. Connecticut historical collections, containing a general collection of interesting facts, traditions, biographical sketches, anecdotes, &c. relating to the history and antiquities of every town in Connecticut, with geographical descriptions . here are two societies in thistown, Turkey Hills and Salmon Brook. Turkey Hills is said to havederived its name from the numerous flocks of wilil turkeys which for-merly used to range this part of the town. Salmon Brook (the west-ern part ol the town) derived its name from a brook of that name,jiassini^r through this section, in which salmon formerly us
. Connecticut historical collections, containing a general collection of interesting facts, traditions, biographical sketches, anecdotes, &c. relating to the history and antiquities of every town in Connecticut, with geographical descriptions . here are two societies in thistown, Turkey Hills and Salmon Brook. Turkey Hills is said to havederived its name from the numerous flocks of wilil turkeys which for-merly used to range this part of the town. Salmon Brook (the west-ern part ol the town) derived its name from a brook of that name,jiassini^r through this section, in which salmon formerly used to are 5 houses of worship in this town ; 2 (x)ngregational, 1 Epis-copal, I Methodist, and 1 Universalist. Salmon Brook, which is 14miles Irom Harifurd and 3 from the old prison buildings, is perhaps thelargest village. In this place is the Episcopal church, and about twentyor thirty dwelling houses in the vicinity. 94 (^ U A N U Y , Di^erent appearances of minerals have been discovered in llie green-stone mountains and iiills of this town. The cavern, which was onceoccupied by tlie Slate as a prison, is now opened and worked as a mineby the Phtunix Mining Company, incorporated by the Legislatureof Connecticut in South view of Nclegate Frisoii Jiuildivgs. This place, formerly the State Prison of Connecticut, is sixteen milesfrom llarilbrd : the siiires of the ciuirches in the city can be easily seenfrom the jirison buihhngs. It is two and a half miles east of the NewHaven and NorthamiMon Canal, and four or five miles westward of Con-necticut river. The buildings are situated on the western declivity of arange of mountains which cKtend southerly to ?Scw Haven,.terminating atthe Kast Hock near lluit place. A range of luftv, precipitous and craggyrocks rises immedialcl}- uasl of tlie Prison; o\\ the west extensive val-leys are seen, with mouiiluins [jrcscntini;; irregular outlines in the distance. The appearance of tliis j)lace lijrcibly reminds the observ
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