Abstract
The following passage is an excerpt from the travel diary of W. T. Allen. Leaving his home in Leominster, Massachusetts, on March 12, 1852, Allen enjoyed a forty-nine day tour of the Eastern portion of the United States. He journeyed by rail and boat to New York City and then by boat to Savannah, Georgia, and Florida. His stay in Florida lasted sixteen days, from March 21st to April 6th, and the account of his experiences on the Florida frontier comprises about fifteen of the fifty-five pages of his diary. After leaving Florida, Allen travelled to Savannah, Macon, Montgomery, Mobile, New Orleans, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Niagara, Albany, New York and Boston, returning to Leominster on April 29th, 1852.
Recommended Citation
Thompson, Arthur W.
(1959)
"A Massachusetts Traveller on the Florida Frontier,"
Florida Historical Quarterly: Vol. 38:
No.
2, Article 5.
Available at:
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fhq/vol38/iss2/5
