Pioneer history of the Holland Purchase of western New York : embracing some account of the ancient remains, and a history of pioneer settlement under the auspices of the Holland Company ; including reminiscences of the War of 1812 ; the origin, progress and completion of the Erie Canal, etc., etc., etc. . HOLLAND PURCHASE. 581 and improvement in the southern portion of it, he may be assuredthat he will seldom see a more pleasant rural village, than is thecounty site of Wyoming; or one which gives better indications ofthe thrift and prosperity of the country that surrounds it. Thepublic edific
Pioneer history of the Holland Purchase of western New York : embracing some account of the ancient remains, and a history of pioneer settlement under the auspices of the Holland Company ; including reminiscences of the War of 1812 ; the origin, progress and completion of the Erie Canal, etc., etc., etc. . HOLLAND PURCHASE. 581 and improvement in the southern portion of it, he may be assuredthat he will seldom see a more pleasant rural village, than is thecounty site of Wyoming; or one which gives better indications ofthe thrift and prosperity of the country that surrounds it. Thepublic edifices are neat and substantial; the private dwellings haveabout them the indication of comfort, convenience, economy andgood taste. Gen. M Elwaine, long identified with the prosperity ofthe place, is the landlord of a public house there, of which he wasthe founder, which well deserves a rank with the first class hotels? of Western New York. That part of the county of Wyoming included within the HollandPurchase, lies principally in the central district, as described in thetopography of the Purchase. It contains about 311,040 acres ofland, 156,246 acres of which were under cultivation in 1845, accord-ing to the state census of that year. It then contained a populationof 11,925 males, of whom 4,331 were
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