Hidden History of Columbia County, New York, Hardcover - Allison Guertin Marchese

Reducere. DescriptionBordered by the Hudson River and the Berkshire Mountains, Columbia County is part of the famously picturesque Hudson Valley region. But ...

Reducere. Columbia County was formed in 1813 and named for the mythic goddess Columbia, who represented the distinctively American qualities of the new natio...

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