Our Whole Country, Or, The Past and Present of the United States: Historical and Descriptive ...H. Howe, 1861 |
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Page 781
... western limit of Louisiana was also re- moved on the Gulf of Mexico , five hundred miles eastward , from the Rio Bravo del Norte to the Sabine , a territory now comprised within the state of Texas , and three times as extensive as ...
... western limit of Louisiana was also re- moved on the Gulf of Mexico , five hundred miles eastward , from the Rio Bravo del Norte to the Sabine , a territory now comprised within the state of Texas , and three times as extensive as ...
Page 782
... western part of the state is the Appala- chicola . The surface of Florida is generally level , probably in no part elevated more than 250 or 300 feet above the sea . The southern part of the state is covered with a large sheet of water ...
... western part of the state is the Appala- chicola . The surface of Florida is generally level , probably in no part elevated more than 250 or 300 feet above the sea . The southern part of the state is covered with a large sheet of water ...
Page 829
... agreeable place of residence . " Natchez was a very important point in the early history of Mississippi . In the year 1700 , Iberville , the first colonist. Western view of Natchez . Motto - Union and Confidence . MISSISSIPPI . 829.
... agreeable place of residence . " Natchez was a very important point in the early history of Mississippi . In the year 1700 , Iberville , the first colonist. Western view of Natchez . Motto - Union and Confidence . MISSISSIPPI . 829.
Page 845
... western part . The southern portion of the state , occupying about one fourth part of its territory is seldom ... western ; the eastern contains 21 , the western 26 parishes . Improved lands , 1,590,025 acres ; unimproved , 3,939,018 ...
... western part . The southern portion of the state , occupying about one fourth part of its territory is seldom ... western ; the eastern contains 21 , the western 26 parishes . Improved lands , 1,590,025 acres ; unimproved , 3,939,018 ...
Page 849
... New Orleans , are among the most splendid buildings in the city . St. Charles Theater is 132 feet long and 170 feet deep ,. Situation of New Orleans . Western view of Baton Rouge . STATE CAPITOL AT BATON. LOUISIANA . 849.
... New Orleans , are among the most splendid buildings in the city . St. Charles Theater is 132 feet long and 170 feet deep ,. Situation of New Orleans . Western view of Baton Rouge . STATE CAPITOL AT BATON. LOUISIANA . 849.
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OUR WHOLE COUNTRY, Volume 2 John Warner 1798-1885 Barber,Henry 1816-1893 Howe No preview available - 2016 |
Our Whole Country (Vol 2): Or, the Past and Present of the United States ... Henry Howe,John Barber No preview available - 1970 |
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