The recognition of the independence of the United Provinces by the Treaty of Münster in 1648 stipulated that the Scheldt should be closed to navigation, which destroyed Antwerp's trading activities.

During the 19th century, the population of Brussels grew considerably; from about 80,000 to more than 625,000 people for the city and its surroundings. The Senne had become a serious health hazard, and from 1867 to 1871, under the tenure of the city's then-mayor, Jules Anspach, its entire course through the urban area was completely covered over. This allowed urban renewal and the construction of modern buildings of Haussmann-esque style along grand central boulevards, characteristic of downtown Brussels today.

Visited by Twain October 19, 1895

Great Western is a town in the east of the Wimmera region of Victoria, Australia. The town is located on the Western Highway, in the Shire of Northern Grampians local government area, 225 kilometres north west of the state capital, Melbourne. The town has a population of 644.

The Jezreel Valley (Hebrew: עמק יזרעאל‎, Emek Yizre'el) (Arabic: مرج ابن عامر‎, Marǧ Ibn Amer) is a large fertile plain and inland valley south of the Lower Galilee region in Israel and West Bank in the Palestine. The Samarian highlands and Mount Gilboa border the valley from the south and the northern outskirts of the West Bank cities of Jenin and Tulkarm have spread into the southern part of the Bacla valley. To the west is the Mount Carmel range, and to the east is the Jordan Valley.

Mary’s Well (Arabic: عين العذراء, Ain il-'adra‎, or "The spring of the Virgin Mary") is reputed to be located at the site where the Angel Gabriel appeared to Mary and announced that she would bear the Son of God - an event known as the Annunciation.

Ian Strathcarron has identified what was El Yuba Dam as Odem, in the Golan Heights.
Sam and the pilgrims were warned by their dragoman not to stop and ask for water at this location. The Quaker City Itinerary places the date for this as September 17, traveling from Kefr Hauwar to Baniyas.

I've plotted the location of the Odem Mountain Winery, which according to Ian Strathcarron, is located at this site.