 | Half hours - 1847 - 560 pagina’s
...Weldon. We traversed several miles of its northern extremity on tke railway, which is supported ou piles. It bears the appropriate and very expressive...obviously in motion in several places, and the morass had somewhat the appearance of a broad inundated river-plain, covered with all kinds of aquatic trees... | |
 | 1848 - 376 pagina’s
...region, and one of the largest of these occurs between the townsof Norfolk and Weldon. Wetraversed several miles of its northern extremity on the railway,...obviously in motion in several places, and the morass had somewhat the appearance of a broad inundated river-plain, covered with all kinds of aquatic trees... | |
 | William Draper Swan - 1851 - 442 pagina’s
...Great Dismal Swamp. LTBLL. THERE are many swamps or morasses in the eastern part of the United States, and one of the largest of these occurs between the...obviously in motion in several places, and the morass had somewhat the appearance of a broad, inundated river-plain, covered with all kinds of aquatic trees... | |
 | Half hours - 1856 - 358 pagina’s
...from the ' Travels in North America,' of a distinguished geologist of our day, Sir Charles Lyell.] There are many swamps or morasses in this low, flat...south, and twenty-five miles in its greatest width from cast to west, the northern half being situated in Virginia, the southern in North Carolina. I observed... | |
 | Half hours - 1856 - 650 pagina’s
...supported on piles. It bears the appropriate and very expressive name of the ' Great Dismal,' and is no lew than forty miles in length from north to south, and...obviously in motion in several places, and the morass had somewhat the appearance of a broad inundated river-plain, covered with all kinds of aquatic trees... | |
 | David Page - 1864 - 374 pagina’s
...vegetable productions), is thus alluded to by Sir Charles Lyell in his 'Travels in North America : ' "It bears the appropriate and very expressive name...east to west, the northern half being situated in \rirginia, the southern in North Carolina. I observed that the water was obviously in motion in several... | |
 | Scientific and technical reader - 1869 - 408 pagina’s
...the largest of these occurs between the towns of Norfolk in Virginia and Welden in North Carolina. We traversed several miles of its northern extremity...north to south, and twenty-five miles in its greatest breadth from east to west — the northern half being situated in Virginia, the southern in North Carolina.... | |
 | 1872 - 556 pagina’s
...region, and one of the largest of these occurs between the towns of Norfolk and Weldon. We travelled several miles of its northern extremity on the railway,...obviously in motion in several places, and the morass had somewhat the appearance of a broad inundated river-plain, covered with all kinds of aquatic trees... | |
 | George Rhett Cathcart - 1874 - 454 pagina’s
...THERE are many swamps or morasses in this low, flat region, and one of the largest of these oecurs between the towns of Norfolk and Weldon. We traversed...obviously in motion in several places, and the morass had somewhat the appearance of a broad inundated river-plain, covered with all kinds of aquatic trees... | |
 | George Rhett Cathcart - 1876 - 452 pagina’s
...solid character. THE DISMAL SWAMP. THERE are many swamps or morasses in this low, flat region, end one of the largest of these occurs between the towns...obviously in motion in several places, and the morass had somewhat the appearance of a broad inundated river-plain, covered with all kinds of aquatic trees... | |
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THERE are many swamps, or morasses, in this low, flat region, and one of the largest of these occurs between the towns of Norfolk and Weldon. We traversed several miles of its northern extremity on the railway, which is supported on piles. It bears the... 
