The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 87National Geographic Society, 1945 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 381
... town of Landremont perched halfway up the side of an incredibly high and steep hill . On the summit long ago a religious statue had been erected , as if to watch over the town below . But the town was largely ruined , nevertheless ...
... town of Landremont perched halfway up the side of an incredibly high and steep hill . On the summit long ago a religious statue had been erected , as if to watch over the town below . But the town was largely ruined , nevertheless ...
Page 452
... Town really should be spoken of in the past tense . What was the town is now a pile of debris left from a terrific blasting of bombs and shellfire . Some of the men have been able to patch up two houses and make them habitable ; that is ...
... Town really should be spoken of in the past tense . What was the town is now a pile of debris left from a terrific blasting of bombs and shellfire . Some of the men have been able to patch up two houses and make them habitable ; that is ...
Page 537
... town in the State . Settlement began with a trading post in 1823 , perhaps earlier , and increased so steadily for more than forty years that Francis Burt , first Territorial gov- ernor , took his oath of office there on October 16 ...
... town in the State . Settlement began with a trading post in 1823 , perhaps earlier , and increased so steadily for more than forty years that Francis Burt , first Territorial gov- ernor , took his oath of office there on October 16 ...
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