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Chicago's Canals 48 Chicago To-day 60 Location of Philadelphia 69 Philadelphia To-day 80 Louisiana Purchase 90 St. Louis and her Illinois Suburbs 92 Map of Boston and its Vicinity 106 The City of Boston 118 Boston's Land and Water Connections 120 Cleveland and her Neighbors 140 The City of Cleveland 144 The City of Baltimore 164 Location of Baltimore 168 The Pittsburgh District 173 The City of Pittsburgh 179 The Great Lakes 190 The City of Detroit 201 New York's Canals 209 The Site of Buffalo 212 The City of Buffalo 218 The Site of San Francisco 232 The City of San Francisco 234 Where New Orleans Stands 246 The City of New Orleans 250 The District of Columbia 268 The City of Washington 270 Some of the Great Railroads of the United States 303

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GREAT CITIES OF THE UNITED STATES

NEW YORK

“Drop anchor!” rang out the command as the little Dutch vessel furled her sails. On every side were the shining waters of a widespread bay, while just ahead stretched the forest-covered shores of an island.

All on board were filled with excitement, wondering what lay beyond. “Have we at last really found a waterway across this new land of America?” they asked. There was only one way to know—to go and see. So on once more, past the island, glided the Half Moon. From time to time, as she sailed