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... called Sherburne , but as an island , a county and a town it is generally known as Nantucket . It contained 7266 inhabitants in 1820 , and 4401 in 1855. Though its beeches and sand banks are noted for sterility , yet they surround some ...
... called Sherburne , but as an island , a county and a town it is generally known as Nantucket . It contained 7266 inhabitants in 1820 , and 4401 in 1855. Though its beeches and sand banks are noted for sterility , yet they surround some ...
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... elevated summits are estimated at 3500 feet above the level of the sea . This range continues southerly through the state of Connecticut , and ter- minates in a precipice called West Rock , near New 22 GAZETTEER OF MASSACHUSETTS .
... elevated summits are estimated at 3500 feet above the level of the sea . This range continues southerly through the state of Connecticut , and ter- minates in a precipice called West Rock , near New 22 GAZETTEER OF MASSACHUSETTS .
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JEREMIAH SPOFFORD, M.D.. minates in a precipice called West Rock , near New Haven . The principal summit is in Williamstown . Saddle mountain belongs to the Taghconnic range , and lies be- tween Adams and Williamstown . This range lies ...
JEREMIAH SPOFFORD, M.D.. minates in a precipice called West Rock , near New Haven . The principal summit is in Williamstown . Saddle mountain belongs to the Taghconnic range , and lies be- tween Adams and Williamstown . This range lies ...
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... called Bel- lows falls . Here a large rock divides the river into two channels of ninety feet each , but when the water is low it falls into the western channel , which at the surface of the water is then but sixteen feet wide , through ...
... called Bel- lows falls . Here a large rock divides the river into two channels of ninety feet each , but when the water is low it falls into the western channel , which at the surface of the water is then but sixteen feet wide , through ...
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... Do- ver and Natick , to Needham . Its course is then south - east , between Dover and Needham to Dedham , where it gives off about one - third of its waters , forming what is called Mother brook 26 GAZETTEER OF MASSACHUSETTS .
... Do- ver and Natick , to Needham . Its course is then south - east , between Dover and Needham to Dedham , where it gives off about one - third of its waters , forming what is called Mother brook 26 GAZETTEER OF MASSACHUSETTS .
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