The Hudson By Daylight

Excerpt from The Hudson by Daylight: Map Showing the Prominent Residences, Historic Landmarks, Old Reaches of the Hudson, Indian Names, &C.; With Descriptive Pages Stevens Castle. As the Steamer approaches the 22d Street landing, the tourist will note on the west bank the commanding site of Stevens Castle. Elysian Fields, near castle, to the north. St. Michael's Monastery, or Monastery of the Passionist Fathers, on west bank above the Elysian Fields; distinguished by large dome and towers of the St. Paul (london) style of architecture. This dome is said to be 300 feet high, and its summit is 515 feet above the Hudson. Weehawken. Passing the docks of the Manhattan Oil Com pany, we see on the west bank the docks of the West Shore Railroad, about opposite 42d Street. Near the river bank was the scene of the Hamilton and Burr duel, 1804. Jersey City, Hoboken and Union Hill. The topographical loca tion of Jersey City, Hoboken and Union Hill will be seen on the accompanying map with Bergen Heights in the background. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.