CollectionsMassachusetts Historical Society., 1846 - Massachusetts For the statement above quoted, also for full bibliographical information regarding this publication, and for the contents of the volumes [1st ser.] v. 1- 7th series, v. 5, cf. Griffin, Bibl. of Amer. hist. society. 2d edition, 1907, p. 346-360. |
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Page 21
... harbour . Brant Point , during the past thirty years , has gained ten or fifteen rods in length toward the south - east , by which the harbour is improved . Common tides rise about three feet . In en- tering this harbour from the sea ...
... harbour . Brant Point , during the past thirty years , has gained ten or fifteen rods in length toward the south - east , by which the harbour is improved . Common tides rise about three feet . In en- tering this harbour from the sea ...
Page 39
... harbour of Holmes's Hole , formed by the West and East Chops ; the first of which is two miles and a half , and the second , two miles from the head of the harbour . These points are two miles and a half apart . There are flats , which ...
... harbour of Holmes's Hole , formed by the West and East Chops ; the first of which is two miles and a half , and the second , two miles from the head of the harbour . These points are two miles and a half apart . There are flats , which ...
Page 40
... Harbour is the strait between Martha's Vineyard and Chappaquiddick Island . It is composed of two parts . The Outer Harbour extends from Cape Poge to Starbuck's Neck , and is four or five fathoms deep . From this neck the harbour ...
... Harbour is the strait between Martha's Vineyard and Chappaquiddick Island . It is composed of two parts . The Outer Harbour extends from Cape Poge to Starbuck's Neck , and is four or five fathoms deep . From this neck the harbour ...
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