TRAVELLING ROUTES
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The facilities which this metropolis affords for reaching any accessible portion of the world, particularly all sections of the union, are not excelled. Steam and sailing ships of the first class, hold commercial intercourse with almost every nation. Steamboats, with accommodations equal to the best regulated hotels, are plying through every river and bayou. Four to five thousand miles can be achieved, in those floating palaces, with perfect ease, and comparative safety.
The principal routes between the north and the south are here given, as also the intermediate places, together with those inland most frequented by the traveller and the man of business, and the distances carefully noted as they diverge, in their various directions. Beside the four annexed routes to New York, there are several that lead to favorite watering places, and other points attractive to travellers of leisure, which it would be quite impracticable to lay down in a work of this kind. They can always obtain information of these resorts, from intelligent companions on the road, that will prevent their deviating much from the point they wish to attain. The distances on the river have been corrected agreeably to the latest survey. The other routes conform to the most approved authorities; and, frequently, have been corrected by personal observation, with the utmost care and attention.
Route 1.—From New Orleans to New York, via Pittsburgh, Pa., by Steamboat.
Miles.
New Orleans to Carrolton, 6
Red Church,2026
Bonne Carre Church,1642
Jefferson College,2264
Donaldsonsville,1983
Louisiana Institute,1295
St. Gabriel Church,12107
Plaquemine,10117
Baton Rouge,23140
Port Hudson,25165
Bayou Sara,11176
Tunica Bend,27203
Red River, cut off,33236
Fort Adams, Miss.,11247
Homo Chitta River, Miss.,10257
Ellise Cliffs, Miss.,26283
Natchez, Miss.,18301
Rodney, Miss.,31332
Bruinsburg, Miss.,12344
Grand Gulf, (big black) Miss.,10354
Carthage, Miss.,25379
Warrenton, Miss.,19398
Vicksburg, Miss.,10408
Old River, (Yazoo,) Miss.,12420
Tompkins' Bend,46466
Providence, La.,15481
Bunch Bend,19500
Princeton, Miss.,10510
Columbia, Ark.,45555
Bolivar, Miss.,53608
Napoleon, (Arkansas,)12620
Victoria,20640
Delta,66706
Helena,10716
Sterling,10726
Peyton, Miss.,12738
Commerce,33771
Buck Island,6777
Memphis, Tenn.,21798
Devil's Race Ground,34832
Randolph, Tenn.,33865
Fulton, Tenn.,11876
Plumb Point,10886
Ashport,12898
Needham's Cut-off,8906
Walker's Bend,31937
Riddel's Point,18955
New Madrid, Mo.,10965
Mills' Point,421007
Columbus, K.,151022
Cairo, (Mo'th Ohio R'r.) Il.,181040
Trinity,61046
America, Il.,51051
Caledonia, Il.,31054
Fort Massac, Il.,231077
Paducah, (M. Tenn R'r) K.,81085
Smithfield, (M. Cum'd) K.,11097
Golconda, Il.,181115
Tower Rock,151130
Cave in the Rock,51135
Battery Rock,91144
Shawneetown, Il.,121156
Raleigh, K.,61162
Wabash River,61168
Carthage, K.,71175
Mount Vernon, Ia.,131188
Henderson, K.,281216
Evanville, Ia.,121228
Owensboro, K.,361264
Rockport,121276
Troy, Ia.,161292
Cloverport,211313
Stephensport, K., and Rome, Ia.,101323
Fredonia,341357
Leavenworth,21359
Mauckport, Ia.,141373
Brandenburg,31376
West Point, K.,181394
Portland, K., and New Albany, Ia.,201414
Shippingport,11415
Louisville, K.,31418
Jeffersonville, Ia.,11419
Westport, K.,191438
Bethlehem,61444
New London,61450
Madison, Ia.,71457
Port William, K.,141471
Vevay, Ia., and Ghent K.,81479
Warsaw, K.,111490
Rising Sun, Ia.,201510
Bellevue,21512
Petersburg,71519
Aurora,21521
Lawrenceburg,31524
North Bend,71531
Cincinnati, O., and Covington and Newport, K.,171548
Columbia,81556
Richmond,131569
Point Pleasant,41573
