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Field name | Value |
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Title | Journal of a Tour to the Falls of Niagara |
Author/Creator | Scollay, Catherine (1783-1863) |
Date | 14 Jun-29 Jul 1825 |
Document type | Travel Journal |
Description | Travel journal attributed to Catherine Scollay, written while on a trip from Boston, Massachusetts to Niagara Falls, New York, 14 June-29 July 1825. Entries describe the voyage through Massachusetts; the landscape; stops en route; towns, taverns, and inns patronized; and sights seen. The journal was written as a narrative in three volumes, with some repetition, and seems to include a draft and a final version. Formerly attributed to Dr. Jacob Bigelow and to Margaret Scollay Bigelow. |
Theme(s) | Women and Tourism The Great Outdoors About themes |
Regions | United States of America |
Country/State | Massachusetts New York |
Keywords | hospitality, transport, women, accommodation, walking, river, family, tavern, carriage drive, American Indian, waterfall, education, culture, mountains, weather, hotel, Niagara Falls, lake, health, food, religion, art |
Collection | Catherine Scollay Travel Journal, 1825 |
Reference | Ms. N-1841 |
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 |