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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... centre building and wings are 262 feet long ; the centre building is 82 feet in length , 46 feet wide , 4 stories high , besides the basement and attic , having a chapel in the attic 80 by 40. The wings are 90 feet long in front , and ...
... centre building and wings are 262 feet long ; the centre building is 82 feet in length , 46 feet wide , 4 stories high , besides the basement and attic , having a chapel in the attic 80 by 40. The wings are 90 feet long in front , and ...
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... centre of the town , is a flourishing manufacturing village , with great water privileges . Barnard , Me . All the knowledge we can obtain in regard to this town is , that it lies in the county of Piscataquis , 108 miles from Augusta ...
... centre of the town , is a flourishing manufacturing village , with great water privileges . Barnard , Me . All the knowledge we can obtain in regard to this town is , that it lies in the county of Piscataquis , 108 miles from Augusta ...
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... centre of White Mountains , on the eastern the town , a remarkable cavern , or side . Its soil is various , and , on the fissure in a rock , commonly called Saco , in some parts , good . This the Devil's den . The entrance is river ...
... centre of White Mountains , on the eastern the town , a remarkable cavern , or side . Its soil is various , and , on the fissure in a rock , commonly called Saco , in some parts , good . This the Devil's den . The entrance is river ...
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... centre of the town , and 16 miles from Augusta , is a very flourishing place . Bellamy Bank , N. H. A river , one branch of which is- sues from Chesley's pond , in Bar- rington , and the other from low and marshy lands in the vicinity ...
... centre of the town , and 16 miles from Augusta , is a very flourishing place . Bellamy Bank , N. H. A river , one branch of which is- sues from Chesley's pond , in Bar- rington , and the other from low and marshy lands in the vicinity ...
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... centre of the town , Long pond , in the west part , and mill seats at the outlet of each . Boscawen is of a deep , productive soil , affording many excellent farms delightfully situated . The surface , when view- ed from its highest ...
... centre of the town , Long pond , in the west part , and mill seats at the outlet of each . Boscawen is of a deep , productive soil , affording many excellent farms delightfully situated . The surface , when view- ed from its highest ...
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Page 1 - I seized upon. They were all of one nation, but of several parts, and several families. This accident must be acknowledged the means, under God, of putting on foot and giving life to all our plantations.
Page 16 - Mills, can furnish Machinery complete for a Mill of 5000 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 1000 to 1200 hands.