GEOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF NORTH AMERICA AND THE WEST INDIES. AAR-ADA AARONSBURG, t. Centre Co. Pa., situated about one mile E. of Elk Creek, which unites with Penn's Creek and falls into the Susquehannah, 5 miles below Sunbury. It is 40 miles W. N. W. Sunbury, 160 W. N. W. Philadelphia, and 204 miles from Washington City. Lat. 490 53' N. Long. 77° 33' W. It contains a German, Lutheran and a Calvi nistic church. ABBEVILLE, district of S. C. having Pendleton district NW., Laurens NE., Edgefield SE, and the Savannah river SW. It is about 31 m. in length and breadth, having a superficies of about 1000 sq. ms. The surface is agreeably variegated with hill and dale, and a considerable part of the soil is rich and well watered. Pop. 28,134. ABBEVILLE, t. and cap. Abbeville district, S.C.; 120 W. Columbia, from W. 624 m. It contains a court-house, a jail, an arsenal, and a magazine. ABBOTSTOWN, t. York co. Pa.; 18 S. York, from W. 86 m. [oil, and Spanish wool. The value of the precious metals, exported in a single vessel, including what is not registered, amounted in general to about £200,000. ACADIA, district, La. between lake Maurepas and the Mississippi. Pop. 3,955. ACCOMAC, co. Va.; bounded N. by Maryland, E. by the Atlantic, S. by Northampton co. and W. by Chesapeake bay. Pop. 19,656; Slaves, 4,654. Chief town, Drummondtown. ACCUSHNET, r. Mass, which flows into New Bedford harbor. ACHORSTOWN, t. Columbiana co. Ohio; from W. 297 m. ACQUASCO, v. Prince George's co. Md.; from W. 38 m. ACTON, t. Windham co. Vt.; 33 SSW. Windsor. Pop. 245. ACTON, t. Middlesex co. Mass.; 24 NW. Boston, from W. 458 m. Pop. 885. ACWORTH, t. Cheshire co. N. H.; 6 ESE. Charleston, 72 WNW. Portsmouth, from W. 466 m. Pop. 1,523. ADAIR, co. Ky. having Barren co. W. ABINGDON, t. Hartford co. Md.; 1 WSW. Greene NW. Casey NE. Wayne and Pulaski, Hartford, 26 NE. Baltimore. Pop. 300. Cokes- or Cumberland r. and Wolfer SE. and Cumbury College, a Methodist seminary, was estab-berland co. S. Adair co. has a mean length lished in this town in 1785, but the building and breadth of about 28 m. area 800 sq. ms. was burnt several years since, and has not the face of the country broken and the soil been rebuilt. diversified. Chief town, Columbia. ABINGDON, t. and cap. Washington co. ADAMS, t. Coos co. N. H.; E. of the White Va.; 320 WSW. Richmond, from W. 404 m. mountains; 90 N. Portsmouth. Pop. 244. Lat. 36° 37' N. It is a considerable town, and contains a court-house, a jail, a market-house, an academy, and a Presbyterian church. Here is a remarkable cave. ABINGTON, t. Plymouth co. Mass.; 18 S. Boston, 20 NW. Plymouth, from W. 452 m. Pop. 2,423. It is a pleasant town, and contains three Congregational meeting-houses. ABINGTON, t. Luzerne co. Pa.; from W. 254 m. ABINGTON, t. Montgomery co. Pa., 11 N Philadelphia. Pop. 1,236. ADAMS, t. Berkshire co. Mass.; 29 N. Lenox, 120 WNW. Boston, from W. 402 m. Pop. 1,763. It is a valuable township, and has 2 post villages 5 or 6 miles apart, each containing a meeting-house; the north village contains also 2 cotton manufactories; and there are likewise 2 cotton manufactories near the S. village. There is besides a Quaker meetinghouse in the town. This place is remarkable for a deep excavation, 40 rods in length, and, in some places, 60 feet deep, formed by Hudson's brook, in a quarry of white marble. A natural bridge 14 feet long, 10 feet broad, and 62 feet high is formed over this channel by the projection of rocks. ABSECOMBE, v. Gloucester co. N. J. ACAPULCO, or Los Reges, t. Mexico, on the coast of the Pacific ocean. Its port is one of the finest in the world, and capable of con- ADAMS, co. Pa. having Frederick co. Md. taining any number of vessels in perfect safety. S. Franklin co. Pa. W. Cumberland NW. and The principal trade of Acapulco was formerly NE. and E. It is about 20 ms. in length, and with Manilla, one of the Philippine islands, to 18 wide; area 360 sq. ms. Chief town, Get which it for a long period sent out annually a tysburg. The surface of this county is ex large vessel, called a galleon. The lading from tremely