Hell's Gate improvement...
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August 24, 1848
DAILY EVENING TRANSCRIPT, Boston, Massachusetts, August 24, 1848
* Hell's Gate improvement
* Pre civil war original
A page 2 report says that Commandant Davis, of the United States Coast Survey, " ..has made a report on the improvement of Hell's Gate passage, by...blasting and removing some of the rocks, and by erecting piers with wooden faces upon the others..."
Other news of the day includes: "The Expected Comet" "Safety of Sea Bathing" "Washington Irving's Work" and more with several interesting advertisements.
4 pages in very nice condition.
* Hell's Gate improvement
* Pre civil war original
A page 2 report says that Commandant Davis, of the United States Coast Survey, " ..has made a report on the improvement of Hell's Gate passage, by...blasting and removing some of the rocks, and by erecting piers with wooden faces upon the others..."
Other news of the day includes: "The Expected Comet" "Safety of Sea Bathing" "Washington Irving's Work" and more with several interesting advertisements.
4 pages in very nice condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War
