Identifier: pictorialdescrip00sear (find matches)
Title: A pictorial description of the United States; embracing the history, geographical position, agricultural and mineral resources ..
Year: 1860 (1860s)
Authors: (Sears, Robert), 1810-1892. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: New York, R. Sears
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ats ply daily toNew York. The New Jersey railroadpasses through the town ; and the Dela-ware and Raritan canal commences here,which extends to Bordentown, forty-twomiles. It is seventy-five feet wide, andseven feet deep, allowing sloops to passof from 75 to 100 tons. It is suppliedby a feeder from the Delaware, twenty-three miles long; including which, thecost was $2,500,000. An old bridge,now useless, was built across the Rari-tan at New Brunswick, in 1811, at anexpense of S86,6S7. There is anotherfor the railroad. Rutgers College stands on the highground in the northwestern quarter ofthe town. It was founded in 1770, withthe name of Queens college ; but beingunendowed, it did not go into operationuntil 1781. In 1810, it was connectedwith the general synod of the reformedDutch church, and, in 1825, the buildingwas purchased by the synod, and thepresent name was given to the institu-tion, in honor of Colonel Rutgers, ofNew York, a libeial benefactor; sincewhich time it has flourished.
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212 DESCRIPTION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. Newark, the most populous town inthe state, is situated on a fine, level tractof ground, on the west side of Passaicriver, nine miles west from New York,and forty-nine northeast from Trenton.Vessels of one hundred tons come up tothe wharves ; the New Jersey railroadpasses through the town, on the way fromNew York to Philadelphia; and here isthe commencement of the Morris andEssex railroad. The Morris canal pass-es through the place, which opens a chan-nel of transportation between New Yorkand the Delaware river. The principal streets are wide, wellbuilt, and shaded with trees. Two largesquares, in the middle of the town, addmuch to its beauty. It contains threebanks, a courthouse, twenty-five church-es, an apprentices and a circulating li-brary, a mechanics association, and, in1850, 38,885 inhabitants. The coast-ing-trade is considerable, and a whalingand sealing company was incorporatedin 1833. Manufactures of several kindsare carried on to

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