carrying place
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Camp after camp they passed, which the old man's explanations pacified, till they at length came to the carrying place.
From Pathfinders of the West Being the Thrilling Story of the Adventures of the Men Who Discovered the Great Northwest: Radisson, La Vérendrye, Lewis and Clark by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)
Major general Webb, with fourteen hundred men, was posted at the great carrying place; and, to secure his rear, sir William Johnson, with one thousand militia, was stationed at the German flats.
From The Life of George Washington, Vol. 1 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States by Marshall, John
We carried over a long carrying place to Medoctock Fort, which stands on a bank of St. John’s river.
From Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 by Raymond, W. O. (William Odber)
On October 12, Colonel Enos and the rear guard reached the Twelve Mile carrying place.
From Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools by Blaisdell, Albert F.
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 Stocking, Abner
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