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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... Indians belonging to the Six Nations , on the arrival of our fore fathers to these shores , pro- nounced the word English , Yengees . The word was thus originally spelt , but in the course of years , in common with thousands of other Indian ...
... Indians belonging to the Six Nations , on the arrival of our fore fathers to these shores , pro- nounced the word English , Yengees . The word was thus originally spelt , but in the course of years , in common with thousands of other Indian ...
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... Indian corn , wheat , rye , barley , oats , beans , peas , flax , hemp , broom corn , millet , potatoes , onions , beets , carrots , turnips , squashes , melons , & c . The fruits of New England , both wild and cultivated , are also nu ...
... Indian corn , wheat , rye , barley , oats , beans , peas , flax , hemp , broom corn , millet , potatoes , onions , beets , carrots , turnips , squashes , melons , & c . The fruits of New England , both wild and cultivated , are also nu ...
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... Indians , " The Pool , " Roxbury , and Webster , Mass . Stafford , Ct . , and Hopkinton , Mass . Plymouth , Mass . , and ... Indian Mound , George III . and John Adams , The Hermitess , Tough words for stammerers , Mineral Springs ...
... Indians , " The Pool , " Roxbury , and Webster , Mass . Stafford , Ct . , and Hopkinton , Mass . Plymouth , Mass . , and ... Indian Mound , George III . and John Adams , The Hermitess , Tough words for stammerers , Mineral Springs ...
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... Indian rivers , and near the south entrance into Mispecky reach . Addison Point , or Cape Split , jutting out into the sea , off which are several small islands , is the principal harbor and place of trade . Addison County , Vt ...
... Indian rivers , and near the south entrance into Mispecky reach . Addison Point , or Cape Split , jutting out into the sea , off which are several small islands , is the principal harbor and place of trade . Addison County , Vt ...
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... Indian , who was kil- led on the summit by a party of hunters in time of peace , before the settlement of the place . The predominant rock of these hills is granite - a soft , decomposing varie- ty , in which the crystals and grains of ...
... Indian , who was kil- led on the summit by a party of hunters in time of peace , before the settlement of the place . The predominant rock of these hills is granite - a soft , decomposing varie- ty , in which the crystals and grains of ...
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