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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... hundred square miles ; but when , in 1846 , Alexandria was retroceded to Virginia , the area of the District was reduced to about sixty square miles . The Capitol lies in 38 ° 52 ′ 20 ′′ north latitude , and 77 ° 0 ′ 15 ′′ west ...
... hundred square miles ; but when , in 1846 , Alexandria was retroceded to Virginia , the area of the District was reduced to about sixty square miles . The Capitol lies in 38 ° 52 ′ 20 ′′ north latitude , and 77 ° 0 ′ 15 ′′ west ...
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... hundred feet , and which belong to the de- posits of the tertiary formation . No considerable borings in the way of artesian wells have been made , so as to decide at what depths the rock is reached from the GEOGRAPHY AND NATURAL ...
... hundred feet , and which belong to the de- posits of the tertiary formation . No considerable borings in the way of artesian wells have been made , so as to decide at what depths the rock is reached from the GEOGRAPHY AND NATURAL ...
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... hundred miles , discharges into Chesapeake Bay . The principal tributaries of the Potomac are the Shenandoah , the Mono- cacy , the Conococheague , and the Anacostia , or eastern branch of the Potomac . The tide - water of the Potomac ...
... hundred miles , discharges into Chesapeake Bay . The principal tributaries of the Potomac are the Shenandoah , the Mono- cacy , the Conococheague , and the Anacostia , or eastern branch of the Potomac . The tide - water of the Potomac ...
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... , sturgeon , suckers , sun - fish , and various other small species . Of sturgeon , specimens have been caught weighing over three hundred pounds . ZOOLOGY . Mammalia . - Whatever may have been the GEOGRAPHY AND NATURAL HISTORY . 21.
... , sturgeon , suckers , sun - fish , and various other small species . Of sturgeon , specimens have been caught weighing over three hundred pounds . ZOOLOGY . Mammalia . - Whatever may have been the GEOGRAPHY AND NATURAL HISTORY . 21.
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... hundred and thirty - six species of birds have been collected in the District . Herpetology . - Considering the small extent of the Dis- trict of Columbia , there are several features of much interest in regard to its reptiles . The ...
... hundred and thirty - six species of birds have been collected in the District . Herpetology . - Considering the small extent of the Dis- trict of Columbia , there are several features of much interest in regard to its reptiles . The ...
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