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The geology and early history of the Boston area of Massachusetts : a bicentennial approach : the role of geology in the important events that took place around Boston 200 years ago / by Clifford A. Kaye.
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- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Kaye, Clifford A. (Clifford Alan), 1916-1985, author.
- Series:
- Geological Survey bulletin ; 1476.
- Geological Survey bulletin ; 1476
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Geology--Massachusetts--Boston.
- Geology.
- Boston (Mass.)--History.
- Boston (Mass.).
- Massachusetts--Boston.
- Genre:
- Online resources.
- History
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (iv, 78 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Distribution:
- Washington, D.C. : Government Printing Office
- Other Title:
- Role of geology in the important events that took place around Boston 200 years ago
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 1976.
- Summary:
- Role of geology in important events that took place around Boston 200 years ago.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Geologic setting of the Boston area
- The Pleistocene Epoch, or the Ice Age
- Early settlements
- Ground water, wells, and springs
- Earthquake of November 18, 1755
- The gathering storm
- Paul Revere's ride
- Battle of Concord
- Bunker Hill
- Fortified hills of Boston
- Beacon Hill and the Common
- The Washington Elm and the Cambridge Road
- Pollution of the Charles River
- Harbor islands
- The Common
- South Boston or Dorchester Heights
- The changing shoreline of Boston
- Paul Revere and copper smelters in Boston
- Boston building stones
- Geology : today and tomorrow.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed August 1, 2014).
- Also available online in PDF format from the U.S. Geological Survey Warehouse (http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/).
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 77-78).
- Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified]: HathiTrust Digital Library. 2020.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Kaye, Clifford A. (Clifford Alan), 1916-1985. Geology and early history of the Boston area of Massachusetts
- OCLC:
- 885281635
- Access Restriction:
- Use copy Restrictions unspecified
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