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The significance of this source is that it talks about gardens and hot houses that would be able to keep flowers and other plants alive during the winter or nights that there was going to be frost.

This article segment gives statistics and information about omnibuses in Boston, Massachusetts in the mid 19th century. It speaks about how significant they are as a way of transportation daily to thousands of Boston citizens.

The author’s, Abel Bowen, main purpose for publishing this particular work was so that he could provide a field guide to the citizen of Boston and to a traveler. His goal was to give the person a complete detail of the city so that he or she can have…

This is a report that was issued as an update on the construction of a bridge between New York City (Lilly Bart’s home) and Long Island (a place that she often visited on a pleasurable vacation (like to the Gormers’ elegant country home in Chapter…

In the Lamplighter Mrs. Sullivan, Willie’s mother, takes a dream excursion to India. In her dreams she imagines she is journeying over “land and sea” to Calcutta “ a beautiful city, with churches , towers, thongs of gay people moving in every…

This image shows the routes that the British Empire took across the ocean. In the map there are present routes from America and the West Indies to ports off of Western Europe. There is also signs of ship routes on the Mediterranean and Black Sea.…

The excerpt from a magazine describing new members being inducted into the church of many cities. There are two churches that inducted members in Memphis. It describes briefly of the importance of taking the church’s mission and spreading it locally…

In this primary source it talks about how in Grand Central Station there is always a plethora of people. “The enormous volume of traffic which it has to accommodate has for many years proved too much for the capacity of the station yard.” This…

This article is about the Piazza of Congress Hall, it is quite a popular attraction in the summertime, and is usually crowded with visitors The building is described as being three stories high with columns that rise from the ground. The building…

This book contains a detailed description of New York City in 1786 by Noah Webster. It includes comprehensive geographical details, with in depth information of history of various important buildings such as churches, and picturesque portrayal of…