. Connecticut historical collections, containing a general collection of interesting facts, traditions, biographical sketches, anecdotes, &c. relating to the history and antiquities of every town in Connecticut, with geographical descriptions . k, (tlie Thomp-son bank,) and a printing office. At the time the following drawingwas taken, a new Baptist church was erecting. It is situated a fewrods north of the Congregational church. This place is 14 miles fromBrooklyn, 34 from ]Nor\vich,47 from Hartford, 27 from Providence and53 from Boston. There are in the town 6 or 7 cotton factories, whichdo
. Connecticut historical collections, containing a general collection of interesting facts, traditions, biographical sketches, anecdotes, &c. relating to the history and antiquities of every town in Connecticut, with geographical descriptions . k, (tlie Thomp-son bank,) and a printing office. At the time the following drawingwas taken, a new Baptist church was erecting. It is situated a fewrods north of the Congregational church. This place is 14 miles fromBrooklyn, 34 from ]Nor\vich,47 from Hartford, 27 from Providence and53 from Boston. There are in the town 6 or 7 cotton factories, whichdo an extensive business. There are also two or three woolen factories. 31asonvil[e, on French river, is perhaps the largest manufacturingvillage in the town, and is about a mile and a half from the factory at this place was formerly called the Swamp Factory,from its being situated in a marshy spot. Vishersville is about a milenorth, on the same stream. Tlie village of Ntw Boston is situated inthe northwest corner of the town, about six miles from the center; thevillage is built on both sides of the Quinnebaug. * The niusetiin of Mr. Davis, contains tlie Irugest and best collection in Geology ofiny in the countv 56 41-2 THOMPSON. iSuut/t view of iliuinpson, [ca iiiriil [Kin.) Thompson was a Iavorile residenre ofilie Nipniiick Indians. Quinua-iiAifci, one of their chiefs, had a Sj)leruiid \\i;j;uam near where the presentCongrei^alional cluHch now stands ; iheir strong hold, however, was onFort hill, about three fourths of a mile easterly ; the foundations oftheir fortress can now be traced. The adjoining forests, now coveredwith ancient trees, still display their corn fields, in rows and hills, as re-gular as the best farmer would now have them. The neighboringstreams and |)onds afforded theri;i great supplies of fish. The Char-gogtragogirmanchognggoiTg Pond, situaicti partly in this town, andpartly in Webster, Mass. is said to be sixty miles in circumference, if-follovv
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