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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | C. Dyer Diary |
| Author/Creator | Dyer, C |
| Date | 15 Jun-27 Jul 1821; 1837 |
| Document type | Travel Journal |
| Description | C. Dyer’s diary of a trip to Canada. Travelling first by horseback and then by boat, Dyer left Fayette, North Carolina and headed north into Canada, passing through Pennsylvania, Virginia, and western New York. His entries concern the beauty of the changing landscape, the convenience and safety of newly constructed canals, a visit to Niagara Falls, and his travels by steamer. Apart from the diary is a series of dessert recipes recorded between 1827 and 1837. |
| Theme(s) | The Great Outdoors About themes |
| Regions | United States of America North America |
| Country/State | Pennsylvania Virginia New York Canada |
| Ships | Ontario |
| Keywords | canal, shipping, steamboat, Niagara Falls, food, architecture, religion, church, stagecoach, river, Catholicism |
| Reference | Ms. Sbd-125 |
| Library | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | Copyright of this material is retained by the content creators. Massachusetts Historical Society does not claim to hold any copyrights to these materials |