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/ >> > -- /Unaffiliated Geographer and Twain aficionado/