Scott,

Here's a blog post from several years ago that briefly looks at Twain's
1854 visit to Washington City and his self-reported travels on a DC
omnibus.
https://ggwash.org/view/31617/in-1854-tod-meant-proximity-to-omnibus

I didn't include in the article context that DC's omnibus system was much
smaller in range and younger in existence than the system in NYC.

Good luck with your research.

John Muller
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On Wed, Jul 5, 2023 at 2:53 PM Scott Holmes <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I would appreciate any leads on just how Sam traveled in Manhattan.
> There does not seem to be any maps of railroads on the island but there
> are ferry terminals.  I must assume that he used omnibuses.
>
> --
> /Unaffiliated Geographer and Twain aficionado/
>


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