. New England; a human interest geographical reader. they remain inthe same position, unless accident or the rake of anoysterman dislodges them. The methods adoptedhave resulted in the growth of great numbers of oysterswhere formerly there were few. Putnams Wolf DenConnecticut Places and Famous People THERE are several queer irregularities in the Con-necticut boundary line. The line was fixed bycommissioners, of whose work at a certain stage thefamous lawyer, Rufus Choate, said: They might as well have decided that the Hne between the states was 196 Connecticut Places and People 197 bounded on
. New England; a human interest geographical reader. they remain inthe same position, unless accident or the rake of anoysterman dislodges them. The methods adoptedhave resulted in the growth of great numbers of oysterswhere formerly there were few. Putnams Wolf DenConnecticut Places and Famous People THERE are several queer irregularities in the Con-necticut boundary line. The line was fixed bycommissioners, of whose work at a certain stage thefamous lawyer, Rufus Choate, said: They might as well have decided that the Hne between the states was 196 Connecticut Places and People 197 bounded on the north by a bramble bush, on the southby a bluejay, on the west by a hive of bees in swarmingtime, and on the east by five hundred foxes with fire-brands tied to their tails. The eastern line, which follows the crooked course ofa small river for a few miles back from the coast, wasthe result of long wrangUng which almost led to theuse of force. Various shifts were made in the northernline, and even now it has a curious jog due to careless sur-. The Lake of the Three States, where the boundary hnes of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York meet. Each of the distant mountains is in a different state veying. The irregularities of the western line are moreor less the result of chance and primitive conditions. 198 New England Hartford is the capital of the state. It is a greattrading and business centre which owes much of itsgrowth to its position at the head of navigation of theConnecticut. There are extensive manufacturing plantsin the city, and it is the home of many great insurancecompanies. Among its important manufactures are pistols, rifles, and ma-chine guns, rubbergoods, electrical sup-plies, bicycles, andautomobiles. The city is noted forits many parks, finetrees, and handsomeresidences. A visitoris apt to declare thatit is the second mostbeautiful place in theUnited States, the visi-tors home place, ofcourse, ranking New Havenand Hartford were both ca
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