The New International Encyclopædia, Volume 5Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby Dodd, Mead, 1907 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... feet with a depth of 15 feet to 18 feet , and was inclosed by two jetties 2400 feet long . The massive breakwater was constructed by filling with concrete the great ship which had transported the Vatican obelisk from Egypt , sinking her ...
... feet with a depth of 15 feet to 18 feet , and was inclosed by two jetties 2400 feet long . The massive breakwater was constructed by filling with concrete the great ship which had transported the Vatican obelisk from Egypt , sinking her ...
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... feet in extent , and soaked in water over night . Ring - pits are 25 to 30 feet in diameter , 3 feet deep , lined with brick or boards . An iron wheel is passed over or through the clay , back and forth , mixing in the sand , in case ...
... feet in extent , and soaked in water over night . Ring - pits are 25 to 30 feet in diameter , 3 feet deep , lined with brick or boards . An iron wheel is passed over or through the clay , back and forth , mixing in the sand , in case ...
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... feet high , with a base 7 feet 7 inches in diameter , and weighs 200 tons . It is supported on four bronze crabs , reproduc- tions from the originals preserved in the neigh- boring Metropolitan Museum . The obelisk bears inscriptions of ...
... feet high , with a base 7 feet 7 inches in diameter , and weighs 200 tons . It is supported on four bronze crabs , reproduc- tions from the originals preserved in the neigh- boring Metropolitan Museum . The obelisk bears inscriptions of ...
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... feet long , with a central draw- bridge 68 feet above the water - level . The Cen- tral Viaduct , completed in 1888 , crosses the river and is 2838 feet long . The Abbey Street Viaduct , crossing Walworth Run , is 1092 feet long . A ...
... feet long , with a central draw- bridge 68 feet above the water - level . The Cen- tral Viaduct , completed in 1888 , crosses the river and is 2838 feet long . The Abbey Street Viaduct , crossing Walworth Run , is 1092 feet long . A ...
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... feet above the level of the lake , stands the Garfield Memorial , completed in 1890 at a cost of $ 225,000 - the balcony near the top , 165 feet high , affording a fine view of the city and its suburbs . It is built principally of Ohio ...
... feet above the level of the lake , stands the Garfield Memorial , completed in 1890 at a cost of $ 225,000 - the balcony near the top , 165 feet high , affording a fine view of the city and its suburbs . It is built principally of Ohio ...
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