. Historical collections of the state of New York : being a general collection of the most interesting facts, biographical sketches, varied descriptions, &c. relating to the past and present : with geographical descriptions of the counties, cities, and principal villages throughout the state . est of a line running northand south nearly through the centre of the present county of was divided into five districts—subdivided into precincts. The Mo-hawk district included Fort Hunter, Caughnawaga, Johnstown, andKingsboro; Canajoharie district embraced the present town of thatname, with
. Historical collections of the state of New York : being a general collection of the most interesting facts, biographical sketches, varied descriptions, &c. relating to the past and present : with geographical descriptions of the counties, cities, and principal villages throughout the state . est of a line running northand south nearly through the centre of the present county of was divided into five districts—subdivided into precincts. The Mo-hawk district included Fort Hunter, Caughnawaga, Johnstown, andKingsboro; Canajoharie district embraced the present town of thatname, with all the country southward, comprehending Cherry Valley,of Otsego, and Harpersfield of Delaware counties ; Palatine district,north of the Mohawk, extended over the region so called, and StoneArabia, &c. ; German Flats district and Kingsland covered the mostwestern settlements. The Erie canal crosses the county on the southside of the Mohawk, and the Schenectady and Utica railroad on thenorth side. The Erie canal passes the Schoharie creek through apond formed by a dam across the stream below. Its fall within thiscounty is 86 feet, by 12 locks. The county is divided into ten towns : Amsterdam, Florida, Minden, St. Johnsville. Canajoharie, Glenn, Palatine, Charleston, Mohawk, Root,. East view of the Courthouse and Hotel in Fonda. The above is an engraving of the courthouse and hotel recentlyerected in the new village of Fonda. The railroad passes betweenthese two buildings. The central part of the village of Caughnawagais about half a mile eastward of the courthouse, and consists of about30 dwelling-houses, on the north side of the Mohawk, 40 miles fromAlbany, and 4 miles S. from Johnstown. The village occupies the siteof an ancient Indian village, one of the principal towns of the Mohawktribe. MONTGOMERY COUNTY. 147
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