By this time Lincoln had decided on an even more dramatic measure: a proclamation issued as commander in chief freeing all slaves in states waging war against the Union. As he told a member of his cabinet, emancipation had become âa military necessityâ¦. We must free the slaves or be ourselves subduedâ¦.
Bay Harbor Islands. Just across Broad Causeway is the Town of Bay Harbor Islands. Bay Harbor Islands, Florida is a community of fine homes and apartments, schools, retail shops, restaurants, municipal facilities and professional businesses separated from the mainland by Broad Causeway.
Narragansett Bay is a medium size estuary located in Rhode Island that covers ten percent of the state. It is 25 miles long and about 10 miles wide with about 256 miles of shoreline. There are two entrances to the bay from the ocean: the West Passage and the East Passage. The main rivers that drain into the bay are the Blackstone, Taunton, and Pawtuxet. The average depth of Narragansett Bay is 26 feet and the deepest part of the bay is 184 feet, located in the East Passage. Narragansett Bay is relatively salty, the average salinity is 29 to 31 parts per thousand and it never goes below 20 parts per thousand even in the Upper Bay where the freshwater enters. The average midday temperature of the Bay can vary from 32Â° Fahrenheit in the winter months to 68Â° Fahrenheit in the summer months.