The history and topography of the United States of America . THE UNITED STATES 529 Population. 1810. 1820. IS30- Washington .... 8,208 | 13,274 Alexanilria .... 7,227 8,218 Georgetown .... 4,948 | 7,360 18,8278,2638,441 VIRGINIA. This is at once the most ancient and most extensive state in the Union. It isbounded on the north by Pennsylvania, on the north-east by Maryland, on the eastby the Atlantic, on the south by North Carolina and Tennessee, and on the west byKentucky and Ohio. In longitude, it extends from 75° 25 to 83° 4; and in latitude,from 86 SO to 40° 37. Its greatest length is 430 m
The history and topography of the United States of America . THE UNITED STATES 529 Population. 1810. 1820. IS30- Washington .... 8,208 | 13,274 Alexanilria .... 7,227 8,218 Georgetown .... 4,948 | 7,360 18,8278,2638,441 VIRGINIA. This is at once the most ancient and most extensive state in the Union. It isbounded on the north by Pennsylvania, on the north-east by Maryland, on the eastby the Atlantic, on the south by North Carolina and Tennessee, and on the west byKentucky and Ohio. In longitude, it extends from 75° 25 to 83° 4; and in latitude,from 86 SO to 40° 37. Its greatest length is 430 miles, and its mean width upwardsof 150 miles, comprising about 700,000 square miles. Though the zones of Virginia are not very distinctly marked, each part has itsappropriate character. The oceanic section of Virginia is its tropical , exposure, and depressed level, all combine to give the Chesapeake countiesa much more elevated temperature than is found in the interior. This difference isseen on vegetation. In the lower coimties, cotton
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