carrying place
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The stream was low, in spite of heavy rains that had drenched them on the carrying place.
From Montcalm and Wolfe by Francis Parkman
On September 25, Daniel Morgan and his riflemen led the advance, with orders to go with all speed to what was called the Twelve Mile carrying place.
From Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools by Albert F. Blaisdell
After getting over the carrying place, we found the water more still.
From An interesting journal of Abner Stocking of Chatham, Connecticut detailing the distressing events of the expedition against Quebec, under the command of Col. Arnold in the year 1775 by Abner Stocking
At the head of the Upper Pond is a beautiful cold spring, near which, upon crossing the carrying place, at evening, we found our tents pitched.
From Wild Northern Scenes Sporting Adventures with the Rifle and the Rod by S. H. (Samuel H.) Hammond
This carrying place has heretofore proved, in a great degree, the subsistence of your younger brothers.
From The Land of the Miamis An Account of the Struggle to Secure Possession of the North-West from the End of the Revolution until 1812 by Elmore Barce
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