Chapter Summary
Journey from Bethlehem in Pennsylvania to New Harmony on the Wabash
Reading – Harrisburg on the Susquehanna – Picturesque Juniata Valley – Height of the Alleghenies – Stay at Ebensburg – Hunting excursions – Laurel Hill – Blairsville – New Alexandria – Pittsburgh – Economy on the Ohio – Society of Mr. Rapp – Wheeling – Navigation of the Ohio – Marietta – Parkersburg – Cincinnati – Louisville– Mount Vernon
October 2, 1832
6:30, 8°R [50°F, 10°C]. Cool, damp weather. Heavy rain in the afternoon. We are hoping the Ohio will rise so that we can travel by steamship. In the evening, a visit at the home of Mr. von Bonnhorst.