Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-07-23
1928 feet. Above this is Beverly
Dock, whore Arnold escaped to the

1928 feet. Above this is Beverly
Dock, whore Arnold escaped to the
Vulture. + .'' .e
Wind and tide are In our favor, and
in comparatively short time We find
ourselves looking upon West Point,
the famous Military School. The
place is elevated from the river about
200 feet. One Of the interesting fea-
lures of this place is niche in the
cliff, Il forget what it is callcd) where
an indcnture of cannon.balI can be
seen, which, no doubt, disturbed the
meditations ofsomc patriot. Six hun
dred feet above The river isa
"Noble wreck in ruinous perfection"
once Fort Putnam. Highland House,
which caps prominent peak of the
mountains, and a great summer re-
sort, Arnold House and several other
important places can be visited in this
region by week visitor. Hero Wash
ington, Putnam and other revolution
ary heroes struggled for the good
cause. Surely there is no place where
the history of our country can be
studied with greater interest than
among these wilds where freedom
found protection. Further north is
Undercliff. Here the mountains are
very high and the river narrow and
deep. One of the best views on the
Hudson can be obtained here. AT
midnight in the summer lone star
can be seen above the mountains, and
in the midst of the gloom, and the
toiling of machinery, and the beav-
ing Of the waters, as they dash against
the rugged shores, We will feel the
force of the beautiful lines,
"0ld Cro-nest like monarch stands,
Crowned with a single star"
Newburg is the next point Of inter
est. Not many miles from this place
is "Idlewild," once the home of N. p.
Willis. To tho south of the city is
the "Old Stone House." Washington's
headquarters. Here can be seen many
relics Of revolutionary times. Old
Hessian boots, never intended for
fight, making either victory or cap
ture inevitable; old swords that have
history written in blood trappings
Of soldiers that have lost the glitter
and tinsel, "the pride, the pomp and
circumstances of glorious war" ard a
piano, of most harmonious discord.
The next place of Importance is
Poughkeepsio, tho Queen City of the
Hudson, the largest and most -four
ishing between New York and Albany.
The Hudson Valley is one vast Park,
and Poughkeepsie is one of its cool
and shady spots. The name is of In.
dian origin, and signifies Safe Harbor.
The city is about midway between
the capital of the State and the me
tropolis of the continent, and is also
midway between the Highlands and
Catskills, commanding vicw of the
mountain portals on the south and
tho mountain overlook on the north
the Gibraltar Of revolutionary famc,
and the dream land of Rip Van Win
klc. The city has population Of
about $4,000 and is growing. One of
the chief attractions of the place is
Eastman place, tho Central Park of
Poughkccpsic. The Soldiers Memo
rial Fountain is one of the finest in
the world. This place might also be
termed the City of Schools, for it is
quite task to cnumcratc tho institu-
tons of training. The two principal
ones, however, are Eastman CONNER.
cial College and Vassar College, o
school for females.
Poughkecpsio is in Duchess county.
One Of our great lecturers once stated
to his audience, that, "judging from
the inscriptions on tombstonos, thoro
never was wicked person who died."
conveying the idea that the inscrip-
tions were only put on to read well.
"But," says he, "therc is one in Ouch
css county, New York, that has en-.
graved on its face true sentiment
The wife of an honest old Dutchman
died, and the heart-broken ~ hus-
band wished to inscribe on the stone
"Lct her rest in peace" but finding
he had not enough Of space TO put the
entire sentence on, no abbreviated It,
after which it read "Let her II. |. p"
This gravestone, containing tho same
epitaph, is near Poughkcepsic, so |
have been instructed.
Suffice this to do at present, for no
doubt but 1 Lave now occupied TOO
much space in your paper. 1 have
now given you a sketch of about SO
miles of scenery unequalcd in the
world, when we consider the points of
history, poetry and beauty all blend
ed together, and, whom ! proceed fur
ther on my way, will write again
Until then, adieu. W. S. K.