Trip to the West and Texas: comprising a journey of eight thousand miles, through New-York, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Louisiana and Texas, in the autumn and winter of 1834-5. — John Shaqi
Trip to the West and Texas: comprising a journey of eight thousand miles, through New-York, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Louisiana and Texas, in the autumn and winter of 1834-5.Parker, A. A. (Amos Andrew)
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Trip to the West and Texas: comprising a journey of eight thousand miles, through New-York, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Louisiana and Texas, in the autumn and winter of 1834-5.
Parker, A. A. (Amos Andrew)
Frontier and pioneer life -- Mississippi River Valley; Frontier and pioneer life -- Texas; Mississippi River Valley -- Description and travel; Texas -- Description and travel; Texas -- History -- Revolution, 1835-1836
A new town has recently been laid out, on the north bank of the Maumee
river. It takes the name of the river; and is situated on a plat of
table land elevated forty feet above the stream, at the foot of the
falls, and ten miles from lake Erie. The river is deep and navigable
for all vessels sailing on the lake. The falls are about thirty feet,
and afford an immense water power--equal to that of Lowell. It has
now fifty dwelling houses, three stores, one tavern, a saw and grist
mill; and preparations are making to erect a large number of buildings
the ensuing season, among which are four taverns. Two doctors are
already settled here; and a limb of the law was on the track to join
them. A glance at the map will at once show its favorable location,
for a large and flourishing town. The Wabash and Erie canal, and the
Cincinnati, Dayton and Erie canal, will both terminate at this place.
It is situated in the disputed territory, claimed by both Ohio and
Michigan; but if it should prove to be healthy, it will soon take rank
with Cleaveland and Detroit. It is thirty miles south of Monroe; and
about the same distance west of Lower Sandusky. A large steamboat is
now building here, to run on the lake.
On the opposite side of the river, and about a mile above, is the
village of Perrysburg, of a hundred houses and twelve stores; but as
its site is low, and on the shoal side of the river, its location is
not therefore so favorable as that of Maumee. There are large tracts
of flat land, both to the east and west of this place, covered with a
heavy growth of timber.
Detroit is on the river, twenty-five miles above lake Erie, and seven
below lake St. Clair. The river is about a mile wide, and the current
sets down at the rate of from two to three miles an hour. It contains
about three thousand inhabitants; many of whom are French and some
negroes and Indians. Much business is done here; and it will probably
be one of the most important frontier towns; as it possesses a safe
harbor and steamboat navigation to Buffalo, Michilimackinac, Green
Bay, Chicago, &c. It is well laid out, and has some fine streets and
buildings. Its public buildings are a court house, jail, academy,
council house, two banks; a Presbyterian, Episcopalian, Methodist,
Baptist and Catholic churches; arsenal, magazine and commissary store
house.
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