Hemstreet, Charles, b. 1866 · New York : C. Scribner · leaf 311
rmances. As this garden was on the Bowery Road,and that was then the chief driveway of thecity, it became exceedingly popular, and con-tinued so for many years. Even in 1827,when Lafayette Place was opened and cut thegarden in two, it was still kept up. But littleby little the grounds were crowded… … SPRING VALLEY FARM WHERE the East River touches theManhattan shore just opposite thesouth end of what was CaptainMannings Island, and is now BlackwellsIsland ; where, in quiet weather, the waterscurl around the piles, and where, on stormynights, the waves rush at the piers as thoughthey longed to…
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