A Gazetteer of Porto RicoU.S. Government Printing Office, 1901 - 51 Seiten |
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Abajo Añasco Area Arecibo River Arriba barrio in municipal branch of Rio Camuy cent Cerro city and post-office Coamo department of Aguadilla department of Arecibo department of Bayamon department of Guayama department of Humacao department of Maya department of Mayaguez department of Ponce district in department district Juana Diaz district Lares district San German district San Sebastian Guayanilla Henry Gannett interior city Isla lation municipal district Aguada municipal district Aguadilla municipal district Añasco municipal district Bayamon municipal district Cayey municipal district Cidra municipal district Coamo municipal district Fajardo municipal district Juana municipal district Lajas municipal district Mayaguez municipal district Moca municipal district Patillas municipal district Ponce municipal district Rio municipal district San municipal district Utuado municipal district Vega municipal district Yauco north coast point on southern Popu Population Porto Rico post-office in department Punta Quebrada Quebradillas Sabana small stream southern coast square miles tion Toa Alta ulation village in department
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Seite 51 - States and Territories, with outline of history of all important changes of territory (second edition), by Henry Gannett. 1900.
Seite 12 - ... $170 per capita of the population. The average per capita wealth of the people of the United States is estimated to be in excess of $1,000, a comparison which speaks volumes concerning the poverty of the people of Porto Rico. The mortgage indebtedness of the people in 1897 was not less than $18,610,000. In 1899 the facilities for education consisted, in the main, of public schools. Of 467 schools 412 were maintained at public expense, the remainder being private schools. All the schools had a...
Seite 51 - Gannett. 1894. 67 pp. 118. Geographic dictionary of New Jersey, by Henry Gannett. 1894. 131 pp. 122. Results of primary triangulation, by Henry Gannett. 1894. 412 pp., 17 pis.
Seite 51 - Gannett. 1900. 13 pp. 170. Survey of boundary line between Idaho and Montana from international boundary to crest of Bitterroot Mountains, by RU Goode.
Seite 7 - Names, pursuing its principle of following local usage, adopted this form several years ago. Since the acquisition of the island by the United States, usage, even in the publications of the United States Government, became divided, some of them following the above decision, others using the form Porto Rico. In this condition of affairs, the Board appealed to the President of the United States for a decision, and the President' decided in favor of Puerto Rico. Subsequently, however, in the Foraker...
Seite 18 - Enseñada, on eastern coast. Cabras, Isla; island off eastern coast. Cabrillon, Punta; point on southern coast near Ponce. Cabrita, Isla; small island at entrance of San Juan Harbor. Cabritas, Isla; island off eastern coast. Cabro, Cerros del: mountains in department of Guayama. Cacao; barrio in municipal district Carolina, department of Bayamon. Population 1,225. Cacao Alto; barrio in municipal district Patillas, department of Humacao. Cacao Bajo; barrio in municipal district Patillas, department...
Seite 12 - The number of teachers was 623, and the number of pupils in attendance was 27,018. The number of children attending school was but a small part of those of school age. The prevailing religion is, of course, the Catholic, with which church practically all the population are connected. GAZETTEER. Abra Honda; barrio in municipal district Camny, departmentof Arecibo.
Seite 13 - H5 per cent of the total area of the department, and of this cultivated area not less than 43 per cent is planted in coffee trees. Of the total farm area 93 per cent is owned by its occupants and only 7 per cent is rented. Aguadilla; municipal district in department of Aguadilla.