carrying place
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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At last we reached the four-mile carrying place, from the Dead River to the stream that leads into Lake Megantic.
From The Yankee Tea-party Or, Boston in 1773 by Watson, Henry C.
The stream was low, in spite of heavy rains that had drenched them on the carrying place.
From Montcalm and Wolfe by Parkman, Francis
To the last, the Miamis clung to their old carrying place.
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 Barce, Elmore
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 Barce, Elmore
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 Hammond, S. H. (Samuel H.)
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