The New England Gazetteer: Containing Descriptions of the States, Counties, Cities and Towns in New England; Also, Descriptions of the Principal Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Capes, Bays, Harbors, Islands, Fashionable Resorts, Etc., Within that Territory, Alphabetically Arranged; with Numerous Statistical Tables and Appropriate EngravingsO. Clapp, 1857 - 704 pages |
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... soil of New England is as varied as its surface . Loam , clay , and sand , exist in all their varieties and mixtures . The soil most generally diffused through this country is a light brown loam , mixed with gravel ; fitted , in ...
... soil of New England is as varied as its surface . Loam , clay , and sand , exist in all their varieties and mixtures . The soil most generally diffused through this country is a light brown loam , mixed with gravel ; fitted , in ...
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... soil generally fertile , being a sandy loam , mixed with coarse gravel . It affords good grazing . ALBANY , VT . , ORLEANS Co. , lies 37 miles N. by E. from Montpelier . It was granted in 1781 , and , the next year , chartered by the ...
... soil generally fertile , being a sandy loam , mixed with coarse gravel . It affords good grazing . ALBANY , VT . , ORLEANS Co. , lies 37 miles N. by E. from Montpelier . It was granted in 1781 , and , the next year , chartered by the ...
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... soil being admirably adapted to that purpose . North Anson , formerly taken from An- son , has been recently reunited with it . ANSONIA , CT . SEE , Derby . ANTRIM , N. H. , HILLSBOROUGH Co. , lies 30 miles S.W. from Concord , and 20 ...
... soil being admirably adapted to that purpose . North Anson , formerly taken from An- son , has been recently reunited with it . ANSONIA , CT . SEE , Derby . ANTRIM , N. H. , HILLSBOROUGH Co. , lies 30 miles S.W. from Concord , and 20 ...
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... soil ; it has much timber , and its location for lumbering , and advan- tages afforded by St. Croix River for a market , are very great . BAKER POND , ME . SITUATED in the N. part of Somerset Co. The S. branch of St. John's River passes ...
... soil ; it has much timber , and its location for lumbering , and advan- tages afforded by St. Croix River for a market , are very great . BAKER POND , ME . SITUATED in the N. part of Somerset Co. The S. branch of St. John's River passes ...
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... soil , of less navigable facilities , and in nearly as high a degree of latitude , the mind is favorably impressed with the flattering prospects of the valley of the Penobscot , and of Bangor , which must ever possess superior ...
... soil , of less navigable facilities , and in nearly as high a degree of latitude , the mind is favorably impressed with the flattering prospects of the valley of the Penobscot , and of Bangor , which must ever possess superior ...
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