Appletons' Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events, Volume 14; Volume 29D. Appleton & Company, 1890 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... River Lievre , is shipped by rail . The other district is in the province of Ontario , and extends north from Kingston and Brockville , on the River St. Lawrence , in a belt through the counties of Leeds , Lanark , and Frontenac ...
... River Lievre , is shipped by rail . The other district is in the province of Ontario , and extends north from Kingston and Brockville , on the River St. Lawrence , in a belt through the counties of Leeds , Lanark , and Frontenac ...
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... river , and was intended to designate its situation as a river town , in contrast to the hill towns . The name of Romulus is believed , in the light of recent philological discoveries , to be a genuine one , and to belong to the founder ...
... river , and was intended to designate its situation as a river town , in contrast to the hill towns . The name of Romulus is believed , in the light of recent philological discoveries , to be a genuine one , and to belong to the founder ...
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... River Navigation . - A syndicate of Ameri- can and Canadian capitalists proposes to establish steamboat and railway communication between Pará , a seaport town at the mouth of the Ama- zon , and the headwaters of the Tocantins and ...
... River Navigation . - A syndicate of Ameri- can and Canadian capitalists proposes to establish steamboat and railway communication between Pará , a seaport town at the mouth of the Ama- zon , and the headwaters of the Tocantins and ...
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... river to Bloemfontein is expected to be opened for traffic before the end of 1890. It will proba- bly be extended eventually to the Vaal , through Johannesburg to Pretoria , and thence into the gold regions beyond the boundaries of the ...
... river to Bloemfontein is expected to be opened for traffic before the end of 1890. It will proba- bly be extended eventually to the Vaal , through Johannesburg to Pretoria , and thence into the gold regions beyond the boundaries of the ...
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... river . West of the Crown colony the Bechuanaland protectorate extends over the Kalahari Desert to 20 ° east longitude , and north of it as far as 22 ° south latitude . The total area of both sections is 162,000 square miles . The Crown ...
... river . West of the Crown colony the Bechuanaland protectorate extends over the Kalahari Desert to 20 ° east longitude , and north of it as far as 22 ° south latitude . The total area of both sections is 162,000 square miles . The Crown ...
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