A Geographical Description of the State of Louisiana: The Southern Part of the Mississippi, and the Territory of Alabama Presenting a View of the Soil, Climate, Animal, Vegetable, and Mineral Productions ; Illustrative of the Natural Physiognomy, Their Geographical Configuration, and Relative Situation ; with an Account of the Character and Manners of the Inhabitants ; Together with a Map, from Actual Survey and Observation Projected on a Scale of Ten Miles to an Inch, of the State of Louisiana, and Adjacent CountriesJames Olmstead, 1817 - 356 Seiten |
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... Plaquemine , contains , inde- pendent of the bank of the former , an extensive sur- face of excellent arable land . The settlement of the Fausse Riviere , or ancient bed of the Mississippi river , is about thirty miles long , and the ...
... Plaquemine , contains , inde- pendent of the bank of the former , an extensive sur- face of excellent arable land . The settlement of the Fausse Riviere , or ancient bed of the Mississippi river , is about thirty miles long , and the ...
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... Plaquemine , and Atchafalaya river . The bayou Plaquemine leaves the Mississippi river twenty- two miles below Baton Rouge , flows to the west fifteen miles , and falls into the Atchafalaya . The banks of the Plaquemine is within ten ...
... Plaquemine , and Atchafalaya river . The bayou Plaquemine leaves the Mississippi river twenty- two miles below Baton Rouge , flows to the west fifteen miles , and falls into the Atchafalaya . The banks of the Plaquemine is within ten ...
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... Plaquemine , and near to the efflux of the Lafourche , at New - Orleans , fort St. Philips , and at the Balize , the medial width is found to be short of half a mile , or 880 yards . When not inflated by islands , it seldom exceeds more ...
... Plaquemine , and near to the efflux of the Lafourche , at New - Orleans , fort St. Philips , and at the Balize , the medial width is found to be short of half a mile , or 880 yards . When not inflated by islands , it seldom exceeds more ...
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... Plaquemine , ) where that river approaches very near the Mississippi . It has been remarked , that from the Cow island to the mouth of Plaquemine , the course of the Atchafalaya is east . It is only seven miles in a direct line , from ...
... Plaquemine , ) where that river approaches very near the Mississippi . It has been remarked , that from the Cow island to the mouth of Plaquemine , the course of the Atchafalaya is east . It is only seven miles in a direct line , from ...
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... Plaquemine . The Iberville , or Manchac , admits indefinite im- provement . It is sixteen miles in a direct line , from the Mississippi , to the junction of the Manchac with the Amite river . The united stream presents a fine body of ...
... Plaquemine . The Iberville , or Manchac , admits indefinite im- provement . It is sixteen miles in a direct line , from the Mississippi , to the junction of the Manchac with the Amite river . The united stream presents a fine body of ...
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