The New England Gazetteer: Containing Descriptions of All the States, Counties, and Towns in New England : Also Descriptions of the Principal Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Capes, Bays, Harbors, Islands, and Fashionable Resorts Within that Territory : Alphabetically ArrangedIsrael S. Boyd and William White, 1841 - 16 pages |
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... duties of life ; capable of improvement in the pro- gress of civilization , and of expanding into a powerful state , as well as of animating a poor and persecuted colony . Had not America been discovered and a tract upon our.
... duties of life ; capable of improvement in the pro- gress of civilization , and of expanding into a powerful state , as well as of animating a poor and persecuted colony . Had not America been discovered and a tract upon our.
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... tract upon our continent reserv- ed for English colonization ; -nay , further , had it not been precisely such an uninviting spot as furnished no temptation to men of prosperous fortunes , the world would have lost that noble ...
... tract upon our continent reserv- ed for English colonization ; -nay , further , had it not been precisely such an uninviting spot as furnished no temptation to men of prosperous fortunes , the world would have lost that noble ...
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... tract of productive land , a considerable proportion of which is arable . On the river there are valuable tracts of allu vial land . The North Branch river , so called , a small stream originat- ing from several ponds in Stoddard ...
... tract of productive land , a considerable proportion of which is arable . On the river there are valuable tracts of allu vial land . The North Branch river , so called , a small stream originat- ing from several ponds in Stoddard ...
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... tract in Barrington , called " the ated on the west bank of Kennebec cove , " now covered with water to river , 12 miles from the sea , 32 N. a considerable depth , is supposed to E. of Portland , and 31 S. from Au- have once been a ...
... tract in Barrington , called " the ated on the west bank of Kennebec cove , " now covered with water to river , 12 miles from the sea , 32 N. a considerable depth , is supposed to E. of Portland , and 31 S. from Au- have once been a ...
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... tract , and about two miles from the City Hall , the memorable " Dorchester Heights " rear their heads 130 feet above the sea , from which is presented a splendid view of Boston , its harbor , and the surrounding country . It is ...
... tract , and about two miles from the City Hall , the memorable " Dorchester Heights " rear their heads 130 feet above the sea , from which is presented a splendid view of Boston , its harbor , and the surrounding country . It is ...
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