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Fiji: Handbook of the Colony, Special Wartime Issue
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edited by Leonard G. Usher, fl. 1943 (Alport Barker, 1943), 116 page(s)
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edited by Leonard G. Usher, fl. 1943 (Alport Barker, 1943), 116 page(s)
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Images of America, Around Boonville
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in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2009), 128 page(s),
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Nestled in the Black River valley with the Tug Hill Plateau to the east and the Adirondack Mountains to the west, Boonville traces its origin to the failure of a grand investment scheme. In the mid-1790s, Gerrit Boon, agent for the Holland Land Company, purchased vast acreage in northern New York, hoping to establ...
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2009), 128 page(s),
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Images of America, Ashley Valley
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Situated within northeastern Utah’s mountainous Uinta Basin, the Ashley Valley takes its name from William Ashley, a trapper who passed through the area in 1825. Both beautiful and rugged, the Ashley Valley’s landscape required a lot of grit from its first settlers. An early expedition party sent out by territ...
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 128 page(s),
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Images of America, Bonita
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The small rural community of Bonita is nestled in the fertile valley of the Sweetwater River. For over a century, families from nearby San Diego and Chula Vista have built secluded homes on large lots carved from the pioneer ranches that emerged in the 1870s on Rancho de la Nacion. Ulysses S. Grant Jr. and the Mar...
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2009), 128 page(s),
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Images of America, Bridgehampton
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in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2003), 128 page(s),
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Bridgehampton is a fascinating look at one of the prime resort areas on the South Fork of Long Island. The history of Bridgehampton was captured magnificently by studio and itinerant photographers whose work from the mid-1800s to the late 1900s is reflected here. These stunning images show people as they raised ch...
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2003), 128 page(s),
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Images of America, Farming in Carroll County
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Carroll County’s road signs are a testament to the farm families who settled here. Bollinger, Hoff, Roop, Baugher, Royer, Bushey, and many more are road names that honor those who have produced food for themselves and the nation in times of peace, war, and the Great Depression. In 1917, when the first county agr...
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2009), 128 page(s),
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Images of America, Glendale
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in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2006), 128 page(s),
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Established in 1892, nine miles northwest of Phoenix in the Salt River Valley of Arizona, Glendale at first attracted farmers with strong Protestant religious convictions. Soon, however, others began to settle in the town and on the rich farmlands of the area. Although predominantly Anglos, the settlers that came...
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2006), 128 page(s),
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Images of America, Great Neck
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Originally, Great Neck was a farming community on the North Shore of Long Island. For many years, this forested peninsula produced rich hay, fruit, and grain crops. As vacationers from Manhattan discovered the area, farms gave way to summer resorts and large estates. Well-known writers and actors such as F. Scott...
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 128 page(s),
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Images of America, Highland County
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Named for its high altitude and boasting one of the smallest populations east of the Mississippi River, Highland County is nicknamed “Virginia’s Little Switzerland.” Although settlers began arriving in the area as early as 1745, Highland County was not officially formed until 1847. Portions were carved from...
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2007), 128 page(s),
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Images of America, Houston: 1860 to 1900
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in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2010), 128 page(s),
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In an area that was little more than a thick forest lining Buffalo Bayou, Houston was founded in 1836 by the Allen brothers and named after the Republic of Texas's beloved general Sam Houston. By 1860, there were 5,000 residents in Houston, wooden sidewalks, a few shell-paved roads, and five railroads. Out of the...
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2010), 128 page(s),
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