Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Traveller's Directory, or a Pocket Companion, Shewing the Course of the Main Road From Philadelphia to New York, and From Philadelphia to Washington: With Description of the Places Throughout Which It Passes, and the Intersections of the Cross Roads
The streets are all, except Dock Street, right nine extending from river to liver, east and west, and twenty three crossing at right angles, north and south. Dock Street was not laid out until the year 1784, and was formerly a swamp, with a small run of water through it. This street now forms an agreeable ornament to the city, the stream being arched over, covered with earth, and well paved, commencing at the bridge (formerly a, draw) in Front Street, and winding in, a north West course, extending to Third Street; it is from, ninety to one hundred feet in breadth. High, or Market Street, is one hundred feet broad Mul berry or Arch Street, sixty; Broad Street one hundred and thirteen; all the Others are about fifty feet broad. Five open public Squares are laid out in different quarters of the city; one at the intersection of High and Broad Streets; the other four, toward the extreme corners of the city, have been appropriated to particular purposes. With in the improved parts of the city, the streets are paved with pebble stone for carriages, &c. And have abrick foot-way on each side, very commodious.
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.
