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United States Canals, Railroads, Religion & Mountains in
1838
The tables on this page are taken from Phelp's & Ensign's Traveller's
Guide Through The United States, published in 1838 by Phelps & Ensign,
No. 7 1-2 Bowery, New York.
We thought you might enjoy a look back at the United States almost 170 years
ago. When the book was published Andrew Jackson was the current (and 7th)
president.
Canals
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| "During a few years past, the people of the United
States have made great and spirited exertions to improve their inland
water communication by the construction of Canals. The following table
exhibits the routes, length, width, and depth of the Principal
Canals." |
| Canal Name |
Connecting |
Miles |
Width
(Feet) |
Depth
(Feet) |
| Middlesex |
Boston and Merrimac R. |
29.5 |
30 |
4 |
| Blackstone |
Worcester and Providence |
45 |
36 |
4 |
| Farmington |
Northampton and New Haven |
87 |
36 |
4 |
| Hudson & Erie |
Albany and Buffalo |
360 |
40 |
4 |
| Champlain |
Albany and White Hall |
63 |
40 |
4 |
| Oswego |
Erie Canal and Lake Ontario |
38 |
40 |
4 |
| Seneca |
Seneca Lake and Erie Canal |
20 |
40 |
4 |
| Crooked Lake |
Crooked and Seneca Lakes |
7 |
40 |
4 |
| Delaware & Hudson |
Delaware and Hudson |
65 |
36 |
4 |
| Morris |
Easton and Newark |
86 |
40 |
4 |
| Chesapeake & Del. |
Del. R. and Chesapeake Bay |
14 |
60 |
10 |
| Port Deposite |
Port Deposite to Md. line |
10 |
36 |
4 |
| Chesapeake & Ohio |
Georgetown and Pittsburg |
360 |
40 |
4 |
| Ohio State |
Ohio River and Lake Erie |
306 |
40 |
4 |
| Miami |
Cincinnati and Dayton |
67 |
40 |
4 |
| Lehigh |
Stoddardsville and Easton |
46 |
36 |
4 |
| Little Schuylkill |
L. Schuylkill and Coal mines |
25 |
36 |
4 |
| Conestogo |
Lancaster and Con. Creek |
18 |
36 |
4 |
| Schuylkill |
Philadelphia and Mount Carbon |
108 |
36 |
4 |
| Union |
Reading and Middletown |
79 |
36 |
4 |
| Pennsylvania |
Middletown and Pittsburg |
296 |
36 |
4 |
| Ohio & Erie |
Pittsburg and Erie |
213 |
40 |
4 |
| Dismal Swamp |
Chesapeake B. and Albe. Sound |
22.5 |
38 |
5 |
Rail Roads
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| "To facilitate travelling and transportation, much
has been also been recently done in the construction of Rail Roads. The
following are principal which have been finished, with their
lengths." |
| Railroad |
Miles |
| Boston and Worcester, Massachusetts |
43.25 |
| Boston and Providence, Massachusetts |
42 |
| Mohawk and Hudson, New York |
15 |
| Saratoga and Schenectady, New York |
21 |
| Ithaca and Owego, New York |
29 |
| Camden and Amboy, New Jersey |
61 |
| Paterson, New Jersey |
16 |
| Philadelphia and Columbia, Pennsylvania |
83 |
| Alleghany Portage, Pennsylvania |
37 |
| Philadelphia and Trenton, Pennsylvania |
26 |
| Mauch Chunk and branches, Pennsylvania |
13 |
| Mine Hill and Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania |
20 |
| Mount Carbon, Pennsylvania |
7 |
| Lyken's Valley, Pennsylvania |
16 |
| Little Schuylkill and Tamaqua, Pennsylvania |
21 |
| Schuylkill Valley and branches, Pennsylvania |
25 |
| Lackawaxen or Carbondale, Pennsylvania |
16 |
| Newcastle and Frenchtown, Pennsylvania |
16 |
| Baltimore and Ohio, Maryland |
84 |
| Petersburg, Roanoke and branch, North Carolina |
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| Manchester or Chesterfield, North Carolina |
13 |
| Portsmouth and Roanoke, North Carolina |
26 |
| South Carolina, North Carolina |
135 |
