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Page 160
... region now comprising the state of Alabama the word that we now spell Alabama was ap- plied to an Indian tribe living on the upper Alabama River not far below the point where that stream is formed by the union of the Coosa and ...
... region now comprising the state of Alabama the word that we now spell Alabama was ap- plied to an Indian tribe living on the upper Alabama River not far below the point where that stream is formed by the union of the Coosa and ...
Page 169
... region formed part of the Gulf of California and the waters of the Colorado River flowed alternately into the Gulf proper and into the Salton Sink . The Imperial Valley may be regarded as a sort of delta thus formed . Previous to about ...
... region formed part of the Gulf of California and the waters of the Colorado River flowed alternately into the Gulf proper and into the Salton Sink . The Imperial Valley may be regarded as a sort of delta thus formed . Previous to about ...
Page 186
... region and the river were popularly known as Kentucky from the begin- ning of their recorded history . When Virginia divided the origi- nal county of Kentucky into three counties , the name was officially abandoned , but in 1783 these ...
... region and the river were popularly known as Kentucky from the begin- ning of their recorded history . When Virginia divided the origi- nal county of Kentucky into three counties , the name was officially abandoned , but in 1783 these ...
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