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... situated upon a site which was purchased two hundred and five years back on account of the great advantages it possessed as a shipping point ; was imme- diately made a trade centre , and protected by laws not enjoyed by any colony of ...
... situated upon a site which was purchased two hundred and five years back on account of the great advantages it possessed as a shipping point ; was imme- diately made a trade centre , and protected by laws not enjoyed by any colony of ...
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... situated between two lovely sheets of water— the one I crossed , which is known as Mahone Lake ( and is , at high tide , well entitled to the term ) , and the Eastern Branch . It is already a pretty place , and when the trees which line ...
... situated between two lovely sheets of water— the one I crossed , which is known as Mahone Lake ( and is , at high tide , well entitled to the term ) , and the Eastern Branch . It is already a pretty place , and when the trees which line ...
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... situated in latitude 36 ° 50 ' 50 " N. , the most favored part of the Temperate Zone , with the great Gulf Stream nearer to her than any other city of note in the world , thereby further tempering her climate ; with an ever - open water ...
... situated in latitude 36 ° 50 ' 50 " N. , the most favored part of the Temperate Zone , with the great Gulf Stream nearer to her than any other city of note in the world , thereby further tempering her climate ; with an ever - open water ...
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... situated side by side with interests nearly alike . As a conse- quence , he goes further South and locates in Charleston , South Carolina . Third : A large company , being impressed with the advantage that Norfolk has in tapping the ...
... situated side by side with interests nearly alike . As a conse- quence , he goes further South and locates in Charleston , South Carolina . Third : A large company , being impressed with the advantage that Norfolk has in tapping the ...
Page 115
... situated and standing in bold relief , the dome of the City Hall and the many church spires that overtop the roofs of Norfolk . As I pen these closing lines DARKNESS gradually mantles the earth , and spires , domes , turrets and houses ...
... situated and standing in bold relief , the dome of the City Hall and the many church spires that overtop the roofs of Norfolk . As I pen these closing lines DARKNESS gradually mantles the earth , and spires , domes , turrets and houses ...
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advertisement Agent Albemarle appearance architectural Atlantic attractive avenue Baltimore Bank street beautiful Bern Bros building Canal cemeteries centre Chesapeake Church street citizens of Norfolk Commerce street Company corner cotton court-house crossing CURRITUCK COUNTY Dealers Doric order Edenton Editor and Proprietor Elizabeth City erected Fearing street Free Mason Free Mason street freight front GATESVILLE give Granby street granite grounds handsome harbor Hotel interest iron Kinston Lambert's Point land leading business houses look magnificent Main street mansard Manufacturers marble Marine Market Square Middle street monuments Navigation neat Neuse Norfolk Southern Norfolk Southern Railroad North Carolina Nowitzky's ornamented Pamlico park Pasquotank passengers Perquimans county Portsmouth pretty railroad RALEIGH road Roanoke river solid sound and river South stands steam-boats steamer stone stranger stream structure substantial surroundings tion tower town trees Trent River Virginia walk walls Washington Water street weekly well-designed wharf wharves Wholesale and Retail
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