A Statistical, Political, and Historical Account of the United States of North America: From the Period of Their First Colonization to the Present Day, Volume 2A. Constable and Company, 1819 - Condiciones economicas |
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Page 399
... Charleston , and since that period it has not been unfrequent . * The almond , olive , orange , lemon , and fig tree are sometimes de- stroyed by the frost , but their roots send forth new shoots in spring . Dr Ramsay observes , " that ...
... Charleston , and since that period it has not been unfrequent . * The almond , olive , orange , lemon , and fig tree are sometimes de- stroyed by the frost , but their roots send forth new shoots in spring . Dr Ramsay observes , " that ...
Page 400
... Charleston . The frost com- mences earlier in the former , and continues longer ; but the weather is not so variable . In the upper coun- try the thermometer ( Fahrenheit ) fluctuates in sum- mer from 65 ° to 86 ° , and sometimes rises ...
... Charleston . The frost com- mences earlier in the former , and continues longer ; but the weather is not so variable . In the upper coun- try the thermometer ( Fahrenheit ) fluctuates in sum- mer from 65 ° to 86 ° , and sometimes rises ...
Page 401
... Charleston . Another , in September 1811 , destroyed several houses in that city , and buried the inhabitants in the ruins . In some parts of this state hailstones have been known to fall three inches in circumference , destroy- ing ...
... Charleston . Another , in September 1811 , destroyed several houses in that city , and buried the inhabitants in the ruins . In some parts of this state hailstones have been known to fall three inches in circumference , destroy- ing ...
Page 402
... Charleston harbour , on the southern side of the city , is there 2100 yards wide , and is na- vigable several miles for sea vessels . Cooper river , which empties itself into the same harbour , on the east- ern side , where its width is ...
... Charleston harbour , on the southern side of the city , is there 2100 yards wide , and is na- vigable several miles for sea vessels . Cooper river , which empties itself into the same harbour , on the east- ern side , where its width is ...
Page 404
... Charleston , is twelve miles long , and from one to five miles in breadth , containing 28,811 acres , three - fourths of which are cleared . Port Royal island . Pinkney island , nine miles in circumference , is situated in latitude 82 ...
... Charleston , is twelve miles long , and from one to five miles in breadth , containing 28,811 acres , three - fourths of which are cleared . Port Royal island . Pinkney island , nine miles in circumference , is situated in latitude 82 ...
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