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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... southern parts , where it is sandy and barren . The most exten- sive level tracts are near the coast , and on the sides of the Connecticut river , and the Quinebaug , an eastern branch of the Thames . Along the valley of the Con ...
... southern parts , where it is sandy and barren . The most exten- sive level tracts are near the coast , and on the sides of the Connecticut river , and the Quinebaug , an eastern branch of the Thames . Along the valley of the Con ...
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... southern coast of this state is washed by Long Island Sound , into which all the rivers and streams flow from the middle and northern parts . The surface is interspersed with a number of small lakes . The three principal rivers are the ...
... southern coast of this state is washed by Long Island Sound , into which all the rivers and streams flow from the middle and northern parts . The surface is interspersed with a number of small lakes . The three principal rivers are the ...
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... southern direction . The Thames is formed of numerous branches , which water the north - eastern parts of the state ; the most southern branches , Shetucket and Norwich , unite , fourteen miles from its outlet in Long Island Sound , at ...
... southern direction . The Thames is formed of numerous branches , which water the north - eastern parts of the state ; the most southern branches , Shetucket and Norwich , unite , fourteen miles from its outlet in Long Island Sound , at ...
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... southern people , is derived from the Cherokee word Cankke , which signifies coward or slave ; and had allusion to their refusal of aiding in the war against those Indians . In retaliation , they called the Virgi- nians Buckskins , on ...
... southern people , is derived from the Cherokee word Cankke , which signifies coward or slave ; and had allusion to their refusal of aiding in the war against those Indians . In retaliation , they called the Virgi- nians Buckskins , on ...
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... southern parts , extending 100 miles along the sea coast , are generally level , except the hills of Never- sink , in Monmouth county , which rise 281 feet above the level of the ocean . On leaving the Pennsylvania shore , the whole ...
... southern parts , extending 100 miles along the sea coast , are generally level , except the hills of Never- sink , in Monmouth county , which rise 281 feet above the level of the ocean . On leaving the Pennsylvania shore , the whole ...
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