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Travels of Editor Lebkicher Across the South to New Orleans
Hershey Press editor Mr Lebkicher recounts departing Philadelphia October 15 on the Pennsylvania Railroad bound for Washington and New Orleans. He visits cotton mills and new towns near plantations, notes New Orleans markets and canal prospects, then travels via the Sunset Route to California. He highlights Chalmette, Jackson Square, Alamo history, and key Texas and Arizona sites along the way.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Washington, D. C
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New Orleans
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Galveston
Chalmette
Jackson
Pakenham
St. Charles Street
Jackson Square
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Southern Pacific Railroad
Louisiana