The War Department at the Centennial Exposition, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1888 (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from The War Department at the Centennial Exposition, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1888 Proving Ground. Sandy Hook. Many objects of interest were drawn from the Museum of the Military Service Institution on Governor's Island; and the Engineer Department, though not form ally represented, sent valuable models of torpedoes, gun carriages, etc., from Willets Point and New York. Contributions were also made by private parties. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.