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 1A. Constable and Company, 1819 - Indians of North America |
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... elevated ridge , which , first , un- der the name of Green Mountains , and afterwards Al- leghany , or Apalachian Mountains , traverses the Unit- ed States , in a north - east and south - west direction . These mountains are thus ...
... elevated ridge , which , first , un- der the name of Green Mountains , and afterwards Al- leghany , or Apalachian Mountains , traverses the Unit- ed States , in a north - east and south - west direction . These mountains are thus ...
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... elevated point * 1585 feet above the level of the Hudson river . Near the borders of Virgi- nia and Carolina , this ridge unites with the great western chain . Its base along the level of the western waters is found to be higher than on ...
... elevated point * 1585 feet above the level of the Hudson river . Near the borders of Virgi- nia and Carolina , this ridge unites with the great western chain . Its base along the level of the western waters is found to be higher than on ...
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... elevated than the former , and particularly in Virginia and Pennsylvania , where it separates the waters of the Kenhawa , and the Monongahela and Alleghany branches of the Ohio , ( which flows in- to the Mississippi , ) from those of ...
... elevated than the former , and particularly in Virginia and Pennsylvania , where it separates the waters of the Kenhawa , and the Monongahela and Alleghany branches of the Ohio , ( which flows in- to the Mississippi , ) from those of ...
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... elevated 3454 feet above the level of the ocean , and 3184 above the level of lake Champlain , at the mouth of Otter Creek . t According to the barometrical observations of Cap- tain Partridge , ( of the corps of engineers , profes- sor ...
... elevated 3454 feet above the level of the ocean , and 3184 above the level of lake Champlain , at the mouth of Otter Creek . t According to the barometrical observations of Cap- tain Partridge , ( of the corps of engineers , profes- sor ...
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... elevated 6600 feet above the sea , and 4712 above its base . The next , situated to the south of the for- mer , 5693 above the sea . The 3d , do . The 4th , The 5th , The 6th , - 5393 5190 - 5025 4646 The height of the base of these ...
... elevated 6600 feet above the sea , and 4712 above its base . The next , situated to the south of the for- mer , 5693 above the sea . The 3d , do . The 4th , The 5th , The 6th , - 5393 5190 - 5025 4646 The height of the base of these ...
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