. Historical collections of the state of New Jersey: past and present:. ings, 9 mercantile stores, a variety of mechanics, a saw, grist,fulling, plaster, and a paper mill, a woollen factory, a bank, 2 news-paper printing-offices, a large boarding-school, 1 Presbyterian, 1Episcopal, 1 Methodist, and 1 Baptist church, 2 Friends meeting-houses, between 300 and 400 dwellings, and about 2,000 inhabit-ants. Mount Holly derives its name from a hill, or mount, seen onthe left of th(! engraving, called Mount Holly from the holly-treesupon it. This eminence, about 200 feet above the level of the sea, is
. Historical collections of the state of New Jersey: past and present:. ings, 9 mercantile stores, a variety of mechanics, a saw, grist,fulling, plaster, and a paper mill, a woollen factory, a bank, 2 news-paper printing-offices, a large boarding-school, 1 Presbyterian, 1Episcopal, 1 Methodist, and 1 Baptist church, 2 Friends meeting-houses, between 300 and 400 dwellings, and about 2,000 inhabit-ants. Mount Holly derives its name from a hill, or mount, seen onthe left of th(! engraving, called Mount Holly from the holly-treesupon it. This eminence, about 200 feet above the level of the sea, issaid to be the highest land in the southern portion of New its summit an uninterrupted prospect is had, in every direc-tion—where no Alps oer Alps arise ; scarce even the blue out-lines of far-off hills are seen mellowing away in the distance. Onehere beholds the earth beneath, like a carpeted lawn, interspersedwith woodland, cultivated fields, and smiling villas. Mount Holly was settled by Friends, not long after the settle- lis BURLINGTON COUNTY. 1842. Southwest View of Mount Holly. ment of Burlington. A grist and saw mill was built on the Nonbbranch of the Raneocus at an early date. It originally bore thename of Bridgetown, and previous to the American revolution wasa village of about 200 houses. Some po7clies still remain, on themore ancient dwellings, to revive the recollection of the socialmanners which once prevailed, when neighbors freely and uncere-moniously visited from house to house, taking the porches for theirsittings and conversation. They were the delight of the young,for they facilitated visits and acquaintance between the sexes. Themoderns scout them, even while they desire their use. In the war. Mount Holly was a place of considerable legislature for a time held its sittings here, and some Britishtroops were temporarily quartered upon the inhabitants. Thehouses where they resided were designated by nuinhers, some ofwhich remain, a
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