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 . ed about on their farms, there being no placewhich may be considered as a village in the town. There is a woolenfactory on Beaver brook, near the Shetucket river, on the eastern bor-der of the town. The central part of Franklin is thirty four miles fromHartford, and about seven miles from Norwich city. GRISWOLD Griswold was originally a part of Preston,
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 . ed about on their farms, there being no placewhich may be considered as a village in the town. There is a woolenfactory on Beaver brook, near the Shetucket river, on the eastern bor-der of the town. The central part of Franklin is thirty four miles fromHartford, and about seven miles from Norwich city. GRISWOLD Griswold was originally a part of Preston, and was incorporated asa town in 1815. Its average length is 8 miles, and its breadth about is bounded n. by Plainfield, w. by Quinnebaug river, separating itfrom Lisbon, e. by Voluntown, s. by Preston and North surface of the township is uneven ; the prevailing soil is a gravellyloam, with some sections of sandy loam. There are some low marshlands upon the Pochaug river, a sluggish stream, which passes throughthe central part of the town. There are two Congregational churchesin the town, 1 at Jewetts City, the other in the central part of the population in 1810 was 1,520; in 1830, it was 2,212. OROTON. 307. South vieiv of Jewetts City, Griswold. The above shows the appearance of Jewetts City, the principal placein Griswold, about a mile south from the village on the Norwich is a flourishing village, on the east side of the Quinnebaug, contain-ing 800 or 900 inhabitants, 3 extensive cotton factories, 5 mercantilestores, a Congregational church, and a bank, with a capital of 100,000dollars, called the Jewett City bank. It is stated, that there is waterpower in this place sufficient to keep 40 or 50,000 spindles in is 8 miles n. e. from Norwich, and 14 from Brooklyn. Hopeville is a little manufacturing village, about 2£ miles east ofJewetts City, containing one or two satinet factories and about twentyhouses. There are in the e
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