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... north of Vir- ginia ? It is believed that the first white child born in North America north of Virginia was John Vinje , a Norwegian Lutheran , who was born on Manhattan Island in 1614. This was thirty - two years after the birth of ...
... north of Vir- ginia ? It is believed that the first white child born in North America north of Virginia was John Vinje , a Norwegian Lutheran , who was born on Manhattan Island in 1614. This was thirty - two years after the birth of ...
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... North American rivers flow south ? About ninety - five per cent of all rivers in North America flow south , in a southerly direction or into streams that flow south- ward . Florida is the only state in the Union that has an impor- tant ...
... North American rivers flow south ? About ninety - five per cent of all rivers in North America flow south , in a southerly direction or into streams that flow south- ward . Florida is the only state in the Union that has an impor- tant ...
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... North Carolina Legislature . In 1784 , when the four counties contained a population of about ten thousand , North Carolina passed an act ceding the territory to the general government provided the offer were accepted within two years ...
... North Carolina Legislature . In 1784 , when the four counties contained a population of about ten thousand , North Carolina passed an act ceding the territory to the general government provided the offer were accepted within two years ...
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