The History of Des Moines County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c, a Biographical Directory of Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers ... General and Local Statistics ... History of the Northwest, History of Iowa, Map of Des Moines County ...Western historical Company, 1879 - 701 páginas |
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... feet had borne the news of it up the river ; and upon the morning of the 17th of April , Ensign Ward , who then had charge of it , saw upon the Allegheny a sight that made his heart sink - sixty batteaux and three hundred canoes filled ...
... feet had borne the news of it up the river ; and upon the morning of the 17th of April , Ensign Ward , who then had charge of it , saw upon the Allegheny a sight that made his heart sink - sixty batteaux and three hundred canoes filled ...
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... cedar pickets , about fifteen feet long , set in the ground , and had four gates east , west , north and south . Over the first three of these gates were block houses provided with four guns apiece , 48 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY .
... cedar pickets , about fifteen feet long , set in the ground , and had four gates east , west , north and south . Over the first three of these gates were block houses provided with four guns apiece , 48 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY .
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... feet wide and the rest fifteen feet , while the four streets crossing these at right angles were from ten to fifteen feet in width . At the date spoken of by Mr. Frazer , there was no fort within the enclosure , but a citadel on the ...
... feet wide and the rest fifteen feet , while the four streets crossing these at right angles were from ten to fifteen feet in width . At the date spoken of by Mr. Frazer , there was no fort within the enclosure , but a citadel on the ...
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... feet under water , and the settlement to be abandoned . The little band of settlers removed to the mouth of the Miami . Before Symmes and his colony left the " Point , " two settlements had been made on his purchase . The first was by ...
... feet under water , and the settlement to be abandoned . The little band of settlers removed to the mouth of the Miami . Before Symmes and his colony left the " Point , " two settlements had been made on his purchase . The first was by ...
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... feet and ten inches in height , was stoutly built , and possessed of enormous powers of endurance . His countenance was naturally pleas- ing , and he was , in general , devoid of those savage attributes possessed by most Indians . It is ...
... feet and ten inches in height , was stoutly built , and possessed of enormous powers of endurance . His countenance was naturally pleas- ing , and he was , in general , devoid of those savage attributes possessed by most Indians . It is ...
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