. Connecticut historical collections, containing a general collection of interesting facts, traditions, biographical sketches, anecdotes, &c. relating to the history and antiquities of every town in Connecticut, with geographical descriptions . has been discovered in small quantitiesin difierent parts of the town, likewise some strata of limestone. Thesoil is hard and dry, and not generally good for tillage, except along thestreams. The mountains and hills were formerly covered with excel-lent timber, consisting of oak, chestnut, sugar maple, beech, pine andhemlock ; a considerable portion of
. Connecticut historical collections, containing a general collection of interesting facts, traditions, biographical sketches, anecdotes, &c. relating to the history and antiquities of every town in Connecticut, with geographical descriptions . has been discovered in small quantitiesin difierent parts of the town, likewise some strata of limestone. Thesoil is hard and dry, and not generally good for tillage, except along thestreams. The mountains and hills were formerly covered with excel-lent timber, consisting of oak, chestnut, sugar maple, beech, pine andhemlock ; a considerable portion of which has been destroyed by windand fire, and by the axe, under a system of improvidence, at a timewhen timber was considered of no value. The following is a representation of the principal part of the village ofHitchcocksville, in Barkhamsted ; it is situated on the west branch ofthe Farmington river, near the corner of four towns, Hartland, Cole-brook, Winchester and Barkhamsted. The village contains upwards of20 dwelling houses, 1 chair factory, 2 mercantile stores, and an Episco-pal church, whch was founded July 4lh, 1829, and called the Unionchurch. Part of the chair factory is seen on the left, and the church n F. T II r. E M. 4G1. J Vest view of IlitchcoclcsvUle, Barkhamsted. on the riglit of the engravint;. The village was commenced about fif-teen years since : it is 20 miles from Litchfield, and 26 from are superior water privileges for extensive manufactories in theinnnediate vicinity. A little more than a mile south of this place, afew of the last remnants of the Narragansett Indians have a location ;they came here about the year 1779, and purchased about 200 or moreacres of land. Their houses, or rather cabins, are along side of theroad: there are about 20 souls that make their constant residence here,though at times they number as many as 30 persons. BETltLEM. i Bethlem was formerly a part of Woodbury. It was incorporatedas a distinct town in 1787.
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