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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... GEORGETOWN . Georgetown College . The Convent of the Visitation . The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal . Oak - Hill Cemetery , 221-225 CHAPTER X. PLACES OF INTEREST NEAR THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT . Bladensburgh . Little Falls . Great Falls ...
... GEORGETOWN . Georgetown College . The Convent of the Visitation . The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal . Oak - Hill Cemetery , 221-225 CHAPTER X. PLACES OF INTEREST NEAR THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT . Bladensburgh . Little Falls . Great Falls ...
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... Georgetown , and , indeed , the whole District , is underlaid with gneiss rock , the trend of which is nearly east and west . Throughout the City of Wash- ington and its suburbs the rock is covered to a greater or less depth with a ...
... Georgetown , and , indeed , the whole District , is underlaid with gneiss rock , the trend of which is nearly east and west . Throughout the City of Wash- ington and its suburbs the rock is covered to a greater or less depth with a ...
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... 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 work with little labor . There is ...
... 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 work with little labor . There is ...
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... Georgetown . Georgetown lies virtually at the head of tide - water , although the salt water does not ascend nearer than forty or fifty miles . Georgetown , therefore , is at the junction of the tertiary and primary rocks , and at the ...
... Georgetown . Georgetown lies virtually at the head of tide - water , although the salt water does not ascend nearer than forty or fifty miles . Georgetown , therefore , is at the junction of the tertiary and primary rocks , and at the ...
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... 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 winds have a marked effect upon the height and continuance of the ...
... 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 winds have a marked effect upon the height and continuance of the ...
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