The Geography and History of VermontC.W. Willard, 1871 - Vermont |
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... Connecticut river . Most of those on the west side flow into Lake Champlain , and thence into the river St. Lawrence . Several in the central northern part flow into Lake Memphremagog . Questions . Where is Vermont situated ? How is it ...
... Connecticut river . Most of those on the west side flow into Lake Champlain , and thence into the river St. Lawrence . Several in the central northern part flow into Lake Memphremagog . Questions . Where is Vermont situated ? How is it ...
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... Connecticut river ? • LESSON III . There is one very singular feature in the Geography of the state . You have just been told that the head branches of some of the rivers , that flow into Lake Champlain , are on the east side of the ...
... Connecticut river ? • LESSON III . There is one very singular feature in the Geography of the state . You have just been told that the head branches of some of the rivers , that flow into Lake Champlain , are on the east side of the ...
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... Connecticut river , and some into Memphremagog and Champlain lakes . It has been stated , that several streams flow westerly through the principal mountain range . This is a very remark- able feature in the geography of Vermont . The ...
... Connecticut river , and some into Memphremagog and Champlain lakes . It has been stated , that several streams flow westerly through the principal mountain range . This is a very remark- able feature in the geography of Vermont . The ...
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... Connecticut . West river has its head branches in Peru and Weston , on the Green Mountains . It receives a number of streams on both sides , flowing on in a south - eastern di- rection , and enters the Connecticut at Brattleboro ...
... Connecticut . West river has its head branches in Peru and Weston , on the Green Mountains . It receives a number of streams on both sides , flowing on in a south - eastern di- rection , and enters the Connecticut at Brattleboro ...
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... Connecticut river in the north - east- ern part of Norwich . Its length is about twenty miles . It affords a large number of excellent mill sites . Questions . Where does Deerfield river rise , and what is its course ? Where are the ...
... Connecticut river in the north - east- ern part of Norwich . Its length is about twenty miles . It affords a large number of excellent mill sites . Questions . Where does Deerfield river rise , and what is its course ? Where are the ...
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