Life of George WashingtonG.P. Putnam, 1861 |
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... miles of the Potomac , and the opposite shore of Mary- land . It had probably been purchased with the property , and was one of the primitive farm - houses of Virginia . The roof was steep , and sloped down into low projecting eaves ...
... miles of the Potomac , and the opposite shore of Mary- land . It had probably been purchased with the property , and was one of the primitive farm - houses of Virginia . The roof was steep , and sloped down into low projecting eaves ...
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... miles wide ; a lovely and temperate region , diversi- fied by gentle swells and slopes , admirably adapted to cultiva- tion . The Blue Ridge bounds it on one side , the North Mountain , a ridge of the Alleganies , on the LIFE OF ...
... miles wide ; a lovely and temperate region , diversi- fied by gentle swells and slopes , admirably adapted to cultiva- tion . The Blue Ridge bounds it on one side , the North Mountain , a ridge of the Alleganies , on the LIFE OF ...
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... miles from the site of the present town of Winchester . In a diary kept with his usual minuteness , Washington speaks with delight of the beauty of the trees and the richness of the land in the neighborhood , and of his riding through a ...
... miles from the site of the present town of Winchester . In a diary kept with his usual minuteness , Washington speaks with delight of the beauty of the trees and the richness of the land in the neighborhood , and of his riding through a ...
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... miles of the Falls . Here he came upon traps newly set , and Indian foot- prints not a day old ; and heard the distant report of guns . The story of Indian hunters then was true . He was in a dan- gerous neighborhood . The savages might ...
... miles of the Falls . Here he came upon traps newly set , and Indian foot- prints not a day old ; and heard the distant report of guns . The story of Indian hunters then was true . He was in a dan- gerous neighborhood . The savages might ...
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... miles from this place , on the south - east side of the river ; but Washington gave the fork the decided preference . French engineers of experience proved the accuracy of his military eye , by subsequently choosing it for the site of ...
... miles from this place , on the south - east side of the river ; but Washington gave the fork the decided preference . French engineers of experience proved the accuracy of his military eye , by subsequently choosing it for the site of ...
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