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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... portion of them yet maintain . a more or less permanent footing . Of those which for- merly roamed over its surface , the wild cat ( Lynx rufus ) , the panther , the American wolf , the black bear , the beaver , and perhaps the elk ...
... portion of them yet maintain . a more or less permanent footing . Of those which for- merly roamed over its surface , the wild cat ( Lynx rufus ) , the panther , the American wolf , the black bear , the beaver , and perhaps the elk ...
Strana 24
... portions of the country , seems designed by nature to be the locality where the species peculiar to each section may meet , as , for a similar reason , it has been selected to be the political centre of the United States . Its situation ...
... portions of the country , seems designed by nature to be the locality where the species peculiar to each section may meet , as , for a similar reason , it has been selected to be the political centre of the United States . Its situation ...
Strana 40
... portion falling in the Summer months . The range of the barometer is nearly or quite two inches . Vegetation seems to proceed all Winter , and the migratory birds return about the first of April . Fair days are the rule , foul days form ...
... portion falling in the Summer months . The range of the barometer is nearly or quite two inches . Vegetation seems to proceed all Winter , and the migratory birds return about the first of April . Fair days are the rule , foul days form ...
Strana 57
... portion of the land appropriated to the city , but who reserved for their own accommodation ground sufficient for gardens and other useful appurtenances . The roads in every direction were muddy and unimproved . A side- walk was ...
... portion of the land appropriated to the city , but who reserved for their own accommodation ground sufficient for gardens and other useful appurtenances . The roads in every direction were muddy and unimproved . A side- walk was ...
Strana 58
... portion of the city that a house may be built of brick made of the earth dug from the cellar ; hence it was not unusual to see the remains of a brick - kiln near the newly - erected dwelling- house or other edifice . In short , when we ...
... portion of the city that a house may be built of brick made of the earth dug from the cellar ; hence it was not unusual to see the remains of a brick - kiln near the newly - erected dwelling- house or other edifice . In short , when we ...
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