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Cliff station on the Pennsylvania Railroad south and east for 

 two miles. Even the car from the city to Arlington is called 

 the Grandview car. North of Columbus for two or three miles 

 along the pike on the east Olentangy bluff there is being built a 

 beautiful residence section. (Fig. 4.) In the city much more 

 attention has been paid to the sesthetic in house location during 

 the past ten years than ever before. 



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Fig. 2. The rock terrace at Marble Cliff in the Scioto Valley. This level stretch, 



many acres in extent, stands some 50 feet above the river level and at least 



an equal distance below the upland. Looking nearly north. 



Over very much of the area even outside the specific moraine 

 belts are strewn moraine hummocks, little swells in the till 

 plain. Literally hundreds of farm and village houses are built 

 on these hummocks. The slightly greater altitude gives better 

 outlook and better drainage than has the plain in general. In 

 a few instances, an esker ridge has furnished a place attractive 

 enough for the farmer builder. 



Railroads. — North of Columbus in the central part of the 

 area four railroads connect the city with Toledo, Sandusky, 

 Cleveland and intermediate centers. The Hocking Valley, on 



