STRANGER'S GUIDE

IN

PHILADELPHIA

AND

ITS ENVIRONS.

INCLUDING

LAUREL HILL, WOODLANDS, MONUMENT, ODD FELLOWS',

AND GLENWOOD CEMETERIES.

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS.

PHILADELPHIA:

LINDSAY & BLAKISTON.

US 16900.72

1867, Dec.18. Gift of Henry G. Lenny, Esq. of Bostin. (44.6.1852.)

CONTENTS.

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CHAPTER I.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

The State House. United States Custom House. United States

Arsenal. Commissioners' Hall - Southwark, Moyamensing,

Kensington, Northern Liberties, Richmond, Spring Garden.

Markets-High Street Market, South Second Street Market, North

Second Street Market, Callowhill Street Market, Shippen Street

Market, Maiden Street Market, Spring Garden Market, Girard

Market, Moyamensing Market, Franklin Market, Eleventh Street

Market. The Fairmount Water-Works, Spring Garden and

Northern Liberties Water-works. Gas-Works - Philadelphia

Gas-Works, Spring Garden Gas-Works, Northern Liberties Gas-

Works. The Navy Yard. United States Mint. Philadelphia

Post-Office.

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CHAPTER II.

PLACES OF AMUSEMENT.

Chesnut Street Theatre. Walnut Street Theatre. Arch Street The-

atre. Sansom Street Hall. Welch's National Theatre and Cir-

cus. The Philadelphia Museum Building. The Franklin Hall.

The Masonic Hall. Musical Fund Hall. Public Squares-In-

dependence Square, Washington Square, Franklin Square, The

Penn Squares, Rittenhouse Square, Logan Square.

CHAPTER III.

COMMERCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

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The Merchants' Exchange. Banks Bank of North America,

Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank, the Bank of Pennsylvania, the

Mechanics' Bank, the Philadelphia Bank, the Western Bank, the

Girard Bank, the Bank of the Northern Liberties, Commercial

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