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Mount Vernon to Niagara Falls on New York Trip
The article traces travel from Mount Vernon estate with original Washington furnishings to Niagara Falls on the U S Canada border. It notes Toronto’s winter attractions, Detroit farming land, and the rise of industrial East cites like Philadelphia. It reports toll bridges across the South East and Northeast with tolls from ten cents to 165 dollars.
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Old South
Mount Vernon
Washington
George and
Martha Washington
Toronto
Ontario
Niagara
Lake
Detroit
Michigan
Canada
Mississippi
Potomac
Hudson
Ohio
Texas