Sentences with phrase «early settlers used»

A lot of early settlers used the Connecticut River to move south and north, allowing the city of Springfield to become a major transportation center.

Our early settlers used it to leaven pancakes and biscuits; today, we enjoy sourdough starter in treats as diverse as chocolate cake and pizza, where we value it for its rich, complex flavor as much as its ability to make things rise.

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Early settlers often used hemp for rope, clothing, sailcloth, and oil applications.

Naper Settlement has focused on its uses in the 1800s as a functional craft of early settlers.

When early settlers introduced European currant into North America, in the late 1700's, they realized that native Americans have been harvesting a local variety of currant from the wild for centuries, to use the berries in medicines and dyes.

While collecting information for his work «Gatherings of a naturalist in Australasia,» G. Bennet marveled at the use of emu oil by Aborigines and early white settlers to heal wounds, reduce pain and relieve muscular disorders with great success.

America: The Story of Us Available on DVD and Blu - ray This nine plus hour documentary from The History Channel chronicles the history of The United States from its earliest settlers until today using epic reenactments and state - of - the - art special effects.

Newtown Square was the name used for the townstead with the majority of early settlers being Welshman.

A Spitz - type dog, the Karelian Bear Dog was used by the early Finnish settlers to hunt bear, lynx and wolf.

After Foxhounds were brought to the United States by early settlers in the 1600s, hunters used them to develop a new breed that had the size, speed, stamina and strength to hunt fox, raccoon and other animals, all day or all night, over rough terrain.

Early settlers would use the beach as a highway, and in the 1910's the roadbed around Hug Point was blasted out, which made the commute between Cannon Beach and Arch -LSB-...]

Early California settlers started using «Cavallo,» as the pronunciation of b and v in Spanish are very close, and the name took hold.

Interestingly, the entire low - lying area often referred to as Hout Bay was where early Dutch settlers depended on to get their lumber (using slaves of course), since little rainfall fell on the other side of the mountains where they had settled.

Hear how the local Aboriginal people and early settlers made use of their natural environment.

Nonetheless, the book appears to be an interesting effort using proxy climatology to shed light on the difficulties suffered by our early settlers.

Tabby, which was used on the home's exterior, is a mixture of crushed oyster shells that dries like concrete and was often used by early settlers because its ingredients were readily found along the coast.