The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-11-13

Ills Encyclopedia
'T p,.,ou, the Capital OF Massachusetts,
\. termed the Metropolis of New
-,,.,5 AMI the second city in tht
~,o, in commercial Importance. Il
.,.Iv situated on small peninsula
d. bottom of Massachusetts, bay
a. connected with the main land on
,.s2u.h by Boston Neck. 1t is dis
-, - ,so hundred and seven miles
,.,.,sst Of New York Including the
m,r ',,,.ol Roxbury and Dorchester, Bos'
".ts.s A. aggregate AREA OF nearly
:. = ,,o,ssnd acres, and is divided into
:, cry proper. South Boston, East
:,,ap. y Hishlsads and Dorchester.
;,,a towns Are in the I'm.
.,INe vrtnlty, 80 closely con
..,si via Roston a. to almost
..5n, % 1t. These are the cities OF
Sv!. Town. where the United States
,,r ward and arsenal are located,
i.., and Cambrrdte, and the towns
.,S;''nsryile. ,;' North Chelsea, Winthrop,
-, Roxbury, Newoury, Brookline
''j g-iIhton. Their united population
- .,.-IT equal to that OF Boston itself.
=. bv i studded with numerous
.,n LANDS which protect the harbor
~, The east winds, AID afford conve-
..D .i,nst ous tor forts commanding
n. bs.bor approaches The harbor u,
lent, Of great size, with suifclc
,ys, 10 sd nit the largest ships, and so
.-n's,ly lsni-locked, that vessels are
.o,I 4. -rc,r. ~ il they were in
~. At the outer entrance there is
ia. lighthouse, eighty eet high,
,5s revolving light. The bridges,
,o,ot which are OF great len 9Th, con-
,.tns the city with the suburbs and
q. continent. are all OF wood.
rle.s is also a cau1ewtv 81 earth tc,
3Y,slinp AMI the Cross Dan, leadir 9
49,, the b4vto r ,xblry. is also loru ,ed
d srta with walls o. stone. This
,g,qle ssryel the double purposf O. a
in sui bridge; and with the addi-
.}aof cross dam OF similar c. ,nstruc
:1l formed two large basins : one o.
I,cl being f lei witt every aooi, and
n sotlpr rmptl-i WITH every ebb tide, a
.psll.l current t2e the r ,se OF mills
z, sis established rr e mills have
.l dI,continusd Ard tn e .upply basins
i'I uo tor "uI'M& l,urposes. rne
TirTes are verV ex,enSi ve rne Lon!
~ IS 1863 feet long b y 200 'eet wild,
licooreln- I6 's"s- ", renouses. The
;,r',I wharf 100 feet long by 80 fee,
re, AID there are others nearly as
n, slve
ne W1srveS, ~ well as many Other
fs o. tne CIV nave been built o.
's 'o'm,i hGr Using .rouni original
covered oT the sea. Many Of th'
.rv'S' oHS ally narrow and crooked
ave 'e'en" oeen Slienel and sir ,'ght
'-l' ani the houses, winch are tor tn'
1' pr o. brci. Ih,u.h many are o
!t''e AMI Sandstone, are large, we.
WIN aud elegant.
! e p-'"cip.l public Buildings ar
d tojlowing: The Sta e House, o.
le crDsn o. Bacon Hill. is a con
.gcnl. oFjs't in anv coup doeH; 1t L
ssfas brrk build ng, fronting on tn
?,tr.tei B ,arol Common, one hun
;ri let anove the bay. From tn
ranto ils clp .ltam ,,niiicsnt vle0
obtained. The City Hall Is q fin
rev bai'in,o' the molern Benaissanc
gye. TIE Marke; House Is of granite
tn stories hign, two hundred AM
Ory eei long 10y fifty feet wide Tn
G)1't House is also OF granite, on
aldrei and s.venty-six feet long
ly~even ert nigh, and adorned wit
ns,sve doric porucos The Genert
A:p.'tl IS anot er granite building
.I;folnieI bv open grounds four acre
a extent The fremont II tn
~: o. which is brnlt OF grav svenite
~ 'ne @--'" order, AMI several Of tn
AlHs are no l'eau { 49, So heir fl n
irh0ectnre. The City Hospital, Pun
UG L'rrv, BIretu OF Ch haritles, IL ortI
,lnral Hal, Music Hall, with tn
'!e organ, and the new Masonl
!'mOIe, are almost edlfi 'es worthy tn
AK that Boston holds among tn
A'9e ci:ie. Of the world.
Auo'g other otjec:s worthy OF M
.G- are the Common, a beautiful par
..'aty acres on he peninsula, and tt
0lnSer Hill Monument, at Charlie
Town.
Boston possesses above l30 religion
&c enes, six theatres, museum, an e,
''l ear lntrmary and numerous bene
cent and Industrial societies.
Il- pres OF Boston is the Oldest
'or Unit d States. The first journ
I,!o0'hrd in North America was II
,iN5 Letter, which was commence
AN A,lIol The second paper ws
|s Bosom GIzs1s. commenced l1l9,
'oIch james Franklin was printer
0)'ton has always been favorabl
I'ingulShed by her attention to educs
.'l and literature By some she hi
"'T1 called the Athens OF Amerlci
lie North american and other va
aO'' Works are publ shed here, and /
CN y vicinity Is the celebrated Hsrvar
.'ltie. Schools of all denomination
aOOihd, and education ia in a very az
hcei state. The Free Public Librar
.1e next IN size to the Library of Coz
s'S was Instituted in 1852. and cor
aus aus about $50 00) bound volumes. an
"VHpimphlets. The Atheneum hs
aMm''sry a.m OF $4,000 volumes, q p'ctul
ITe'fv, and a public hall tor lecture
u .ue school Tor the instruction OF Il
,a' ."oa' founded in 1888, is said to he e.
I,.nsIy ,y we'll managed. The Americs
r'a'eny OF Arts and Sciences, the Hi
"ncal and Fatural History Societle
among the learned assoc atoms
a' ,'o also = Humane Society. Orphs
T!!ums, ami numerous other ch arits
r..ii Institutions. A host of daily, Il
io'' is"ly' mon,hly and other periodic
"I50aIs are published here