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Excerpt from History of the Town of Greenwich: From the Earliest Settlement to the Centennial Anniversary of Our National Independence: Including Also, an Oration Delivered by Hon. D. A. Boies, a Greenwich, N. Y., July 4th, 1876
The town of Greenwich is situated in the southern half of the county Of Washington, with the Hudson River as its Western boundary, the Battenkill forming its line of division from Easton and Jackson on the South, while it adjoins Salem on the East and Argyle and Fort Edward on the North, to complete its boundary~1ines. The town is about twelve miles in length from east to west, with an average width of five miles and contains about acres of excellent land, which is somewhat rolling in its topographical aspects, but forms, nevertheless one of the most beautiful, as well as the most fer tile localities in this section of New York state. A prominent feature in the topography of the locality is Bald Mountain, sit. Uated in the northern portion Of the town. This mountain has an eminence of 912 feet above tide-water, is a mile or more in length, and is made up of a superior quality of blue lime stone. It forms one Of a range Of hills running north through the county into Hampton and thence to Vermont. Eminent geologists have studied the rocks composing this mountain, but.
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The town of Greenwich is situated in the southern half of the county Of Washington, with the Hudson River as its Western boundary, the Battenkill forming its line of division from Easton and Jackson on the South, while it adjoins Salem on the East and Argyle and Fort Edward on the North, to complete its boundary~1ines. The town is about twelve miles in length from east to west, with an average width of five miles and contains about acres of excellent land, which is somewhat rolling in its topographical aspects, but forms, nevertheless one of the most beautiful, as well as the most fer tile localities in this section of New York state. A prominent feature in the topography of the locality is Bald Mountain, sit. Uated in the northern portion Of the town. This mountain has an eminence of 912 feet above tide-water, is a mile or more in length, and is made up of a superior quality of blue lime stone. It forms one Of a range Of hills running north through the county into Hampton and thence to Vermont. Eminent geologists have studied the rocks composing this mountain, but.
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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Language - English
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Elisha P. Thurston
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ISBN - 9780267802654
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.5 cm
Page Count - 97
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Elisha P. Thurston
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ISBN - 9781330192290
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Page Count - 99
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