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Fairmount Park : sketches of its scenery, waters, and history.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - American Imprints 1871 Keyser
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Keyser, Charles S. (Charles Shearer), 1825-1904.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--History.
- Philadelphia (Pa.).
- Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.).
- Physical Description:
- 159 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 20 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Claxton, Remsen, and Haffelfinger, 1871.
- Contents:
- Fairmount
- Fairmount water works
- The fountain
- The mineral spring
- The barge-houses
- The skating club house
- Lemon Hill Mansion
- Grant's house
- The Schuylkill Water Works
- The tunnel
- The Solitude Villa
- West Philadelphia Water Works
- The Sweet Brier Mansion
- Lansdowne Concourse
- The Michaux Grove
- George's Hill
- The Belmont Reservoir
- Chamouni
- The trees at Rockland
- The Woodford Mansion
- Mount Pleasant Mansion
- The ravines
- The Belmont Water Works
- Moore's Cottage
- Maple Spring Museum
- The log cabin
- The lover's leap
- Mom. Rinkle's Rock
- the monastery
- The pipe bridge
- The Devil's pool
- Valley Green
- The first fountain
- Indian rock
- Chesnut Hill.
- Notes:
- Includes advertisements at end.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Copy 1: gift, M. Biddle.
- Athenaeum copy: Copy 1 signed "Mrs. S. Martin 3rd, February 22, 1917."
- Athenaeum copy: Copy 1 has stamp "Library of Francis Lynch, 2733 Diamond St."
- Athenaeum copy: Copy 2 has "Received Aug. 2. '71" written on t.p.
- OCLC:
- 8273857
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