The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-08-13

spread out like map, may he seen. To the
gilded dome Oliver Wendell Holmes has gwen
the name of 1.-THE hut Of the solar system
The Boston Public Library is the largest Ii
brary IN America containing now about 100000
volumes The building is on Boyleston street,
near the corner of Fremont, erected in 1893, at a
cost of $3.50 900.
Harrison University has property valued at
upwards of So 100000, and It's annual income IS
about 5000 600 There are 1000 students, and
200 instructors The Girls High School is on
Newton street, and has q very fine building, with
500 students. The large hall is adorned with
statuarv
The bronze equestrian statue of Washington
is one of the finest works 81 art in America 1t
is IN the Public Garden.
The Army and Navy Monument stands on
he highest point OF the Common. 1t cost
$50 600
The Franklin Statue is OF bronze, and hears
four bar-Ieets illustrating events in Franklins
life
The Daniel Webster Statue (of bronco is on
the State House grounds It cost $4,000
The Emancipation Group on Park Square, is
duplicate of the Freedmcn's Memorial in
Washington. 1t represents Lincoln with
freed negro kneelng at his feet 1t cost
$4,000.
Alexander IIamilton's Statue is on Common
The Columbus Statue is of Italian marble in
Lousburg Square
Bunker-Ill Monument is granite ohelisk,
22l feet high, on Monument Square Charles
town. 1t commentaries the battle of June Il,
1175. The Monument was dedicated by Daniel
Webster, June H. 1S43 1t cost over $4,000
PARKS AND SQUARES.
Boston Common was laiC out before 1G4O
held for the feeding OF cattle The Common
covers 4S4 acres and is enriched by numerous
lines Of grand old trees-the famous "malls".
An old elm on the Commons. more ancient than
boston hOUyn in and itc cit
surrounded by an iron fence is occupied by
young descendent
The Public Garden west of the Common is
delightful place to take stroll and enjoy nature
Twenty-four acres of grass, flowers and lake
make this a most delightful resort.
Franklin Park is tract Of five hundred acres
between Jamaica Plain and Dorchester, very
picturesque region.
CEMETERIES.
Mount Auburn is one of the finest cemeteries
in the world. There 80 miles of avenues
and paths. Among the tombs of iustriOus au-
thors, statesmen, etc. to be seen there are those
of LOngfelOw Sumner, Everett, Agassiz, Char
lote Cushman, Charming, Choate, Fanny Fern,
etc.
Forest Hill Cemetery, the Kings Chapel
buryng ground, the Roxbury buryng ground,
the Dorchester burying ground, Mount Hope
Cemetery and Cops Hill burying ground are
all beautiful cities of the dead. Requl eseat.
THEATRES. ETC.
The Boston Theatre, $50 Washington street,
is the largest most substantial and elegant thea
ire in the United States. l. seats 3O17.
The Boston Museum is an ancient theatre
The front is Ornamenred with 0! gas Jets
which give it a brilliant air when lighted At
night.
The Howard Ajhcnaeuun founded in 1915
WAS once the leading theatre Of Boston. l. has
become the chiof variety theatre.
Nrchanics Hal. on Harrington avenue, ,ca'-
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