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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... miles square , or one 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 ...
... miles square , or one 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 ...
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... miles , and has a channel for 140 miles ; of depth , between six and fifteen fathoms , holding a breadth , for the most part , ten or fourteen miles . From the head of the bay to the northwest , the land is mountainous , and so in a ...
... miles , and has a channel for 140 miles ; of depth , between six and fifteen fathoms , holding a breadth , for the most part , ten or fourteen miles . From the head of the bay to the northwest , the land is mountainous , and so in a ...
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... 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 work with little labor ...
... 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 work with little labor ...
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... miles . Georgetown , therefore , is at the junction of the tertiary and primary rocks , and at the last fall of the river , before it plunges into positive tide - water . Georgetown may be said to rest on the primary gneiss , while ...
... miles . Georgetown , therefore , is at the junction of the tertiary and primary rocks , and at the last fall of the river , before it plunges into positive tide - water . Georgetown may be said to rest on the primary gneiss , while ...
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... 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 ceases at ...
... 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 ceases at ...
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