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... feet , and on the Northwest and West side of from twenty to thirty feet , at localities not yet protected by sea walls . Since September 1863 to date , the destruction has been con- siderable in three places . On the South head the ...
... feet , and on the Northwest and West side of from twenty to thirty feet , at localities not yet protected by sea walls . Since September 1863 to date , the destruction has been con- siderable in three places . On the South head the ...
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... feet further into the main ship channel since the spit lighthouse has been built . The keeper of this light , Mr. N. R. Hooper , who lives on the Great Brewster , has made some interesting observations since 1849 , showing the immediate ...
... feet further into the main ship channel since the spit lighthouse has been built . The keeper of this light , Mr. N. R. Hooper , who lives on the Great Brewster , has made some interesting observations since 1849 , showing the immediate ...
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... feet to be raised about four feet in height . At this increased height the sea wall should be con- tinued around the Northeast Point of the Island , in a curve for five hundred feet , thence on the Northwest and West side of the Island ...
... feet to be raised about four feet in height . At this increased height the sea wall should be con- tinued around the Northeast Point of the Island , in a curve for five hundred feet , thence on the Northwest and West side of the Island ...
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... feet above low water . Within these limits , and this low grade , these petitioners sever- ally own estates . When they were first improved , they were drained into the empty basin in the Back Bay ; and as the water in the basin did not ...
... feet above low water . Within these limits , and this low grade , these petitioners sever- ally own estates . When they were first improved , they were drained into the empty basin in the Back Bay ; and as the water in the basin did not ...
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... feet , " we left our childhood . Could any turn away with careless hearts ? No tender thoughts of all the happy days And broken friendships we must leave behind ? No gratitude for love , and toil , and patience ? For acts that ill ...
... feet , " we left our childhood . Could any turn away with careless hearts ? No tender thoughts of all the happy days And broken friendships we must leave behind ? No gratitude for love , and toil , and patience ? For acts that ill ...
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