The New England Gazetteer: Containing Descriptions of All the States, Counties and Towns in New England ...This is a book titled "The New England Gazetteer." It contains descriptions of all the states, counties, and towns in New England. It also describes principal mountains, lakes, rivers, capes, bays, harbors, islands and resorts within New England. The book was published in 1839 by Israel S. Boyd and William White. The inside front and back covers include genealogical information on members of a European-American family with the surname "Brown" as well as information relating to Native place names. |
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... fall with a N. E. wind , and storms from that quarter are most violent and of longest duration . On the mountains , the snow falls earlier and remains later than in the low grounds . Spots of On those elevated summits , the NEW ENGLAND .
... fall with a N. E. wind , and storms from that quarter are most violent and of longest duration . On the mountains , the snow falls earlier and remains later than in the low grounds . Spots of On those elevated summits , the NEW ENGLAND .
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... Falls & Village , N. H. These falls are in the Merrimack river ; between Goffstown on the W. and Manchester on the E. The whole fall of the river , within the distance of half a mile , is 54 feet , producing a great hydraulic pow- er ...
... Falls & Village , N. H. These falls are in the Merrimack river ; between Goffstown on the W. and Manchester on the E. The whole fall of the river , within the distance of half a mile , is 54 feet , producing a great hydraulic pow- er ...
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... fall into the Batten- kill , at the north part of the town . These streams afford excellent mill sites , and on their ... falls into the river St. Johns in New Bruns- wick . The lands on this river and its branches are very fertile , and ...
... fall into the Batten- kill , at the north part of the town . These streams afford excellent mill sites , and on their ... falls into the river St. Johns in New Bruns- wick . The lands on this river and its branches are very fertile , and ...
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... fall of 30 feet . There is , mouth . It lies at the foot of the about two miles from the centre of White Mountains , on ... falls into the Mata- wamkeag , a tributary of the Pe- nobscot . Bath , Me . , Bristol co . This small town , of ...
... fall of 30 feet . There is , mouth . It lies at the foot of the about two miles from the centre of White Mountains , on ... falls into the Mata- wamkeag , a tributary of the Pe- nobscot . Bath , Me . , Bristol co . This small town , of ...
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... falls into the Hudson , three miles below Fort Miller , and about 35 miles N. from Albany , N. Y. Bays and Harbors ... fall into Ossipee lake on its western border . Bear River , Me . , Rises in the highlands , near Um- bagog lake ...
... falls into the Hudson , three miles below Fort Miller , and about 35 miles N. from Albany , N. Y. Bays and Harbors ... fall into Ossipee lake on its western border . Bear River , Me . , Rises in the highlands , near Um- bagog lake ...
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