History of Transportation in the United States Before 1860, Issue 215, Part 3Includes information on stage coaches, stage lines, etc. |
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... Connecticut River common to both New Hamp- shire and Vermont - the Bellows Falls , Water Quechee , and White River ... Connecticut navigable from its headwaters in the northern part of the State . This would direct the trade down the ...
... Connecticut River common to both New Hamp- shire and Vermont - the Bellows Falls , Water Quechee , and White River ... Connecticut navigable from its headwaters in the northern part of the State . This would direct the trade down the ...
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... Connecticut . This secured to the western dis- tricts tributary to the Connecticut an unobstructed navigation of the River . The South Hadley Canal was constructed in order to pass a fall of 50 feet in the Connecticut at that point . It ...
... Connecticut . This secured to the western dis- tricts tributary to the Connecticut an unobstructed navigation of the River . The South Hadley Canal was constructed in order to pass a fall of 50 feet in the Connecticut at that point . It ...
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... Connecticut River carrying it to Hart- ford , both of which places were commercially allied with New York , Boston , in 1825 , had yet to solve the problem of counteracting the efforts of her neighbors to win away her trade . While ...
... Connecticut River carrying it to Hart- ford , both of which places were commercially allied with New York , Boston , in 1825 , had yet to solve the problem of counteracting the efforts of her neighbors to win away her trade . While ...
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Early Trails Roads and Natural Waterways 364 | 3 |
CHAPTER II | 65 |
CHAPTER III | 94 |
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