A Military and Topographical Atlas of the United States; Including the British Possessions & Florida: Comprehending 1. Map and Description of the Seat of War in North America, Including the British Possessions, Accompanied with Small Maps of the Straits O
Excerpt from A Military and Topographical Atlas of the United States; Including the British Possessions Florida Lake Huron is, after Lake Superior, the largest in the world be; ing about 050 miles long, and in circumference 1100. The northern part bf 'the lake is studded with numerous islands, and the naviga tion through it is very good. There are a number of bays in this lake, the most remarkable of which is Thunder Bay, so called from the frequent storms of thunder and lightning in its vicinity. Tra vellers, in passing ...
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Excerpt from A Military and Topographical Atlas of the United States; Including the British Possessions Florida Lake Huron is, after Lake Superior, the largest in the world be; ing about 050 miles long, and in circumference 1100. The northern part bf 'the lake is studded with numerous islands, and the naviga tion through it is very good. There are a number of bays in this lake, the most remarkable of which is Thunder Bay, so called from the frequent storms of thunder and lightning in its vicinity. Tra vellers, in passing this part of the lake, hardly ever escape encoun tering them. A small round cloud first appears, enlarging as it ap proaches, and spreading a gloom over a considerable extent. From this cloud the lightnings ash in all directions, while the thunder roars with more tremendous peals than in any other part of Ame rica. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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