Adequate Travel-Atlas of the U.S. (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 Excerpt: ...E4. e, Schriever E4, to Houma E4. Statistics. Pop. in 1860 708,002 ""1870 726.915 ""1880 939,946 ""1890 1,118,587 White," 558,395 Colored," 500,192 Net State Debt, 1890, $16,008,585 Vote for Cleveland, '92, 87,622 ' "Harrison, " 25,332 ""Weaver, " 1,232 ""Bidwell," 0 Congressmen, 1893, .... 6 Area lsq. milest 48,720 Counties, 1893 5- Railroads (milest, 1892. 1,880 Mean Temperature, New Orleans 69o Chief Cities. Their Population Ann Rank In The Uniten States. Bank. 1890 1880 12 New Orl'ns..242,080 216,090 278 Shreveport. 11,979 8,009 231 Bat'u Rouge 10.478 7,197 New Iberia.. 3,447 2,709 L. Charles.. 3.442 838 Gretna 8,882 2,396 Monroe 3.250 2,070 Plaquemine. 8,222 2,061 Don ds'nv'le 3.121 2,600 For Index see following page. NEW ORLEANS. The city extends from the Mississippi River north to Lake Pontchartrain, but only the portion nearest to the river is built up. The City Park is about three miles northwest from the business portion. The Exposition Park, which was the site of the American Exposition, of 1884, is located on the river about four miles west from the heart of the city. The streets mostly cross each other at right angles, and are arranged to conform with the bend of the river. Canal Street is the main business and residence thoroughfare and is also the dividing line between the French or Creole and American parts of the city. Canal Street divides many or the crossstreets into north and south, but some change names entirely in crossing it. Other prominent streets are St. Charles, Claiborne, Rampart, Esplanade and Royal. The numbering of the houses is somewhat irregular and defective. As a general rule it may be said that streets running parallel with the river are nu...