98 OCEAN TO OCEAN ON HORSEBACK, 



In a back room on Main street can still be seen a 

 fireplace, preserved as a memento of stirring days, 

 when many a negro was pushed up through it, to be 

 secreted in the great chimney above. 



Springfield has had many noted citizens. The his- 

 torian Bancroft lived thereat one time; so did John 

 Brown, of Harper's Ferry fame. 



George Ashman, a brilliant member of the local 

 bar, was made chairman of the famous Chicago con- 

 vention of 1860 which nominated Abraham Lincoln 

 for President. Mr. Ashman also had the honor to 

 convey the formal notice of the nomination to Lincoln 

 in Springfield, Illinois. 



Dr. J. G. Holland lived in Springfield, where all 

 of his prose works first made their appearance, in the 

 columns of the Springfield Republican. 



No spot in Springfield is more interesting to those 

 fortunate enough to see it than the United States 

 Arsenal. 



Springfield Armory was established by act of Con- 

 gress, April, 1794, its site having been accepted by 

 by Washington in 1789. The plant consists of the 

 Armory and Arsenal on the hill, and the water shops, 

 distant about two miles, on Mill River. Main 

 Arsenal is on a bluff overlooking the city, and is one 

 hundred and sixty feet above the river. It is a partial 

 copy of East India House in London. From its tower 

 there is a wonderful view of the surrounding country, 

 and one which was greatly admired by Charles Dickens 

 during; his visit to America. 



The Main Arsenal is two hundred feet by seventy, 

 and is three stories high, each floor having storage 

 capacity for one hundred thousand stand of arms. 



