Philp's Washington Described: A Complete View of the American Capital, and the District of Columbia, with Many Notices, Historical, Topographical, and Scientific, of the Seat of GovernmentWilliam D'Arcy Haley S. Low, 1861 - Počet stran: 239 |
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... Little Falls . Great Falls . Alexandria . Fort Washington . Mount Vernon , . 1 * 226-234 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS . MAP , FRONTISPIECE . Page GEOLOGICAL CONTENTS .
... Little Falls . Great Falls . Alexandria . Fort Washington . Mount Vernon , . 1 * 226-234 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS . MAP , FRONTISPIECE . Page GEOLOGICAL CONTENTS .
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... Little Falls , some two miles above Georgetown , it is extensively quar- ried , and used in cellar and foundation walls , and other coarse work . It splits in two directions nearly at right angles to each other , which fits it for faced ...
... Little Falls , some two miles above Georgetown , it is extensively quar- ried , and used in cellar and foundation walls , and other coarse work . It splits in two directions nearly at right angles to each other , which fits it for faced ...
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... Little Falls , a romantic succession of cascades , three miles above Georgetown . At the Washington Navy Yard the average tide rises three feet , the Spring tide three and a half feet , and the neap two and a half feet . The southerly ...
... Little Falls , a romantic succession of cascades , three miles above Georgetown . At the Washington Navy Yard the average tide rises three feet , the Spring tide three and a half feet , and the neap two and a half feet . The southerly ...
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... Little Falls . The rattlesnake is not now known to inhabit the District , though doubtless once a resident . Other serpents are the well - known black snake , various striped or garter snakes , water snakes , etc. Blowing vipers or hog ...
... Little Falls . The rattlesnake is not now known to inhabit the District , though doubtless once a resident . Other serpents are the well - known black snake , various striped or garter snakes , water snakes , etc. Blowing vipers or hog ...
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... small a tract of country , which is in consequence of the great variety of stations . Fresh - water shells are par ... Little Falls . The land shells are of a northern rather than a south- ern type . There are 20 Helices , of which H ...
... small a tract of country , which is in consequence of the great variety of stations . Fresh - water shells are par ... Little Falls . The land shells are of a northern rather than a south- ern type . There are 20 Helices , of which H ...
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