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Excerpt from The Stranger's Guide in Philadelphia: To All Public Buildings, Places of Amusement, Commercial Benevolent, and Religious Institutions, and Churches, Principal Hotels, &C, &C, &C; Including Laurel Hill, Woodlands, Monument, Odd-Fellows, and Glenwood Cemeteries; With a Map of the Consolidated C Some may think it unnecessary to make any prefatory remarks, by way of introduction, to a work of this character; but when the number of "Hand-books," "Guides," &c., already published, is considered, we may surely be justified in giving the "wherefore" which has induced us to add another to the catalogue, and thus make good our claim for a share of the public patronage and support, which we venture to believe ourselves entitled to. To the descriptions of Philadelphia and its vicinity, which have already been published, it has been justly objected that they contain mere descriptions of buildings, &c., which, however correctly written, necessarily fail to arrest the attention, or impart that information and instruction, which books of this character are expected to afford. To remedy these and similar objections, the present work has been compiled, which, while it claims to he equal to any of its predecessors in general information, will, we hope, be considered superior, on account of its illustrations and descriptive detail. The map and engravings have been executed with great care. The illustrations comprehend some of the most interesting views and objects in this city and its vicinity. If the work meet the requirements of the public, our object will be attained. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.