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2 African nations see remarkable church growth

This article talks about one of the poorest villages in Africa. It explain how missionaries helped bring life back to this village. The Wisconsin…

West Point

The article ties in with The Lamplighter because the article expresses how beautiful West Point could truly be. In The Lamplighter the narrator talks…

WASHINGTON BUILDING, WASHINGTON STREET, BOSTON.

This article from Ballou's Pictorial Drawing - Room Companion describes the Washington Building on Washington St, Boston. It describes elements of…

An Accurate Description of Newgate

The primary source describes in detail the layout of a fleet prison in London. The layout, prices the prisoners have to pay, and the descriptions of…

The Negro's Church

This book is an analytic study of the importance and content of black churches from both urban and rural areas. Mays and Nicholson, both prominent…

A Chart of the Gulf Stream

This cartography of the gulf stream created by Benjamin Franklin, who also discovered the usefulness of the gulf stream, shows how the gulf stream…

Bridge between New York City and Long Island

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…

Organization of the primary schools of the city of Boston: September, 1854

This book lists out all the primary schools of the Boston area. The area is broken down into districts in which they then list the schools, number of…

Lodgings for the Poor [a look at the current living conditions of the poor]

The newspaper article provides an interesting insight into the living conditions and perceived morality of the poor. In The Lamplighter, Nan Grant’s…

Suburban homes on the "Old Colony." A directory for those who seek a suburban residence.

This directory is significant to the Lamplighter since it is about suburban homes on “Old Colony”, a place in Boston – the setting of this novel. This…