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Excerpt from Georgia: Its History, Condition, and Resources
The Savannah is formed of two small streams which rise near the North Carolina line, and unite on the boun dary between S. Carolina and Georgia in Hart county. Flowing thence in a nearly s.s.e. Direction for 450 miles, it enters the Atlantic near 32° N. Lat. The Savannah is navigable from November to June. Ships ascend it 18 miles to the city of Savannah, steamboats to Augusta, 230 miles, and by means of a canal around the falls there, constructed in 1845, light draught vessels navigate it 150 miles higher. This canal, 9 miles lo''ng, furnishes the water-power of Augusta. The river is here about 300 yards wide. From Augusta the traveller descends the Savannah through. The cotton-fields of the table-lands, and the long reaches of semi-tropical vegetation domi nated by groves of live oak, to the rich rice plantations of the seaboard.
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The Savannah is formed of two small streams which rise near the North Carolina line, and unite on the boun dary between S. Carolina and Georgia in Hart county. Flowing thence in a nearly s.s.e. Direction for 450 miles, it enters the Atlantic near 32° N. Lat. The Savannah is navigable from November to June. Ships ascend it 18 miles to the city of Savannah, steamboats to Augusta, 230 miles, and by means of a canal around the falls there, constructed in 1845, light draught vessels navigate it 150 miles higher. This canal, 9 miles lo''ng, furnishes the water-power of Augusta. The river is here about 300 yards wide. From Augusta the traveller descends the Savannah through. The cotton-fields of the table-lands, and the long reaches of semi-tropical vegetation domi nated by groves of live oak, to the rich rice plantations of the seaboard.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Samuel A. Drake
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ISBN - 9780656146888
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.3 cm
Page Count - 42
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Author
Samuel A. Drake
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ISBN - 9781331378754
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.3 cm
Page Count - 44
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