scientific schools. CastlePoint may be readily seen fromthe river, from any of the up-town ferry boats, the one dis-tinctive object on the Jerseyshore, perched commandinglyand grandly on a bluff at thewaters edge. The Stevens In-stitute is close to the Castle. These should be visited, to beexact, before the Union Hillcar is taken. At the Fourteenthstreet ferry board a Washingtonstreet car. This car goes aroundto the Jersey landing of the Over New Jersey27 Barclay and Christopher street ferries, and either of these ferriescould betaken to reach these buildings. They lie halfway betweenthe two ferries. Any conductor can indicate the cross street atwhich to stop, Returning to the Fourteenth street ferry and taking the UnionHill car the traveler should get off at Highwood Park. A shortdistance from the highway upon which the cars run is the historic
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RAHWAY RIVER, SOUTH MOUNTAIN RESERVATION, ORANGE MOUNTAINS, N. J. monument to Alexander HamiltOD, killed on this spot a century agoin his duel with Aaron Burr. All this high ground is WeehawkervHeights ; Guttenberg lies just to the north of it. A walk to theedge of the cliff at Highwood Park will disclose a magnificent viewof the river and of New York City. The castle-like structure builtpartially down the cliff is the studio of Karl Bitter, the sculptor.Just beyond this is a stairway by which the Forty-second streetferry can be reached, in 10 minutes1 walk. 28 Trolley Exploring. ROUTE 12. From Forty-second street ferry (Wee-haw ken) to Fort Lee and Coytesville. The interest of this road is that in its seven and a half mile runfrom Weehawken it takes the trolley explorer into a wild regionat its northern end—at Coytesville. Between Fort Leo andCoytesville there is fine trolleying. Fare from Weehawken 15cents. ROUTE 13. From Edgewatter (by ferry foot of WestI30th street) to Fort Lee#

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