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 ArrangedI.S. Boyd and W. White, 1839 - 512 pages |
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... east by the Province of New Brunswick , 275 miles . Its whole eastern , southeastern and southern borders are washed by the Atlantic ocean and the waters of Long Island Sound , a distance of about 600 miles . It is bounded west by the ...
... east by the Province of New Brunswick , 275 miles . Its whole eastern , southeastern and southern borders are washed by the Atlantic ocean and the waters of Long Island Sound , a distance of about 600 miles . It is bounded west by the ...
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... east line of the state , -about 100 miles N. E. from Bangor . Incor- porated 1836. Population , 1837 , 130. This ... eastern In- dians . In time of war between these hostile tribes , the Indians liv- ing in the neighborhood of the falls ...
... east line of the state , -about 100 miles N. E. from Bangor . Incor- porated 1836. Population , 1837 , 130. This ... eastern In- dians . In time of war between these hostile tribes , the Indians liv- ing in the neighborhood of the falls ...
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... east bank of the river , and is now occupied as a dwelling house . This is already a very flourishing town , not only in its agricultural pursuits , but in its commerce and manufactures . The tonnage of the place is about 3000 tons ...
... east bank of the river , and is now occupied as a dwelling house . This is already a very flourishing town , not only in its agricultural pursuits , but in its commerce and manufactures . The tonnage of the place is about 3000 tons ...
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... east side of the river . Its situation is unrival- But a new era is opened to Au- gusta . The mighty waters of the Kennebec have been arrested in their course . which , for ages , has rolled its rapid That proud stream , the devices of ...
... east side of the river . Its situation is unrival- But a new era is opened to Au- gusta . The mighty waters of the Kennebec have been arrested in their course . which , for ages , has rolled its rapid That proud stream , the devices of ...
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... eastern abutment of the Dam - it is 28 feet thick at the base , graduated to 25 at the top . The head and east walls are of corresponding strength.- Both are built wholly of granite . The face courses hammered , bed and joint ...
... eastern abutment of the Dam - it is 28 feet thick at the base , graduated to 25 at the top . The head and east walls are of corresponding strength.- Both are built wholly of granite . The face courses hammered , bed and joint ...
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Page 7 - And that all disputes which might arise in future on the subject of the boundaries of the said United States may be prevented, it is hereby agreed and declared, that the following are and shall be their boundaries...
Page 7 - ... court, register's court, and a court of quarter sessions of the peace, for each county; in justices of the peace, and in such other courts as the legislature may, from time to time establish.
Page 1 - Shop, included among the 28 mills, can furnish machinery complete for a mill of 5,000 spindles in four months, and lumber and materials are always at command, with which to build or rebuild a mill in that time, if required. When building mills, the Locks and Canals Company employ directly and indirectly from a thousand to twelve hundred hands.