Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from History of Southbridge
The first discovery of land, not before known to the eastern nations was made by Columbus in Oct. 1492, (344 years since.) This land was the West India islands near this continent.
The continent was discovered by the same distinguished navigator in Aug. 1498, near the mouth of the river Orinoco in South America.
In June 1497, the island of Newfoundland was discovered by John and Sebastian Cabot, who sailed from England; and in the same year, soon after, these men whose names should be remembered discovered Canada, Nova Scotia, New England, and the southern states.
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