Harper's school geography (1885) (14770164231)

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Title: Harper's school geography
Year: 1885 (1880s)
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Publisher: New York, American Book Co
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
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56 WEST CENTRAL STATES AlSfD STATES OF THE PLAINS. make it the centre of many thousands of miles of river naviga-tion, about 1000 miles being within the limits of the state or onits boundaries. Very many lines of railway centre at St. Louis,and connect it with all parts of the country, from Galveston andMobile to New York, Boston, and San Francisco. A great rail-road bridge, with arches of steel, connects it directly with therailroads east of the Mississippi. Other important places are Kansas City and St. Jo-seph. The capital is Jefferson City. 10. Arkansas.—The great staples are cotton and corn. Arkansas is rich in water-power, timber, and coal, and in valuableores of iron, zinc, lead, and silver. The development of thesegreat resources has but lately begun. Little Rock is the capital and largest city. 11. Louisiana.—Louisiana was settled by the French.Their descendants, who still constitute a considerablepart of the population, speak the French language, andare called Creoles—

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