ATTRACTIVENESS OF THE ISLAND

A description of the island of Rock Island is not out of place for it is admittedly the most beautiful spot owned by the government, and used for military purposes, not excepting historic West Point

The island is a rocky cliff up which rise in gentle slopes, exquisitely green prairie lands to bluffs of considerable height, all forming an island near the center of the Father of Waters. The river at this point is clear, swift running and about three quarters of a mile in width. The buildings belonging to the armory have been constructed with the idea of adding to the beauty of the landscape, and the bridges to it blend harmoniously with the scenery. In fact the island with its 1,000 acres of ground, shaded with beautiful forest trees and having approximately twenty-one miles of fine roadways, constitutes a large park acessible to residents of the surrounding cities, of which privilege they fully avail themselves

 

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