1861: May 11-July 11: The Journey West to Minnesota and back.

Tuesday, May 14, 1861:  From Albany to Suspension Bridge, N.Y., by train.  They overnighted at the New York Central House.  [It was destroyed by fire in 1871.]

New York Central Railroad
Albany	8:30 a.m.
Schenectady	9:10 a.m.
Amsterdam	9:45 a.m.
Fonda	10:05 a.m.
Palatine Bridge	10:25 a.m.
Fort Plain	10:30 a.m.
St. Johnsville	10:45 a.m.
Little Falls	11:10 a.m.
Herkimer	11:25 a.m.
Utica	12 noon
Rome	12:30 p.m.
Oneida	1:00 p.m.
Canastota	1:15 p.m.
Chittenango	1:25 p.m.
Syracuse	1:55 p.m.   leave at 2:15 p.m.
Jordan	2:52 p.m.
Port Byron	3:10 p.m.
Clyde	3:40 p.m.
Lyons	3:55 p.m.
Newark	4:19 p.m.
Palmyra	4:39 p.m.
Fairport	5:00 p.m.
Rochester	5:30 p.m.
New York Central Railroad: Rochester, Lockport and Niagara Falls Division
Spencerport	5:57 p.m.
Adams Basin	6:05 p.m.
Brockport	6:15 p.m.
Holley	6:25 p.m.
Murray	6:35 p.m.
Albion	6:47 p.m.
Knowlesville	7:00 p.m.
Medina	7:10 p.m.
Middleport	7:20 p.m.
Gasport	7:30 p.m.
Lockport	7:45 p.m.
Lockport Junction	7:55 p.m.
Pekin	8:10 p.m.
Suspension Bridge	8:30 p.m.

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Times are based on the railroad schedule printed for July 1861.

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