Macon,41577
Neville,31580
Mechanicsburg, O.,31583
Augusta,71590
Levana, O., and Dover, K.,21592
Ripley, O.,31595
Charleston, K.,51600
Maysville, K., and Aberdeen, O.,71607
Manchester, O.,111618
Vanceburg, K.,161634
Alexandria,181652
Portsmouth, O.,21654
Concord, O.,81662
Greenupsburg, K.,131674
Burlington, O.,231697
Guyandot, Va.,71704
Galliopolis, O.,351739
Point Pleasant,31742
Letart's Rapids,301772
Belleville, Va.,281800
Troy, O.,51805
Belpie and Blennerhassett's Island,121817
Parkersburg, Va.,21819
Vienna, Va.,51824
Marietta, O.,61830
Newport, O.,151845
Sistersville,271872
Wheeling, Va.,401912
Warren,91921
Wellsburg, Va.,61927
Steubenville,71934
Welleville, O.,201954
Georgetown,71962
Beaver,131974
Economy,121986
Middletown, Pa.,81994
Pittsburgh, Pa.,102004
Warrenton, by Canal,472051
Blairsville, do282079
Johnstown, do292108
Hollidaysburg, by rail-road,372145
Alexandria, by Canal,262171
Lewiston, do572228
Newport, do362264
Harrisburg, do262290
Philadelphia, by rail-road,1012391
Trenton, do282419
Brunswick, do272446
Jersey City, do312477
New York, by steamboat,12478
Route 2.—New Orleans to New York, via St. Louis, Chicago and Buffalo, (see route 1.) to Mouth of the Ohio, Steamboat to St. Joseph.
Miles.
Mouth of Ohio, 1040
Elk Island,81048
Dogtooth Island,81056
English Island,151071
Cape Girardeau, Mo.,121083
Bainbridge, Mo., and Hamburg, Il.,101093
Lacouse's Island,311124
Kaskaskia River,151139
River au Vases,101149
St. Genevieve, Mo.,91158
Fort Chartres Island,101168
Rush Island,101178
Herculaneum, Mo.,101188
Harrison, Il.,11189
Merrimack River,111200
Carondelet, Mo.,131213
St. Louis, Mo.,71220
Alton, Il.,221242
Illinois River,151257
Monroe,51262
Guilford,101272
Montezuma,201292
Augusta,151307
Meridosia,231330
Beardstown,161346
Havana,271373
Pekin,341407
Peoria,71414
Henry,101424
Columbia,101434
Lacon,41438
Hennepin,181456
Chippeway,161472
Shippingport,21474
Dresden,461520
Mount Joliet,151535
Lockport,61541
Chicago, Il.,291570
Michigan City, Ind.,521622
New Buffalo, M.,121634
St. Joseph, M.,281662
Detroit, by rail-road,2001862
Fighting Island, by steamboat121874
Amhurstsburg, U. C., do61880
Middle Sister Island, do201900
North Bass Island, do101910
Cunningham's Island, do101920
Sandusky, O., do121932
Cleaveland, O., do541986
Fairport, O., do302016
Ashtabula, O., do322048
Fairview, Pa., do282076
Erie, Pa., do112087
Bugett's Town, Pa., do172104
Portland, N. Y., do182122
Dunkirk, N. Y., do182140
Cattaraugus, N. Y., do132153
Sturgeon Point, N. Y., do102163
Buffalo, N. Y., do162179
Williamsville, by rail-road,102189
Pembroke, do162205
Batavia, do142219
Rochester, do252244
Canandagua, do252269
Geneva, do162285
Waterloo, do72292
Seneca Falls, do42296
Cayuga, do32299
Auburn, do92308
Skaneatelas do72315
Marcellus, do62321
Onondaga, do82329
Manlius, do122341
Oneida, do182359
Utica, do222381
Herkimer, do162397
Little Falls, do72404
Caughnawaga, do332437
Amsterdam, do102447
Schenectady, do152462
Albany, do152477
New Baltimore, steamboat,152492
Kinderhook Landing, do42496
Hudson, do92505
Catskill, do52510
Clermont, do92519
Redhook, upper landing,22521
Redhook, lower do32524
Rhinebeck, do72531
Esopus, do12532
Hyde Park, do92541
Poughkeepsie, do52546
New Hamburg, do82554
Newburg, do72561
Fishkill, do12562
New Windsor, do12563
Cold Spring, by steamboat,32566
West Point, do32569
St. Anthony's Nose, do72576
Fort Fayette, do52581
Stony Point, do12582
Haverstraw, do42586
Sing Sing, do32589
Tarrytown, do62595
Phillipstown, do102605
Fort Independence, do42609
Fort Washington, do22611
Fort Lee, do12612
Manhattanville, do22614
New York, do82622
Route 3.—New Orleans to New York, via Wheeling and Baltimore.
