. Historical collections of the state of New Jersey: past and present:. in 1798, It is 12 miles long,extending across the southern line of the county, and is about 13miles wide ; bounded NW. by Delaware and Raritan, JSE. by Hope-well, Mercer co.; W. by the Delaware river, and E. by Hillsbo-rough, Somerset co. Pop. 3, The Sourland or Rock mountainextends along its SE. boundary. The soil of the northern portionis fertile ; there are in the township 10 stores, 1 grist-m., 6 saw-m., 1 HUNTERDON COUNTY. 241 Amwell is now divided into two townships. East Amwell, with apopulation of 2,255, West Amwel
. Historical collections of the state of New Jersey: past and present:. in 1798, It is 12 miles long,extending across the southern line of the county, and is about 13miles wide ; bounded NW. by Delaware and Raritan, JSE. by Hope-well, Mercer co.; W. by the Delaware river, and E. by Hillsbo-rough, Somerset co. Pop. 3, The Sourland or Rock mountainextends along its SE. boundary. The soil of the northern portionis fertile ; there are in the township 10 stores, 1 grist-m., 6 saw-m., 1 HUNTERDON COUNTY. 241 Amwell is now divided into two townships. East Amwell, with apopulation of 2,255, West Amwell, pop. 1,289. and Lambertville. In the olden times rattlesnakes were numerous m this in his history says— One Robins, in Amwell, at a spot on hisown plantation, had upwards ot ninety rattlesnakes killed in eachof three springs successively. The parties performing it barkedyoung chestnut-trees of the size of their own legs and tied them on;and thus accoutred, they ellected their business without much dan-ger ; but the snakes frequently bit the View of Lanibertville from New Hope, Pcnn. Lambertville is one of the most populous and flourishing places in Hunter-don county. It is on the Delaware, opposite New Hope, Penn., 12 miles fromFlemingtnn and IG from Trenton, beautifully situated on a narrow plain,bounded on the east by a range of hills. On the right of the engraving is seenpart of the bridge connecting it with New Hope. On the left is seen, first theBlackwell Building, next the public school on the high elevation back of thetown, the Presbyterian church, and Smiths mill, 5 stories high. The smallspire or steeple in the distance is that of the Baptist church. The car-housedepot is seen above the bridge. The Belvidcre and Lambertville railroadand the feeder of the Delaware and Raritan Canal, navigable for sloops andschooners, both pass through the village. Large numbers of shad are an-nually taken by the bridge and its vicinity. There is in this place
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