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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... Branch , just below the Navy Yard , about the brick kilns , between the Navy Yard and the arsenal . This character of the tertiary is well adapted to the manufacture of brick , and constitutes the basis of this manufacture in Washing ...
... Branch , just below the Navy Yard , about the brick kilns , between the Navy Yard and the arsenal . This character of the tertiary is well adapted to the manufacture of brick , and constitutes the basis of this manufacture in Washing ...
Strana 17
... Branch constitutes a flat river bottom which receives the drain from the contigu- ous banks and lands . As we proceed along the east side of the Potomac , from the Capitol toward the north and northwest , the rock first makes its ...
... Branch constitutes a flat river bottom which receives the drain from the contigu- ous banks and lands . As we proceed along the east side of the Potomac , from the Capitol toward the north and northwest , the rock first makes its ...
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... branch of the Potomac . The tide - water of the Potomac ceases at the 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 ...
... branch of the Potomac . The tide - water of the Potomac ceases at the 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 ...
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... branch of the Potomac . The latter is a tidal stream , once capable of bearing large ships , and , until within a few years , navigated by a smaller class of vessels as far as Bladens- burgh . The scientific surveys of the Potomac have ...
... branch of the Potomac . The latter is a tidal stream , once capable of bearing large ships , and , until within a few years , navigated by a smaller class of vessels as far as Bladens- burgh . The scientific surveys of the Potomac have ...
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... branches . The thick cedars which border this creek are favorite resorts of the beauti- ful cardinal grosbeak or Virginia red - bird ( Cardinalis Virginianus ) , so well known and justly celebrated both for the beauty of his plumage ...
... branches . The thick cedars which border this creek are favorite resorts of the beauti- ful cardinal grosbeak or Virginia red - bird ( Cardinalis Virginianus ) , so well known and justly celebrated both for the beauty of his plumage ...
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