Identifier: thousandislandst00newy (find matches)
Title: The Thousand Island and St. Lawrence River Steamboat Companies Limited : the Folger System, in connection with the New York Central & Hudson River R.R
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company Thousand Island Steamboat Company St. Lawrence River Steamboat Company
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Publisher: Grand Rapids, Mich. : James Bayne Co.
Contributing Library: Queen's University Library, W.D. Jordan Special Collections and Music Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Queen's University - University of Toronto Libraries

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n, N. Y. Chas. H. Skinner Albany, N. Y. Judge P. C. Williams Watertown, N. Y. Rev. Richmond K. Fisk Ayers, Mass. H. F. Inglehart Watertown, N. Y. Just above Central Park is St. Helena Island, occupied byH. Stillman, of Oswego, and the original Calumet Island, uponwhich is the cottage of Oliver H. Green, of Boston. Upper Channel Group. From Central Park to the head of the channel many cot-tages are ranged along the shores of Wellesley Island, or uponthe small islands to the left of the steamer. They are mainlyinexpensive, but are all picturesque in location, and filled allsummer with happy families from all parts of the country.Upon the Wellesley Island shore, also a short distance abovethe cheese factory, opposite Collins Landing, is the site of thehistoric Peel Dock, where upon the night of May 29, 1838, aparty of so-called patriots captured and burned the steamerSir Robert Peel, an incident of the border troubles of thattime. The most notable places observed are Mt. Jolly Oaks, a 17
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group of cottages upon Wellesley Island, one of which is ownedby Mr. W. W. Butterfield, Occident and Orient Islands, Fred-erick Island, Waving Branches, and Castle Hiawatha. FishersLanding is a small settlement upon the mainland, opposite RockIsland Lighthouse. Opposite Ttiousand Island Park are two cottages upon smallislands, called Lone Tree and Twin Isles. Thous.and Isl.^nd Park. The fine hotel at this point has already been mentioned.Several hundreds of cottages are located at this great resort,those along the river front bluff being chiefly of tasteful, andoften of costly build. The first stop of the steamer after leav-ing Thousand Island Park is at the Pullman House Wharf.Upon the lofty rocks just to the south of this landing are sev-eral cottages, the largest of which is Jersey Heights, owned byL. L. Carlisle, of Newark, N.J. The Otsego clubhouse anda pretty cottage, owned by L. E. Curtis, are placed upon therocky point. Next stop on the left is Round Island, with its cluster o

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