A gazetteer of the United States of America .. . of aug-mentation. Between the above date and 1840, it remained comparatively stationary; butbetween the latter year and 1850, had increased from 753,41!) to 868,003, about one third ofwhom are slaves. Cliinate. — In some parts of the state, especially in tlie elevated country at the west, theclimate is delightful, and quite healthy. In the low lands, towards the sea-coast, however, itis mostly otherwise, excepting in the winter season. The low and marshy surface engenders 118 UNITED STATES GAZETTEER. unwholesome vaporti in tlie suinnior and autu
A gazetteer of the United States of America .. . of aug-mentation. Between the above date and 1840, it remained comparatively stationary; butbetween the latter year and 1850, had increased from 753,41!) to 868,003, about one third ofwhom are slaves. Cliinate. — In some parts of the state, especially in tlie elevated country at the west, theclimate is delightful, and quite healthy. In the low lands, towards the sea-coast, however, itis mostly otherwise, excepting in the winter season. The low and marshy surface engenders 118 UNITED STATES GAZETTEER. unwholesome vaporti in tlie suinnior and autumn, and, consequently, fevers, agues, and otherdiseases incident to such localities, frequently prevail. Helicon. — The most numerous religious denominations are the Methodists and BaptistsThese generally reside in the loiv country. At the west, there are many PresbyteriansThe Episcopalians and Lutherans have a number of congregations in various parts of thestate; and there arc also several bodies of Roman Catholics, Moravians, and OHIO. This state has heretofore been classed among the North-west States of the Ameri-can Union; but the vast accumulation of territory lying still farther west and north has leftOhio more properly among the Middle States, on the Atlantic side of the continent: indeed,lier relative position, considered in regard to the present nortli-western possessions of tlieUnited States, is actually that of one of the Eastern States of this republic. Marietta, tlieoldest town in the state, was settled, in 1788, by the New England Ohio Company. The nextpermanent settlement was at Columbia, in the following year. In 17U1, a company of Frenchemigrants founded the town of Gallipolis. Large bodies of New England people, in 1790,settled several towns on Lake Erie. Before the above settlements were undertaken, severalof tlie neigliboring states, which, by charter or otherwise, were proprietors of various tractsof unappropriated western lands lying within t
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