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 32
... ridge which separates the waters that fall into the ocean from those which fall into the De laware . The South mountain , a ridge of the Alle- ghany , crosses the state near the parallel of 41 ° , and to the north is another ridge ...
... ridge which separates the waters that fall into the ocean from those which fall into the De laware . The South mountain , a ridge of the Alle- ghany , crosses the state near the parallel of 41 ° , and to the north is another ridge ...
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... ridge , and there is nothing but a loose sandy soil , of a siliceous nature , interspersed with breccia , or rounded pebbles , im- bedded in a very ferruginous cement . Mineral Springs . - There is a cold medicinal spring , in the ...
... ridge , and there is nothing but a loose sandy soil , of a siliceous nature , interspersed with breccia , or rounded pebbles , im- bedded in a very ferruginous cement . Mineral Springs . - There is a cold medicinal spring , in the ...
Page 58
... ridges there are delightful vallies , with a very rich soil . Every kind of soil is to be found in this state ; but a great proportion of the land is of an excellent quality . The poorest soil is in So called from Penn , the name of the ...
... ridges there are delightful vallies , with a very rich soil . Every kind of soil is to be found in this state ; but a great proportion of the land is of an excellent quality . The poorest soil is in So called from Penn , the name of the ...
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... ridge , where the descent is nineteen feet , there is a canal a mile in length which cost 14,0000 dollars . In 1790 public commissioners were employed to sur- vey the country from Philadelphia to Lake Erie , a dis- tance of 561 miles ...
... ridge , where the descent is nineteen feet , there is a canal a mile in length which cost 14,0000 dollars . In 1790 public commissioners were employed to sur- vey the country from Philadelphia to Lake Erie , a dis- tance of 561 miles ...
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... ridge of the Peninsula , formed by the Delaware and the Chesapeak bays , stretches along this state as far as the marshy grounds in the counties of Kent and Sussex . From this ridge , which , between Elk river and Christiana creek has ...
... ridge of the Peninsula , formed by the Delaware and the Chesapeak bays , stretches along this state as far as the marshy grounds in the counties of Kent and Sussex . From this ridge , which , between Elk river and Christiana creek has ...
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