From Stony Point to Bemis Height,Saratoga to the sea,We trace the lines, now dark, now bright,From seventy-six to eighty-three.Wallace Bruce.
From Stony Point to Bemis Height,Saratoga to the sea,We trace the lines, now dark, now bright,From seventy-six to eighty-three.
From Stony Point to Bemis Height,
Saratoga to the sea,
We trace the lines, now dark, now bright,
From seventy-six to eighty-three.
Wallace Bruce.
Wallace Bruce.
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Beverley Dock, at foot of Sugar-Loaf, from which point Arnold fled to the "Vulture."
Lady-Cliff Academy, (west side) on bluff.
Hamilton Fish's Residence, on hill, east side.
William H. Osborne's Residence, on east bank; house with pointed tower north of Sugar-Loaf.
Sam Sloan'slookout tower, east side, on top of mountain. Residence on hillside below.
Buttermilk Falls, on west bank.
West Point, 50 miles from New York, Academy Buildings and Parade Grounds.
Memorial Hall, building on bluff above landing.
Kosciusko's Gardenwith monument and spring below Memorial.
Garrison, opposite West Point on east bank.
Fort Putnam(596 feet), above the Hudson on west.
West Point Hotel, west bank, wide outlook to the north.
Battle Monument, surmounted by Statue of "Victory."
Constitution Island, on east bank; chain was thrown across the river at this point during the Revolution.
Old Cro' Nest, picturesque mountain north of West Point on west bank.
Cold Spring, on east bank, opposite Old Cro' Nest.
Undercliff, once the home of George P. Morris, on slope north of Cold Spring.
Break Neck Mountain, on east bank, from which point the Highlands trend away to the northeast, known as the Beacon Mountains or the Fishkill Range.
Storm King, on west bank, marking northern portal of the Highlands.
Cornwall, under the slope of Storm King.
Pollopel's Island, at northern portal of the Highlands.
Idlewild, above Cornwall, former home of N. P. Willis.
Washington's Headquarters, Newburgh, seen as the boat approaches the city. A flag-staff marks the point.
Newburgh, west bank, 59 miles from New York.
Fishkill Landing, on east bank, opposite Newburgh.
Let us toast our foster-father, the Republic as you know—Who in the path of science taught us upward for to go—And the maidens of our native land whose cheeks like roses glow,They're oft remembered in our songs, at Benny Havens—oh!Benny Havens, West Point.
Let us toast our foster-father, the Republic as you know—Who in the path of science taught us upward for to go—And the maidens of our native land whose cheeks like roses glow,They're oft remembered in our songs, at Benny Havens—oh!
Let us toast our foster-father, the Republic as you know—
Who in the path of science taught us upward for to go—
And the maidens of our native land whose cheeks like roses glow,
They're oft remembered in our songs, at Benny Havens—oh!
Benny Havens, West Point.
Benny Havens, West Point.
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Low PointorCarthage, 4 miles above Fishkill.
Devil's Dans Kammer, point on west bank covered with cedars.
New Hamburg, above Low Point, on the east side.
Hampton Point, opposite New Hamburgh. Here are the finest white cedars on the river.
Irving Grinnell's Residence, "Netherwood,"east bank, just distinguished through the trees.
Shawangunk Mountains, on the west side, reach away in the distance toward the Catskills.
MarlboroughandMilton, on west bank.
Locust Grove.Home of the late Prof. S. F. B. Morse on east bank, with square central tower.
The Lookout, a wooded hill owned by Poughkeepsie Cemetery.
Livingston Place, now occupied by a rolling mill.
Vassar Brothers Hospital, brick building on the hillside.
Poughkeepsie, 74 miles from New York.
Poughkeepsie Bridge, 12,608 feet in length. Track 212 feet above tide-water.
Mrs. John F. Winslow's Residence, seen through opening of trees on east bank.
Hudson River State Hospital.Large red buildings on east bank, two miles north of Poughkeepsie.
