Identifier: routesratesforsu01rome (find matches)
Title: Routes and rates for summer tours
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg railroad company. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: (New York, Press of the American bank note co.)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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cted, and for their architectural beauty. Among these maybe noted the Court House,new Post-Office, Merchants Exchange, Mechanics Institute, Bank of Montreal, Bank of BritishNorth America, Molsons Bank, Merchants Bank, Albert Buildings, Custom House and manyothers. Among the other objects of interest may be placed the Bonsecours Market, the Govern-ment House, Hotel Dieu Hospital, McGill College, and various other institutions of learning, thediflFerent nunneries, the statue of Her Majesty, Nelsons Monument, the Young Mens Christ-ian Association Building, Mount Royal Cemetery, and the Wonderful Reservoirs, excavatedout of solid rock, located 206 feet above the river and twenty-five feet deep. The drivesaround Montreal are exceedingly pleasant, the enjoyment of the beautiful scenery being enhancedby the splendid carriage roads, which have few equals in this country. The wharves of the cityof Montreal are not equaled in Am.erica. ROME, WATERTOWN AND OGDENSBURG RAILROAD. 99 CITY OF QUEBEC.
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^ y U EBEC—LOWER TOWN. UEBEC, founded in 1608, is one ofthe oldest cities in America, andalso one of the most interesting.In population and maritime commerceit is third among the chief cities ofCanada, ranking next after Montrealand Toronto. The form of the city isnearly a triangle, the Plains of Abrahamforming the base, and the Rivers St.Lawrence and St. Charles the sides.The city is divided into two parts,known as the upper town and the lowertown. The upper town is strongly forti-fied, and includes within its limits thecitadel of Cape Diamond, which coversthe entire summit of the promontory andembraces an area of more than fortyacres. St. John and St. Louis, suburbs,are also included in the upper town,although outside the line of fortification. The citadel occupies a commanding site 345 feetabove the river, and is the strongest fortress in America. Quebec is pre-eminently the strong-hold of Canada, and is called the key of the St. Lawrence. The citadel, from its greatelevation, af

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