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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1850 Excerpt: ... towns. Columaus, at the head of steam navigation on the Tombigbee river, enjoys considerable commerce, and is the depot of a large agricultural neighborhood. An immense trade is done here. Population about 8,000. This portion of the United States was discovered by De Soto, a Spanish adventurer, who, in 1540, reached the Mississippi from Florida, and died on the banks of that river in 1542. The first settlement in the present state was made at Natchez by the French in 1716, but in 1719 the colony was massacred by the Indians. In 1763 it was ceded to England, and became a part of Georgia. In 1802 the whole territory W. of Georgia was purchased by the General Government, and organized under the title of the Mississippi Territory; but in 1817, Mississippi was portioned off as a state, while the remainder of the territory was erected into a separate government. The portion of the state below 31 N. lat. belonged to Florida until 1811, when it was captured by the United States on the assumption of its being a part of the Louisiana purchase, and then attached to the Mississippi Territory. THE STATE OF ARKANSAS. Area 51,697 square miles.--Population 200,000. Arkansas is situated between 33 and 3t 30' N. lat, and between 89 50' and 94 30 ' W. long.; and is bounded N. by Missouri; E. by the Mississippi river; S. by Louisiana, and W. by Texas and the Indian Territory. The eastern portion of the state, bordering on the Mississippi, Is an extended plain, and so low as to be frequently inundated. In the a ntral districts the surface is undulating, and in some parts broken. The westr ern section is hilly and the soil sterile, and a large portion absolutely worthless for any agricultural purpose. The Black Mountains, N. of the Arkansas river, and the Washita Hills, at the ...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781130241648
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 134
  • Spine Width: 7 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1130241645
  • Publisher Date: 01 Mar 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 254 gr

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