| Tuscumbria, Courtland and Decatur, North Carolina |
45 |
| Lexington and Ohio, North Carolina |
20 |
Religious Denominations
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| Name |
Population |
Churches |
Ministers |
| Baptists, Calvinistic |
2,743,453 |
4,384 |
2,914 |
| Methodist Episcopal |
2,600,000 |
|
1,777 |
| Presbyterian, General Assembly |
1,800,000 |
2,253 |
1,801 |
| Congregationalists |
1,260,000 |
1,270 |
1,000 |
| Protestant Episcopal |
600,000 |
700 |
558 |
| Universalists |
500,000 |
300 |
150 |
| Roman Catholics |
500,000 |
1,200 |
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| Lutherans |
400,000 |
800 |
205 |
| Christians |
275,000 |
400 |
200 |
| Reformed German |
200,000 |
400 |
84 |
| Friends or Quakers |
200,000 |
400 |
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| Unitarians, Congregationalists |
176,000 |
193 |
160 |
| Associate and other Methodists |
175,000 |
|
350 |
| Free-Will Baptists |
150,000 |
400 |
300 |
| Reformed Dutch |
125,000 |
194 |
159 |
| Menonites |
120,000 |
|
200 |
| Presbyterians, Associate |
100,000 |
144 |
74 |
| Presbyterians, Cumberland |
100,000 |
75 |
50 |
| Other Denominations |
172,000 |
326 |
238 |
Comparative Heights Of The
Principal Mountains In The United States
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| Mountain & Location |
Feet |
| Longs Peak, Rocky Mts., Missouri Territory |
12,000 |
| James' Peak, Rocky Mts., Missouri Territory |
11,500 |
| Mount Washington, White Mts., New Hampshire |
6,234 |
| Moosehillock, Grafton County, New Hampshire |
4,636 |
| Mansfield, Green Mts., Chittenden County, Vermont |
4,279 |
| Camel's Rump, Green Mts., Chittenden Co., Vermont |
4,188 |
| Shrewsbury Peak, Green Mts., Rutland Co., Vermont |
4,034 |
| Saddleback Mt., Berkshire Co., Massachusetts |
4,000 |
| Table Mt., Pendleton Dist., South Carolina |
4,000 |
| Otter Peak, Bedford Co., Virginia |
3,955 |
| Killington Peak, Rutland CO., Virginia |
3,924 |
| Round Top, Catskill Mts., New York |
3,804 |
| High Peak, Catskill Mts., New York |
3,718 |
| Grand Monadnock, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire |
3,718 |
| Manchester Mt., Bennington Co., Vermont |
3,706 |
| Ascutney Mt., Windsor Co., Vermont |
3,320 |
| Ozark Mt., Arkansas Territory |
3,200 |
| Wachusett Mt., Worcester Co., Massachusetts |
2,990 |
| Whiteface Mt., Essex Co., New York |
2,690 |
| Kearsarge Mt., Hillsborough Co., New Hampshire |
2,461 |
| Allegany Mt., Hillsborough Co., New Hampshire |
2,400 |
| Porcupine Mt., Chippeway Co., south of Lake Superior |
2,400 |
| Cumberland Mt., Tennessee |
2,200 |
| Moose Mt., New Hampshire |
2,008 |
| New Beacon, one of the Highlands, New York |
1,658 |
| Butter Hill, one of the Highlands, New York |
1,529 |
| Mars Hill, Washington Co., Maine |
1,504 |
| Bull Hill, one of the Highlands, New York |
1,484 |
| Old Beacon, one of the Highlands, New York |
1,471 |
| Manch Chuak Mt., Northampton Co., Pennsylvania |
1,460 |
| Crow's Nest, one of the Highlands, New York |
1,418 |
| Bare Mt., one of the Highlands, New York |
1,350 |
| Pocono Mt., Northampton Co., Pennsylvania |
1,300 |
| Mount Tom, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts |
1,200 |
| Blue Ridge, Pennsylvania |
1,200 |
| Break Neck Hill, one of the Highlands, New York |
1,187 |
| Blue Hills, Hartford Co., Connecticut |
1,000 |
| Mt. Holyoke, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts |
990 |
| Anthony's Nose, Putnam Co., New York |
935 |
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