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Field name | Value |
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Title | A Journey to Pittsburgh and Niagara by Frances Elizabeth Gray |
Author/Creator | Gray, Frances Elizabeth (1811-1894) |
Date | 12 May-29 Jun 1836 |
Document type | Travel Journal |
Description | The 1836 diary of Frances Elizabeth Gray of Roxbury, Massachusetts, describing a trip via steamer to Philadelphia, then overland west and north to Niagara Falls. Gray raised her 12 younger brothers and sisters after their mother’s death in 1830 and while her father lived and worked in New York. |
Theme(s) | Women and Tourism Historical, Cultural or Religious Tourism Urban Tours and City Breaks About themes |
Regions | United States of America |
Country/State | Pennsylvania New York Massachusetts |
Ships | Boston |
Keywords | Niagara Falls, steamboat, rail, phrenology, weather, sightseeing, flowers, children, food, church, architecture, history, finance, health, music, accommodation, mountains, American Indian, accident, language, hotel, American Bible Society, university |
Collection | Frances Elizabeth Gray Diaries, 1830-1868 |
Reference | Ms. N-1318 |
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 |