The New International Encyclopædia, Volume 13Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby Dodd, Mead and Company, 1903 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... feet . From the Pecos Valley the land rises westward into the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains , which is- sues from Colorado in a continuous line of lofty peaks , several of which are over 12,000 feet high . Toward the centre of the ...
... feet . From the Pecos Valley the land rises westward into the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains , which is- sues from Colorado in a continuous line of lofty peaks , several of which are over 12,000 feet high . Toward the centre of the ...
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... feet deep . Canal Street , 200 feet broad , is the great busi- ness thoroughfare , and cuts the city in two , the portion below being known as the French Quarter , or Vieux Carré , and the portion above as the American Quarter . The ...
... feet deep . Canal Street , 200 feet broad , is the great busi- ness thoroughfare , and cuts the city in two , the portion below being known as the French Quarter , or Vieux Carré , and the portion above as the American Quarter . The ...
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... feet , the problem of drainage and sewerage has been a perplexing one ever since the founding of New Orleans . The average rainfall being 58 inches , tropical downpours are not infre- quent , and they sometimes flood the principal ...
... feet , the problem of drainage and sewerage has been a perplexing one ever since the founding of New Orleans . The average rainfall being 58 inches , tropical downpours are not infre- quent , and they sometimes flood the principal ...
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... feet and a maximum of 380 feet . The first di- vision of the mainland , covering the southeastern corner of the State , consists of the Highlands , an extension of the Highlands of New Jersey . It is a rugged region rising in some of ...
... feet and a maximum of 380 feet . The first di- vision of the mainland , covering the southeastern corner of the State , consists of the Highlands , an extension of the Highlands of New Jersey . It is a rugged region rising in some of ...
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... feet in length from north to south , and from about 400 to about 900 feet from east to west . The cross streets are 60 feet wide , as a rule , al- though there are a number 100 feet wide , placed at an average distance of half a mile ...
... feet in length from north to south , and from about 400 to about 900 feet from east to west . The cross streets are 60 feet wide , as a rule , al- though there are a number 100 feet wide , placed at an average distance of half a mile ...
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