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Title: A gazetteer of the state of Massachusetts : with numerous illustrations
Year: 1890 (1890s)
Authors: Nason, Elias, 1811-1887 Varney, George J. (George Jones), 1836-1901
Subjects: Massachusetts -- Gazetteers
Publisher: Boston : B.B. Russell
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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ving,on the west by Gill and Bernardston, and on the north by Vernonin Vermont and Winchester in New Hampshire. The assessed area is 19,616 acres, of which 6,7S3 are forest, con-taining most of the New England varieties of trees. The landalong the Connecticiit is alluvial, and very productive. The emi-nences are ridge-like; the highest being Cragg Mountain and BeersHill, in the southwestern section. Mill and Four-mile brooks drainthe central and southwestern sections, flowing into the Connecticut;while Bennetts Brook, on the west of the river, drains the north-west section. All have mill-sites, not so much used as formerly. The manufactories consist of two saw mills, a tannery, a broomfactory, shoe and blacksmith shops, and one or two places for pack- 516 GAZETTEER OF MASSACHUSETTS. ing tobacco, this being a considerable crop in the town. Appleorchards are numerous, and wood and dairy products are large. Theaggregate value of the manufactures in 1885 was $37,048. The ^^^^^^^^0^^ ;,^v-
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»a oc 2< n ao Bea h o uy e.M value of the product of the 248 farms was $217,967. Only ^202persons reported themselves as farmers. The population was 1,705,including 454 legal voters; and there were 376 taxed dwelling- NOETBFIELD. 517 houses. The valuation in 1888 was $742,603, with a tax-rate of$13 on $1,000. There are ten public school-houses, valued at about $12,000.The public library contains some 3,000 volumes. There is anotherlibrary, somewhat larger, contained in an edifice valued at $25,000,— one of the seven buildings belonging to the Young Ladies Semi-nary. Three or four of these are elegant modern structures of stoneor brick. This institution was founded by Mr. D. L. Moody, theevangelist, and the buildings occupy a fair eminence near his birth-place and homestead. The churches are Congregational and Unita-rian. During the summer there meet here large numbers of Chris-tian workers, both ministers and laymen, to compare notes and de-liberate on future operations. From th

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