Hyde Park, on the east side.
Residence of Frederick W. Vanderbilt, with white marble Corinthian columns.
Manresa Institute, large building above Crum Elbow, on west side.
A. R. Frothingham.Grecian portico with columns.
John Burrough'sbrown stone cottage, north of Frothingham's.
The Novitiate of the Redemption Fathers, a large new building on west bank at Esopus.
Staatsburgh, on east side.Dock and ice houses in foreground.
While fashion seeks the islandsEncircled by the sea,Taste finds the Hudson HighlandsMore beautiful to see.George P. Morris.
While fashion seeks the islandsEncircled by the sea,Taste finds the Hudson HighlandsMore beautiful to see.
While fashion seeks the islands
Encircled by the sea,
Taste finds the Hudson Highlands
More beautiful to see.
George P. Morris.
George P. Morris.
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D. O. Mills' Mansion, palatial residence on the east bank above Staatsburgh.
Dinsmore's Residence, a large building charmingly located on Dinsmore Point, east bank.
Ellerslie, residence of Ex-Vice-President Levi P. Morton, below Rhinecliff.
Rhinecliff, on east bank.
City of Kingston, embraces Kingston and Rondout.
Kingston Point.Delightful park and picnic grounds near the landing.
Old Beekman Place, on east bank, a short distance above Rhinecliff. One of the old Revolutionary houses.
Ferncliff, Residence of John Jacob Astor.Fine villa with pointed tower.
Out-of-Door Sports.A large building on east bank, erected by Mr. Astor.
Garretson Place, north of Ferncliff, on east bank.
"Leacote," Douglas Merritt's Residence, north of Clifton Point.
Flatbush, on west bank opposite Clifton Point.
Rokeby, Residence of late William B. Astor, above Astor's Point.
Barrytown, on east side.
Aspinwall Place, north of Barrytown, formerly John R. Livingston's place.
Montgomery Place, east bank, among the trees.
"Annandale," name of John Bard's place. East of this is St. Stephen's College, a training school for the ministry.
Cruger's Residence, on Cruger's Island—once called Lower Red Hook Island.
Tivoli, on east side, 100 miles from New York.
Glasco, south of Tivoli on the west side.
Saugerties, on the west side.
Idele, property of Miss Clarkson, known as the old Chancellor Place, on east bank.
Hotel Kaaterskillis plainly seen from this point.
O would that she were here,Sure Eden's garden-plot,Did not embrace more varied charmsThan this romantic spot.George P. Morris.
O would that she were here,Sure Eden's garden-plot,Did not embrace more varied charmsThan this romantic spot.
O would that she were here,
Sure Eden's garden-plot,
Did not embrace more varied charms
Than this romantic spot.
George P. Morris.
George P. Morris.
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Malden, above Saugerties, on west side.
Clermont, above Tivoli. The original Livingston manor.
West Camp, on west side, above Malden.
Four County Island.The "meeting point" of Dutchess, Columbia, Greene and Ulster.
Germantown, on east side, 105 miles from New York.
Man in the Mountain.Between Germantown and Catskill we get a fine view of the reclining giant, traced by the following outline:—the peak to the south is theknee; the next to the north is thebreast; and two or three above this, thechin, thenose, and theforehead.
Roeliff Jansen's Killmeets the Hudson on east bank above what is known by the pilots as Nine Mile Tree.
Herman Livingston's Residence, on point above.
Catskill Creekjoins the Hudson south of Catskill.
Catskill, 110 miles from New York. Route from this point to Catskill Mountains, via Catskill Mountain Railroad.
Prospect Park Hotel, on west bank, north of Catskill.
Cole's Grove, north of Catskill. Here was the residence of Thomas Cole, the artist.
Frederick E. Church's Residence.One of the most commanding sites and finest residences, opposite Catskill.
Rodger's Island, on the east side, where the last battle was fought between the Mohawks and the Mahicans.
Mount Merino, two miles north of Roger's Island.
