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Washington Letter on Watkins Glen Trip and Local Wonders
A Washington letter describes a September 1884 trip to Watkins Glen New York calling it a new continental wonder. The author praises the canyon cascades caverns and mountain views, notes Glen Alpha and Glen Omega, and highlights the Gien Mountain House, Minnehaha Falls, and the Seneca Lake steam navigation as part of a popular regional tour.
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Washington
D. C
Watkins Glen
Niagara
America
New York
Jefferson
Seneca Lake
Watkins
Northern Central Railway
Chemung Valley
Glen Alpha
Glen Omega
Syracuse, Geneva & Corning
Minnehaha Falls
Cascade Cavern
Gien Mountain House
Michener
St. Lawrence
Lake
Geneva
Seneca
Como
Seneca Lake Steam Navigation Company
Dom Pepro