Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, History, Politics, and Biography, Brought Down to the Present Time; Including a Copious Collection of Original Articles in American Biography; on the Basis of the Seventh Edition of the German Conversations-lexicon, 7. köideFrancis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth Desilver, Thomas, & Company, 1835 |
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... canal naviga- tion , as it presents itself in 1831 ; begin- ning at the northerly part of the conti- nent , and proceeding southerly . It is dif- ficult to obtain exact information relating to the works of this description in Ameri- The ...
... canal naviga- tion , as it presents itself in 1831 ; begin- ning at the northerly part of the conti- nent , and proceeding southerly . It is dif- ficult to obtain exact information relating to the works of this description in Ameri- The ...
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... canal was com- pleted in 1808. It opens a communication between Boston harbor and the Merrimack river , a distance of 27 miles . It has but one summit level , 104 feet above Boston harbor , and 32 above the level of the Mer- rimack , at ...
... canal was com- pleted in 1808. It opens a communication between Boston harbor and the Merrimack river , a distance of 27 miles . It has but one summit level , 104 feet above Boston harbor , and 32 above the level of the Mer- rimack , at ...
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... canal adds 40 miles to the steamboat navigation up the Connecticut . Before the construction of this work , these rapids were navigated by the boats passing along the river , but they were a great impediment to the nav- igation . This canal ...
... canal adds 40 miles to the steamboat navigation up the Connecticut . Before the construction of this work , these rapids were navigated by the boats passing along the river , but they were a great impediment to the nav- igation . This canal ...
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... canal , extending from Al- bany on the Hudson , to Buffalo on lake Erie , is 363 miles in length , 40 feet wide at the surface of the water , 28 feet at the bottom , with a depth of 4 feet of wa- ter . It has 2 summit levels in this dis ...
... canal , extending from Al- bany on the Hudson , to Buffalo on lake Erie , is 363 miles in length , 40 feet wide at the surface of the water , 28 feet at the bottom , with a depth of 4 feet of wa- ter . It has 2 summit levels in this dis ...
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... canal navigation , a very large part of which has been undertaken by the state , at the public expense . - Schuylkill canal and navigation was commenced in 1816 , and has been in operation a number of years . Its length is 110 miles ...
... canal navigation , a very large part of which has been undertaken by the state , at the public expense . - Schuylkill canal and navigation was commenced in 1816 , and has been in operation a number of years . Its length is 110 miles ...
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