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 . ilding on theleft, before which a stage is passing, is the Episcopal, the next the Bap-tist, the other is the Congregational church, which is the largest of thethree. The building in the distance, on the right, has been long knownas an excellent tavern, and is the half-way house from Hartford to NewHaven, it being seventeen miles from each place. The ele
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 . ilding on theleft, before which a stage is passing, is the Episcopal, the next the Bap-tist, the other is the Congregational church, which is the largest of thethree. The building in the distance, on the right, has been long knownas an excellent tavern, and is the half-way house from Hartford to NewHaven, it being seventeen miles from each place. The elevated peakseen in the distance above the half-way house is Mount Lamentation,about 3 miles distant, and is by far the most elevated point of the Mid-dletown and Wallingford range of mountains. It is the most prominentobject which meets the eye for many miles, as you pass either north orsouth from Meriden. Meriden is bounded n. by Berlin, e. by Middletown, s. by Walling-ford, and w. by Cheshire and Southington. Its average length fromeast to west is 5 miles, and its average breadth 4£ miles. The town-ship is hilly, and some sections of it are mountainous. The Middle- * Pease and Niles Gazetteer. t Dr. Danas Century Sermon. MERIDEN. 227. Southern view of the Churches in Meriden. town and Wallingford range of mountains or hills passes through theeastern border of the town. Of this range, Mount Lamentation, whichis in the northeastern part of the township, is the most elevated. Thesoil in the town is a gravelly and sandy loam, and is considerably fer-tile, producing grass, grain, he. The Quinnipiac river passes throughthe southwestern part of the town, and several of its branches runthrough the interior. This is one of the most flourishing and enterprising manufacturingtowns in the State. There is a considerable variety of manufactureshere, forming the chief employment of the inhabitants. The follow-ing is a list of the manufactories, viz. 2 for patent augers and auger bits,3 for
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