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(1857); in A Hand-Book of Information for Emigrants to New Brunswick (London, England: E. Stanford, 1857), 46-46
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Memoir of John W. Fisher
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written by John W. Fisher; in A History of Shenandoah County, Virginia (Strasburg, VA: Shenandoah Publishing House, 1927), 25-27
written by John W. Fisher; in A History of Shenandoah County, Virginia (Strasburg, VA: Shenandoah Publishing House, 1927), 25-27
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written by William Byrd, 1674-1744; in History of the Dividing Line and Other Tracts, vol. 2 (Richmond, VA, 1866), 172-172
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Chapter XXXIX: Oregon
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written by Eugene Virgil Smalley, 1841-1899; in History of the Northern Pacific Railroad (New York, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1883), 384-392
written by Eugene Virgil Smalley, 1841-1899; in History of the Northern Pacific Railroad (New York, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1883), 384-392
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written by Jette Bruns, 1813-1899 (1840); in Hold Dear, As Always: Jette, a German Immigrant Life in Letters (Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, 1988), 103-105
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PROFESSIONAL NET MAKING
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written by George Leonard Herter, 1911-1994; in How to Get Out of the Rat Race and Live on $10 a Month (Waseca, MN: Herter's (Magazine), 1969), 203-225
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written by George Leonard Herter, 1911-1994; in How to Get Out of the Rat Race and Live on $10 a Month (Waseca, MN: Herter's (Magazine), 1969), 203-225
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Images of America, Alaska's Whaling Coast
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in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2014), 128 page(s),
Source: www.arcadiapublishing.com
In 1850, commercial whaling ships entered the Bering Sea for the first time. There, they found the summer grounds of bowhead whales, as well as local Inuit people who had been whaling the Alaskan coast for 2,000 years. Within a few years, almost the entire Pacific fleet came north each June to find a path through...
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2014), 128 page(s),
Source: www.arcadiapublishing.com
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4. Making a Living
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written by David McMacken; in Alma, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 47-70
Ralph Ely, founder of Alma, selected 10 acres of old forest on the bank of the Pine River in 1853. In this central-Michigan wilderness, he built a log cabin, a log store, and two steam-powered mills—a sawmill and a gristmill. At first, his growing settlement was called Elyton, but within a few years, it was rena...
written by David McMacken; in Alma, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 47-70
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7. Farming, Logging, and Mining
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written by Harney J. Corwin; in Around Boonville, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2009), 93-104
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...
written by Harney J. Corwin; in Around Boonville, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2009), 93-104
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4. Cotton and Canneries
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written by Suzanne K. Durham; in Around Carrollton, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 51-62
The history of Carrollton and surrounding Carroll County is a story of farmers and frontiers. Carved from the Creek Indian Nation, the region took to cotton agriculture and related mill industries in the mid-19th century and did not let go for more than 100 years. In the midst of the cotton bolls, several notable...
written by Suzanne K. Durham; in Around Carrollton, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 51-62
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