Annual Report (or Report) of the Secretary of War, Part 2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1873 |
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... breakwater harbor , a site , long in contemplation , has been ceded to the Government by the State of Delaware , on which a battery should be placed , and provision should be made at the breakwater structure itself for mounting and ...
... breakwater harbor , a site , long in contemplation , has been ceded to the Government by the State of Delaware , on which a battery should be placed , and provision should be made at the breakwater structure itself for mounting and ...
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... Breakwater , Lake Superior , Minnesota . Five cribs , 50 feet long and 30 feet wide , were placed in extension of the breakwater during the working season . On the 13th and 14th November , 1872 , a violent northeast storm did great ...
... Breakwater , Lake Superior , Minnesota . Five cribs , 50 feet long and 30 feet wide , were placed in extension of the breakwater during the working season . On the 13th and 14th November , 1872 , a violent northeast storm did great ...
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... breakwater near the shore , and rebuilding the work behind it . So far this wall has answered the purpose for which it was intended , but the breakwater remains in a ragged state . In compliance with a resolution of the Senate of ...
... breakwater near the shore , and rebuilding the work behind it . So far this wall has answered the purpose for which it was intended , but the breakwater remains in a ragged state . In compliance with a resolution of the Senate of ...
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... breakwater to cover the anchorage - ground will be not less than $ 80,000 . The work of rock - excavation should be done by hired labor . The amount on hand July 1 , 1872 , was .. Amount expended during fiscal year ending June 30 , 1873 ...
... breakwater to cover the anchorage - ground will be not less than $ 80,000 . The work of rock - excavation should be done by hired labor . The amount on hand July 1 , 1872 , was .. Amount expended during fiscal year ending June 30 , 1873 ...
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... breakwater was ex- tended 800 feet , ( the cribs in this length reaching only to the water- surface , ) and the superstructure was completed over the rest of the work . At the close of the fiscal year the breakwater was 3,050 feet long ...
... breakwater was ex- tended 800 feet , ( the cribs in this length reaching only to the water- surface , ) and the superstructure was completed over the rest of the work . At the close of the fiscal year the breakwater was 3,050 feet long ...
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