Connecticut historical collections, containing a general collection of interesting facts, traditions biographical sketches, anecdotes, etc., relating to the history and antiquities of every town in Connecticut, with geographical descriptions . aces Chatham parish, (formerly EastMiddletown,) the greater part of Middle Haddam parish, the parish ofEast Hampton, and part of the parish of West Chester. The town-ship is bounded n. by Glastenbury, w. by Connecticut river, e. byMarlborough and Colchester, and s. by East Haddam and HaddamNeck, belonging to Haddam. There are 6 churches, 3 Congrega-tiona
Connecticut historical collections, containing a general collection of interesting facts, traditions biographical sketches, anecdotes, etc., relating to the history and antiquities of every town in Connecticut, with geographical descriptions . aces Chatham parish, (formerly EastMiddletown,) the greater part of Middle Haddam parish, the parish ofEast Hampton, and part of the parish of West Chester. The town-ship is bounded n. by Glastenbury, w. by Connecticut river, e. byMarlborough and Colchester, and s. by East Haddam and HaddamNeck, belonging to Haddam. There are 6 churches, 3 Congrega-tional, 2 Episcopal, and 1 Methodist. The township is about ninemiles in length from north to south, and more than 6 in breadth. Theinterior part of the town is rough and broken, consisting of granite hills,interspersed with inconsiderable valleys. Upon the Connecticut, thereis a considerable tract of alluvial. There are very extensive andvaluable quarries of freestone on the bank of Connecticut river, nearly CHATHAM 519 opposite the city of Middletown, which are worked and shaped withgreat facility. About 200 workmen are employed, and large quanti-ties of this stone are sent to New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Charles-ton, and other Southern view of the Episcopal Church, Chatham. The above is a southern view of the Episcopal church in is constructed of stone from the quarries in the immediate vicinitywestward. The Episcopal society in Chatham parish was formedApril 17th, 1789. The Rev. Smith Miles may be considered as thefirst clergyman regularly settled over this society. His monument isin the new grave yard, and is of the same form as that of Mr. Ash-mun, seen on page 183 of this work: the following is the inscription. Sacred to the memory of Rev. Smith Miles; born in Derby, March lf)th, 1766;graduated at Yale College, 1791, and ordained 1795 ; officiated as Rector of the Epis-copal church in Chatham 33 years. Died Jan. 31, 1830 : aged 64 years—.They thatbe w
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