diversified with hill and dale. The Acapulco to Manilla generally consisted of silver, soil is also of the different qualities from the avery small quantity of cochineal from Oaxaca, worst to the best. The whole co. is well wa of cocoa from Guayaquil and Caraccas, wine, tered. Pop. 1820, 19,681; in 1830, 21,379. ADAMS, t. Darke co. Ohio. Pop. 343. ADAMS, t.. Hyde co. N. C. NE. 150 m. from Raleigh. ADAMS, t. Washington co. Ohio, E. of Muskingum river. Pop. 1810, 620; in 1820, 324. ADAMS, t. of Washington co. Ohio. Pop. in 1820, 174. ADAMS, co. Ohio, having Brown W. Highland and Pike N. Sciota E. and the Ohio river S. This co. is about 20 ms. sq., area about 400 sq. ms. the surface much broken, the soil in general fertile and well watered. Chief town, West Union. Pop. in 1820, 10,432; in '830, 12,278. ADAMS, co. Mis. bounded W. by the Mississippi river, S. by Wilkinson co. E. by Franklin, and N. by Jefferson; length 40 m., mean width about 15; area 600 sq. ms. The face of this co. is diversified by hill and dale. Fruits, peaches, some apples, and abundance of figs. Chief towns, Natchez and Washington. Pop. in 1820, 12,073, in 1830, 14,919. ADAMSBURG, v. Westmoreland co. Pa. 145 m. W. from Harrisburg. ADAMSVILLE, v. Washington co. N. Y. 57 m. N. from Albany. ADAMSVILLE, v. Marlborough district, S. C. by post-road. 106 m. NE. from Columbia. ADDISON, t. of Washington co. Maine, W. 16 m. from Machias. Pop. in 1820, 519; in 1830, 741. water; and from the mouth of the Cahawba to the forks of the Coosa and Tallapoosa, 3 feet in the shallowest places. It is navigable for sloops to Fort Claiborne. ALABASTER, or Eleuthera, one of the Bahama islands, on the great Bahama bank. The climate is healthy. It produces pine-apples for exportation. There is a small fort and garrison on the island. Long. 76° 22′ to 76° 56' W. Lat. 24° 40' to 26° 30' N. ALACHUA SAVANNAH, in E. Florida, 75 m. W. from St. Augustine, 50 m. in circum. ference, without a tree or bush, but is encircled with hills, covered with forests and orange groves, on a very rich soil. The ancient Alachua Indian town stood on the borders of this savannah; but the Indians removed to Cuscowilla, two miles distant, on account of the unhealthiness of the former site. ALACRANES, a long range of hidden rocks, shoals, and banks, on the S. side of the gulf of Mexico, opposite the coast of Yucatan, E. from Stone Bank, and W. from Cape St. Antonio. N. lat. 23°, between 890 and 910 W. long. Navigators pass round them, though there are some good channels and soundings. ALBANY, t. Oxford co. Maine, 18 m. NW. from Paris. Pop. 288. ALBANY, t. Orleans co. Vt. 40 m. NNE. from Montpelier. ALBANY, co. N. Y. on Hudson r. Pop. 53,560. Chief town, Albany. ALBANY, city, Albany co. the capital of New York, and the second town in population, ADDISON, co. Vermont, having lake Cham- wealth and commerce in the state, stands on plain W., Chittenden N., Washington and Or- the W. bank of the Hudson, 150 m. N. of New ange E., and Rutland S. Mean length 25 m. York, 165 W. of Boston, 230 S. of Montreal, mean breadth 20; area about 500 sq. ms. and 376 from W. N. lat. 42° 39′. E. long. 3° Though not mountainous, it is finely variega- 17' from W. Most of the ancient Dutch buildted by hill and dale. Otter river flows through ings, which formerly gave it such a grotesque this co. and by its numerous branches affords aspect, have disappeared. It is now neatly much fine land and excellent mill seats. Chief and in some parts handsomely built. It con towns, Vergennes and Middleburg. Pop. in 1820, 20,620; in 1830, 24,940. ADDISON, t. Steuben co. N. Y. 15 m. S. from Bath. Pop. 944. ADELPHI, t. Ross co. Ohio, about 20 m. NE. from Chillicothe, from W. 392 ms. AGAWAM, r. Mass. which runs into the sea at Wareham. AGAWAM, v. in the township of W Springfield, Hampden co. Mass. near the entrance of Westfield river into the Connecticut, 2 m. SW. from Springfield; from W. 366 m. AGAWAM, the name of Westfield river towards its mouth. tains 10 public buildings. The capital, built upon the upper portion of the city, has an ele vated position. It is 115 feet in length, and 