A Pictorial Description of Ohio: Comprising a Sketch of Its Physical Geography, History, Political Divisions, Resources, Government and Constitution, Antiquities, Public Lands, EtcEnsigns & Thayer, 1848 - 131 pages |
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... feet in the central part of the state . * Heretofore the latitude has generally been computed from the equator , and the longitude from the observatory at Greenwich , in England . The latitude is still reckoned from the equator , but ...
... feet in the central part of the state . * Heretofore the latitude has generally been computed from the equator , and the longitude from the observatory at Greenwich , in England . The latitude is still reckoned from the equator , but ...
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... feet . It is again navigable for boats above the rapids , nearly to its source . Its most important tributaries are the Tiffen from the north , and the Auglaize from the south . The other streams of the northern section , of much ...
... feet . It is again navigable for boats above the rapids , nearly to its source . Its most important tributaries are the Tiffen from the north , and the Auglaize from the south . The other streams of the northern section , of much ...
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... feet . At each corner was a strong block - house , twenty feet square . Within In the west and south fronts , were were a number of dwelling - houses , which , with the fort , were constructed of wood , whip - sawed into timber , four ...
... feet . At each corner was a strong block - house , twenty feet square . Within In the west and south fronts , were were a number of dwelling - houses , which , with the fort , were constructed of wood , whip - sawed into timber , four ...
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... feet thick . This was supported by a wall of fascines or bundles of fagots . E , E , were gateways ; F was a bank of earth , four feet wide , to cross the ditch , D , D , which encompassed the whole ; G was a drawbridge ; H , officers ...
... feet thick . This was supported by a wall of fascines or bundles of fagots . E , E , were gateways ; F was a bank of earth , four feet wide , to cross the ditch , D , D , which encompassed the whole ; G was a drawbridge ; H , officers ...
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... feet above the waters of the Maumee . The outline of the fort is still well defined . The following is an explanation of the engraving : -a , grand battery , commanded by Captain Daniel Cushing ; b , mortar battery ; e , i , o , mortar ...
... feet above the waters of the Maumee . The outline of the fort is still well defined . The following is an explanation of the engraving : -a , grand battery , commanded by Captain Daniel Cushing ; b , mortar battery ; e , i , o , mortar ...
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