Thank you very much for this Washington DC color.  I thought I had a 
copy of your book but couldn't find one, so I ordered a copy.  I had 
referenced it in my entry for Washington DC in 1854 but failed to 
include anything about transportation.  This still does not answer my 
problem with Manhattan, however.  I have a large blank space on my map 
of Manhattan.  Given that Twain spent a great deal of time in New York 
City, I would like to address how he got around while there.

On 7/6/23 06:36, John H. Muller wrote:
> 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
> author, *Mark Twain in Washington, D.C. *
>
>
> 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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/Unaffiliated Geographer and Twain aficionado/