Identifier: newyorkmetropoli00spra_0 (find matches)
Title: New York, the metropolis : its noted business and professional men.
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Sprague, John Franklin.
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Publisher: (New York) : New York Recorder
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: The Durst Organization

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vorably with any other city in the world for its age and size. There are inall about sixty statues,of sculpture, twoobelisks and aevery park or square,most important andcreation which greetsfloats up the bay iscent monument toEnlightening thesituated on Bedloesbor. The figure ispage xxi of this work,tery the first statueJohn Ericsson, finelyScott Hartley ; theand three inches inJ. Q. A. Wards colossalington, at the entranceWall St., on the actualtook the oath of officethe United States inway is the earliestart in the city. It isof Governor Petertimber leg and austereler arrives at PrintingBenjamin Franklin isand Horace Greeleysmiles down upon thethe Tribune Building.City Hall Park isNathan Hale, presentedSons of the Revolution,building are Gutenberging the march uptownAstor Place, where theCongressman Samuelarm over the populace.Miss Louisa Lawson.Washington Square,morial arches formsAvenue. It is theerected in 1889 tonial of the inaugurationPresident of the Uniteddesigned by Stanford
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