The History of Linn County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c., a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, History of the Northwest, History of Iowa, Map of Linn County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, &cBrookhaven Press, 1878 - 816 strani |
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... Limestone ( now Mays- ville ) in September , where were several persons from Redstone . Here Mr. Symmes tried to found a settlement , but the great freshet of 1789 caused the " Point , " as it was and is yet called , to be fifteen feet ...
... Limestone ( now Mays- ville ) in September , where were several persons from Redstone . Here Mr. Symmes tried to found a settlement , but the great freshet of 1789 caused the " Point , " as it was and is yet called , to be fifteen feet ...
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... limestone strata , they reach those of a clayey com- position . Upon these they widen their valleys and make broad flood plains ( commonly termed " bottoms " ) , the soil of which is stiff and clayey , except where modified by sandy ...
... limestone strata , they reach those of a clayey com- position . Upon these they widen their valleys and make broad flood plains ( commonly termed " bottoms " ) , the soil of which is stiff and clayey , except where modified by sandy ...
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... limestone about five miles above their confluence . These exposures produce several small mill - sites . The valleys vary from a few hun- dred yards to half a mile in width , and are the finest agricultural lands . In the northern part ...
... limestone about five miles above their confluence . These exposures produce several small mill - sites . The valleys vary from a few hun- dred yards to half a mile in width , and are the finest agricultural lands . In the northern part ...
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... limestone formation , flow eastward over the middle coal measures , and enter the valley of the Des Moines upon the lower coal measures . These streams , especially South and Middle Rivers , are frequently bordered by high , rocky ...
... limestone formation , flow eastward over the middle coal measures , and enter the valley of the Des Moines upon the lower coal measures . These streams , especially South and Middle Rivers , are frequently bordered by high , rocky ...
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... limestone , between two and three hundred feet thick . The valley has been eroded through these , and runs upon the Trenton limestone . Thus , all the formations along and within this valley are Lower Silurian . The valley is usually ...
... limestone , between two and three hundred feet thick . The valley has been eroded through these , and runs upon the Trenton limestone . Thus , all the formations along and within this valley are Lower Silurian . The valley is usually ...
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