The Site of Old James Towne, 1607-1698: A Brief Historical and Topographical Sketch of the First American Metropolis: Illustrated with Original Maps, Drawings, and Photographs
The Site of Old James Towne, 1607-1698: A Brief Historical and Topographical Sketch of the First American Metropolis: Illustrated with Original Maps, Drawings, and Photographs
Excerpt from The Site of Old "James Towne," 1607-1698: A Brief Historical and Topographical Sketch of the First American Metropolis Before proceeding with the above work an attempt was made to learn the cause and extent of the encroachments. The for mer was soon discovered to be abrasion by wave action, while the latter, on account of the available evidence being meager and uncertain, could not be satisfactorily determined. The abraded area at first appeared to be upwards of fifty acres, having its greatest width, about ...
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Excerpt from The Site of Old "James Towne," 1607-1698: A Brief Historical and Topographical Sketch of the First American Metropolis Before proceeding with the above work an attempt was made to learn the cause and extent of the encroachments. The for mer was soon discovered to be abrasion by wave action, while the latter, on account of the available evidence being meager and uncertain, could not be satisfactorily determined. The abraded area at first appeared to be upwards of fifty acres, having its greatest width, about three-eighths of a mile, at the northwestern extremity of the island. While the protection work was under construction new evi dence offered, in the light of which the above area appeared too large. This led to making personal researches among all avail able sources of information, which have occupied the leisure moments of a period of two years. The results of the above investigation, with regard to the Site of the former town, presented in the accompanying monograph, are at variance with the statements of other modern writers. 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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