Miles.
To Wheeling, by steamboat, (see route 1.) 1912
Cumberland, by stage,1312043
Hancocktown, Md., rail-road392082
Williamsport, Md., do272109
Frederickstown, Md., do272136
Poplar, Md., do202156
Ellicott's, Md., do172173
Baltimore, Md., do102183
Havre de Grace, Del., do312214
Wilmington, Del., do362250
Philadelphia, Pa., do262276
New York, (see route 2.)882364
Route 4.—New Orleans to New York, Mail line.
Miles.
Point Pontchartrain, by rail-road,5
Fort Pike, by steamboat2126
Bay St. Louis, do3359
Biloxi, do3190
Pascagoula, Miss., do20110
Cedar Point, Al., do26136
Mobile, Al., do28164
Junction of Alabama and Tombigbee river, do65229
Claiborne, do72301
Black Bluff, do46347
Dale Town, do35382
Canton, do14396
Portland, do29425
Cahaba, do21446
Selma, do18464
Benton, do35499
Vernon, do39538
Loch Ranza, do6544
Washington, do16560
Montgomery, do12572
Chehaw, Al., by rail-road,40612
Covington, Ga., by stage,155767
Augusta, Ga., by rail-road,121888
Charleston, S. C., do1361024
Wilmington, N. C., by steamboat,2201244
Weldon, N. C., rail-road,1701414
Richmond, Va., do1241538
Washington City, do1221660
Baltimore, Md., do401700
New York, (see route 3.)1811881
Route 5.—New Orleans to Fort Gibson by steamboat.
Miles.
Arkansas river, (see route 1.)620
Arkansas,62682
New Gascony,71753
Pine Bluff,25778
Little Rock,150928
Lewisburg,66994
Scotia,501044
Morrison's Bluff,331077
Van Buren,721149
Fort Smith,81157
Fort Coffee, Mo.,101167
Fort Gibson,841251
Route 6.—New Orleans to Balize, and Gulf of Mexico, by Steamboat.
Miles.
Battle Ground,5
English Turn,611
Fort St. Leon,516
Poverty Point,1834
Grand Prairie,2761
Fort St. Philip,970
South West Pass,979
South Pass,281
Pass a' l'Outre,283
Balize,487
Gulf,592
Route 7.—New Orleans to the Raft on Red River, by Steamboat.
Miles.
Mouth of Red River,236
Black River,28264
Bayou Saline,20284
Alexandria,56340
Regolet de Bondieu,18358
Bayou Cane,36394
Natchitoches,24418
Bastian's Landing,40458
The Raft,40498
Route 8.—New Orleans to Pittsburg, Miss., by Steamboat.
Miles.
Mouth of Yazoo River, Miss.,420
Satartia,66486
Liverpool,5491
Manchester,25516
Tchula,88604
Marion,37641
Mouth of Yalo Busha river,33674
Cochuma,38712
Pittsburg,27739
Route 9.—New Orleans to Nashville, Tenn., by Steamboat.
Miles.
Cumberland river,1097
Eddyville, K.,561153
Canton,201173
Dover, Tenn.,301203
Palmyra,311234
Red River,61240
Harpeth River,201260
Nashville,401300
Route 10.—New Orleans to Florence, Al., by Steamboat.
Miles.
Tennessee River,1085
Petersville, Tenn.,711156
Reynoldsburg,361192
Perryville,421234
Carrollville,271261
Coffee,261287
Savannah,91296
Waterloo,251321
Bear Creek,121333
Colbert's Ferry, Tenn.,141347
Florence, Al.,241371
