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Page 188
... completed , inspected , and accepted . 3. Forty miles , all the excavation and embankment performed . 4. Ten miles more about half done . 5. Twenty miles more , one - quarter done ; and the remaining 14 miles , lying in detached pieces ...
... completed , inspected , and accepted . 3. Forty miles , all the excavation and embankment performed . 4. Ten miles more about half done . 5. Twenty miles more , one - quarter done ; and the remaining 14 miles , lying in detached pieces ...
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... completed and water was admitted into every part of the canal from Seneca Lake at Geneva to the Erie Canal at Montezuma , on November 15 , 1828 , and navigation was maintained for the rest of the season . The canal , as completed , was ...
... completed and water was admitted into every part of the canal from Seneca Lake at Geneva to the Erie Canal at Montezuma , on November 15 , 1828 , and navigation was maintained for the rest of the season . The canal , as completed , was ...
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... completed . 2. Georgia , from Augusta to Atlanta , completed .. 3. Macon and Western , from Macon to Atlanta .. 4. Western and Atlantic , from Atlanta to Chattanooga . 5. South Western from Macon to Oglethorpe , nearly completed . 6 ...
... completed . 2. Georgia , from Augusta to Atlanta , completed .. 3. Macon and Western , from Macon to Atlanta .. 4. Western and Atlantic , from Atlanta to Chattanooga . 5. South Western from Macon to Oglethorpe , nearly completed . 6 ...
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Early Trails Roads and Natural Waterways 364 | 3 |
CHAPTER II | 65 |
CHAPTER III | 94 |
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