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Prospectus of the Forest City Improvement Association, of Ithaca, New York

Collection — manuscript box: 30 - folder 1

Identifier: 1001m

Scope and content

Prospectus advertising land known as the Cook Farm, on East Hill, which is to be divided into lots and sold. The prospectus includes a description of Ithaca as a town of 14,000 people, served by 3 railroads and a streetcar system, with 3 opera houses, among other features. The prospectus contains a map of the land to be sold, lying north of East State Street and east of downtown Ithaca.