Annual Report (or Report) of the Secretary of War, Part 2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1873 |
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... Bank , opposite , being now the property of the United States , that fine site ( 20 to 40 feet above the river ) ought to be occupied as speedily as practicable . Below , at the Fort Delaware line of defense , the preparatory work for ...
... Bank , opposite , being now the property of the United States , that fine site ( 20 to 40 feet above the river ) ought to be occupied as speedily as practicable . Below , at the Fort Delaware line of defense , the preparatory work for ...
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... bank has been dredged away and revetted at side and end . The channel was dredged early in the season to 11 feet . During the present season the appropriation will be expended en- tirely upon pier - extension ; 300 feet will be added to ...
... bank has been dredged away and revetted at side and end . The channel was dredged early in the season to 11 feet . During the present season the appropriation will be expended en- tirely upon pier - extension ; 300 feet will be added to ...
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... bank has been dredged away and revetted at side and end . The channel was dredged early in the season to 11 feet . During the present season the appropriation will be expended en- tirely upon pier - extension ; 300 feet will be added to ...
... bank has been dredged away and revetted at side and end . The channel was dredged early in the season to 11 feet . During the present season the appropriation will be expended en- tirely upon pier - extension ; 300 feet will be added to ...
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... Bank Direction of S. E. Sea 300 ft . North Pier 235 a 300 ft . South Pier The channel between the piers , being about 235 feet wide , could be reduced at points a b to a width of 200 feet by the construction of two breakwaters , each ...
... Bank Direction of S. E. Sea 300 ft . North Pier 235 a 300 ft . South Pier The channel between the piers , being about 235 feet wide , could be reduced at points a b to a width of 200 feet by the construction of two breakwaters , each ...
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... bank until the bars disappeared , which took place when the L was from 300 to 400 feet long . As a rule , the dams ... banks is more than 600 feet ; in such cases the low - water section is very small compared with the high - water ...
... bank until the bars disappeared , which took place when the L was from 300 to 400 feet long . As a rule , the dams ... banks is more than 600 feet ; in such cases the low - water section is very small compared with the high - water ...
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