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  • INTRODUCTORY NOTE
  • PROPOSAL TO DRAIN THE DISMAL SWAMP
  • A DESCRIPTION OF THE DISMAL
  • ADVANTAGES OF DRAINING THE DISMAL
  • CONDITIONS OF DRAINING THE DISMAL
  • PROPOSALS FOR DRAINING THE DISMAL
  • AN ESTIMATE OF THE FIRST EXPENSE
  • William Byrd, Description of the Dismal Swamp and a proposal to drain the swamp

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    DESCRIPTION OF THE DISMAL SWAMP


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    22022884. General Collections, Library of Congress. Copyright status not determined; refer to accompanying matter.

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