State Reformatory for Women, on bluff south of Hudson.
Hudson, 115 miles from New York. Promenade Hill just north of landing.
Athens, quiet village, on the west bank.
Stockport.On east side, four miles north of Hudson, near the mouth of Columbiaville Creek, formed by the union of the Kinderhook and Claverack Creeks.
Four-mile Point.On west side, about 125 feet high; four miles from Hudson and four from Coxsackie.
Coxsackie.On west side, 8 miles from Hudson.
For while the beautiful moon arose,And drifted the boat in the yellow beams,My soul went down the river of thoughtThat flows in the mystic land of dreams.Richard Henry Stoddard.
For while the beautiful moon arose,And drifted the boat in the yellow beams,My soul went down the river of thoughtThat flows in the mystic land of dreams.
For while the beautiful moon arose,
And drifted the boat in the yellow beams,
My soul went down the river of thought
That flows in the mystic land of dreams.
Richard Henry Stoddard.
Richard Henry Stoddard.
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Newtown Hook, opposite Coxsackie. The wooded point is called Prospect Grove.
Stuyvesant.On the east side. Once called Kinderhook Landing.
Schodack Island.On east side, about two miles above Stuyvesant. The island is about 3 miles long.
New Baltimore.About opposite the centre of Schodack Island; fifteen miles from Hudson and fifteen from Albany. The Government dykes begin opposite New Baltimore.
Berren Island.Site of the famous "Castle of Rensselaerstien."
Coeymans.Right above Berren Island. Above Coeymans is what is known as the Coeyman's Cross Over.
Shad Island.The first island to the westward above Coeymans; 3 miles long; old Indian fishing ground.
Castleton, on east bank, in the town of Schodack.
Mourdeners Kill, a small stream which empties into the Hudson above Castleton.
Sunnyside Islandnear east bank.
Cedar Hill, above, on west bank.
Staats Island, settled by the Staats family before the arrival of the Van Rensselaers.
The Overslaughreaches from Van Wies' Point (the first point above Cedar Hill), on east bank, about two miles up the river.
Albany, 142 miles from New York, is now near at hand, and we see to the south the Convent of the Sacred Heart; to the north the Cathedral, the Capitol, the State House, the City Hall, etc.
Rensselaer, opposite. Connected with Albany by ferries two railroad bridges, and carriage bridge.
Old Van Rensselaer Place.One of the Van Rensselaer houses on the east bank, built before the Revolution. The tourist will note the port holes on either side of the door as defense against Indians.
In love to the deep-bosomed stream of the westI fling this loose blossom to float on its breast.Oliver Wendell Holmes.
In love to the deep-bosomed stream of the westI fling this loose blossom to float on its breast.
In love to the deep-bosomed stream of the west
I fling this loose blossom to float on its breast.
Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Oliver Wendell Holmes.
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Transcriber's Note
Each page of this book contained, as a footer, a stanza of poetry, or a prose quotation, which, although pertinent to the text, was not part of it.
I have retained these footers, moving them to a suitable location between paragraphs, and enclosing them in short horizontal rules. Any poetry not enclosed within short horizontal rules is an integral part of the text.
Maps
The author used a long strip map, cut into four sections, with the end of the journey, being North, under the header. I have detached the header, reversed the order of the maps, and inserted the (clickable thumbnail) maps closer to the text they represent. The header (on page 32) now has beneath it links to the four maps.
Note: All maps and illustrations link to enlargements.
Errata (Old Typos) and Corrections
Also added: Periods and commas, various (in the poetry footnotes). The text appears worn; there is space for a period (and a couple of letters are missing), so I am assuming that the missing punctuation may have been rubbed off the page.
I have also encountered a number of instances throughout the book where the author quoted from an external source and omitted either the opening or closing quotation mark, and it is not obvious from the text just where the quote began or ended. In a couple of instances I have hazarded a guess, but have otherwise left the single quotaton mark in place, as it appears in the original.
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