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 . t their scouts and spies, and soconstantly watched their enemies, that they gave the earliest notice oftheir approach, and were a continual defense against them. For thispurpose, in times of danger they often moved and pitched their wig-wams near the town, and were a great terror to the enemy. Once thehostile Indians came near to the town upon the Sabbat
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 . t their scouts and spies, and soconstantly watched their enemies, that they gave the earliest notice oftheir approach, and were a continual defense against them. For thispurpose, in times of danger they often moved and pitched their wig-wams near the town, and were a great terror to the enemy. Once thehostile Indians came near to the town upon the Sabbath, with a designto make a descent upon it; but viewing it from an eminence, and see-ing the Mohegan huts, they were intimidated, and went off without do-ing the least damage. Norwich is now bounded n. by Franklin, e. by the Shelucket andThames rivers, which separate it from Lisbon and Preston, s. by Mont-ville, and w. by Franklin and Bozrah. The township has an averagelength from north to south of 7 miles, with a medium breadth of aboutthree miles. The surface of the town is diversified by hills and valleys ;the prevailing soil is a dark colored gravelly loam, generally strong andfertile. * Trumbulls History of Connecticut. 292 NORWICH. Eastern view of the central pprt of the town of Norwich. The above is a representation of the Congregational church, the oldCourt House and Union Hotel, in the central part of the town of Nor-wich, about two miles northwest of Norwich city. There are perhapsabout 200 houses, situated on a number of pleasant rural streets, withina short distance from the church. This part of Norwich is called thetown. The old court house is the first building seen on the left of theengraving; it formerly stood on the green, in front of the meeting a year or two past, the courts have been held at Norwich city,and it is intended to use this building for a high school. Immediatelyback of the church rises a rocky eminence, from which is a fine pros-pect
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