. Report of a general plan for the promotion of public and personal health . Under to 1010 to 1515to2f20 to 2/25 to 330 to 3. SANITARY SURVEY OF LAWRENCE. 437 XXIV. Sanitary Survey of Lawrence. By the Commission. [The following- article relating to Lawrence, and the next relating to Atlleborough, are in-serted to illustrate a mode by which a sanitary survey of a town may be made, as recom-mended, pages 166 and 358.] 1. Natural and Atmospheric Condition of the Town. Lawrence was projected as a manufacturing town, in 1844, and in-corporated April 17, 1847. It is 26 miles from Boston, 20 from
. Report of a general plan for the promotion of public and personal health . Under to 1010 to 1515to2f20 to 2/25 to 330 to 3. SANITARY SURVEY OF LAWRENCE. 437 XXIV. Sanitary Survey of Lawrence. By the Commission. [The following- article relating to Lawrence, and the next relating to Atlleborough, are in-serted to illustrate a mode by which a sanitary survey of a town may be made, as recom-mended, pages 166 and 358.] 1. Natural and Atmospheric Condition of the Town. Lawrence was projected as a manufacturing town, in 1844, and in-corporated April 17, 1847. It is 26 miles from Boston, 20 from Sa-lem, 24 from Newburyport, and 29 from Manchester, N. H. Itslatitude is 42° 42 , and its longitude 71° 09 , west ofGreenwich. It contains 4,374 square acres, 344 of which is coveredwith water. 1,980 acres of the land on the south side of the Merri-mack River was taken from Andover, and 2,050, on the north side,from Methuen. The general character of the soil is a dry, sandy alluvial, resting ona rocky base, at a greater or less depth from the surface. Clay gravelprevails in the northerly parts of the town. On
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