Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-27
AROUND ALEXANDER ISLAND.

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and i. Formed nv ,bo &C.. -, ,hs pa,o,,. %
a.. - =. = -. VS.
a Va. NORM East anu soh'h' anu Roach run on
~, -, ~. .... 70 Sn.erea AZ 'ne June
-. - gu. .Sinia avenue sou,n
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a !. y w.. ~ - 1911 W ,he run
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oPposeu " 'ne Peopi. OF ueurse'own as 'hey
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In 1879 the greater mart of II IVES sxent go
by a frc.het Ii was rebuilt in ls35 by tho
government and was formally opened with
81 49,, us w .HSAson anu hs cabinet ons.
and Al,x,nJr,, ,,L,,. : r,a,,;n,,, - ,na
exerci,e-- since th.t ann, ,ts .,n,.,;ancs. ~;,h
aood. bay. b.,n bo,b ,nw..rons ~ ,I;S.s,r",,.
In 1910 il was nearly DESTROYED by An lee
gorge. In the wears ls56 Is,1 ls6a Ise6 Is7O
is5T Issi and i.se !, 40 ,.c,,r.d rn,,sh an,
disastrou, usage from the ,nrhpl.nt Sa,ars
Bnt ne rbaps tbe mos, iut.,e.,,ne nar, ~ Az.
Old b,,ig, , eyrn,fnl history 4. co,nec,eS Nth
the civil war. Tn. immense volume 81 tran.-
a. rfufl nm tpF he eha krs.la
derrd necessary IN, r.buil,linc Of tbe nitro
wooden structure and draw. This wos done
in the fall Of Is6I. Twas the u,ir connective
link b,tve,n M. s,ruggIi,r a,Tnv ~, The Do,
t0mac and the nortb' and II, na,c vas famii;ar
evervxLsrs ia ,.x, ,;,ass u".I-.S. 80 .hn',
sands of solii. crossed aud rsp ro..sJ n "a
many inns IL t-embIeJ ami 1891 han.a,h
tbe tread ~ r.yimsn,S br;asd.s 90 a;,;.;,ns
marching 10 he front ISon'a,J. 81 waaons
trnilc1 nvgr il isdcn viii sr,',Iios 90 ,ho
army and hundred. ot anbr i,nrs. re 900,
IL their fr,i,ht a ,yo,,r,.J .n.y sreo,in,r -
diers- H. oId b,idgc h. ~ Az b;s,or;n s,r.c-
ture. "
In 1854 IL became nccossarv IN corr o., Tho
r,iiroaJ -. 81 ~, W ., W.. Wy
railroad brilre running ao~, ,b ca.. " s, sn ns
the Old structure was then buiis
-.
'AcAsoS cirf.
Inc settlement at the south end OF the bridge
isdignihed with the name of Jackson Civ This
was once the site OF n prornisinp city lint ,ho
-. :. .....,t ~ 'N0
IL had its inception in the brain. of .nccul.
ant the whole scheme was skillfully managed.
its founders New YORK capitalists principally
,,a,i,,.a;,.. -. ~ -. W DC 'ne IeaI head OF
b., ampIe whnrf room which ho,,, We.S;n ouia
and Georgetowp wer, Je,scient in IT, %,
4, ~ % - ,h .,P -, 80; se ~ .ue ,i'er'
peake and Ohio canal some c,,;,sn, ,.,,,i;c
iaen We're induced bv tbe,, pronbe.;cs ~ .,;ro
the project their .upport II MA. I,iJ one in
1895. on the compl.tion of the hide ~ -
named in honor OF Andrew Jerkson who We
then President OF the United states ard v.rr
popular with the ma.se. ~ the ,so,ia IT..
corner stone WAS laid January IS tv the pct
dent amid great military ami civic Jisni.,s
some 7Ooo men t,ips in line (;eo,ga Wosg'
ington fark. Cnsti.' the r,roprietas of Ar
hr gton Heights Ielivere, ,he oya,io,
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