90 in breadth. The academy, directly north of it, is a spacious and showy building. The Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank and the Alba ny Bank, at the bottom of State street, are of white marble. The Museum is a handsome building in South Market street. State street in its whole length, is remarkably wide, and shows to great advantage. The number of churches is 16, of which 6 are of stone, 7 of brick, and 3 of wood. Three of them are ver handsome, and others are spacious. Cana wharf and quay are of great length, and es hibit a striking show of business and bustl Few cities present a more beautiful prospec than Albany, when seen from the public squar or the summit of the capital. The city slope from the public square to the river, like th sides of an amphitheatre. Two or three of it ALABAMA, r. in the state of Alabama, is noble mansions embowered in trees, give it th formed by the union of the Coosa and Talla- appearance of having forests in its limit poosa, and flowing SSW. unites with the Tom- Sloops and steamboats arrive here from Ne bigbee to form Mobile river, 45 m. from the York in great numbers, and there is seldom head of Mobile Bay. From its mouth to the day in which three or four passages do not o mouth of the Cahawba, 210 m. it has 4 or 5 feet fer, in steamboats departing to and from Ne AHPMOOJEENE-GAMOOK lake, Maine, 20 ms. N. from Moosehead lake. AIR, t. Bedford co. Pa. Pop. 1,179. York. Its canal communications with lake illustration of the tendency of the canal system Champlain, the northern lakes, and the Ohio could not be given. There are in the city 3 valley give it unrivalled advantages of this sort. flour mills, 2 woollen manufactories, 2 do. cotMore stages daily arrive and depart from this ton and woollen, 1 distillery, 5 breweries, mancity, than any other of the size in the Union, ufactories of oil-cloths, and a very extensive being more than 100 daily. Its literary, hu- cap manufactory which employs 200 males mane, and religious institutions are of a very and 450 females and pays $1,800 in weekly respectable class, and it issues 6 or 7 periodi- wages. The business transacted in this estabcal publications. Its population in 1820 was lishment amounts to several hundred thousand 12,630; in 1830, 24,216, having nearly doubled dollars a year. There is a rail-road from Alits population in ten years. A more emphatic bany to Schenectady, length 14 miles. (a) United States arsenal. (b) Aqueduct.-(c) Fort's Ferry.-(d) Vischer's Ferry.(e) Deep Cut. ALBANY, t. Berks co. Pa. E. Harrisburg. Pop. 995. ALBANY, r. North America, which falls into James' bay, long. 84° 30′ W. lat. 51° 30' N. runs NE. through a chain of small lakes, from the S. end of Winnipeg lake. The British fort is on the river, in lat. 53° 10' N. ALBANY, New, t. Clarke co. In.; from W. 642 m.; a little below Clarksville. ALBEMARLE, co. central part of Va.; bounded N. by Orange co. E. by Louisa and Fluvanna cos. SE. by James r. SW. by Amherst co. and W. by Augusta and Rockingham Cos. Chief town, Charlottesville. Pop. 22,618; slaves 11,689. ALBEMARLE-SOUND, inlet of the sea, on E coast of N. C. It extends into the country 60 m. and is from 4 to 15 wide. It receives the waters of the Roanoke and the Chowan. Lat. 35° 52′ N. ALBERTSON'S, v. Duplin co. N. C. ALBION, t. and cap. of Edwards co. Illinois, 40 m. SW. from Vincennes. It stands on the dividing ridge between the Great and Little Wabash rivers, 12 m. from the former and 6 from the latter, in a dry and healthy situation, while it is well supplied with springs of water. Distance from W. 733 m. ALBION, v. Edwards co. Illinois. ALBURG, t. Grand Isle co. Vt. on N. end of the island of North Hero, in lake Champlain; 40 m. N. from Burlington, from W. 555 m. It is a port of entry. Pop. 1,239. ALDIE, v. Loudon co. Va.; from W. 35 m. 765. ALEXANDER, t. Genesee co. N. Y. 6 m. S. from Batavia. ALEXANDER, co. Illinois, at the angle between Mississippi and Ohio rivers. Chief town, America. Pop. 1,390. ALEXANDERS, v. York district, S. C.; from W. 441 m. ALEXANDERVILLE, v. Montgomery co. Ohio, on Miami r. 7 m. below Dayton. ALEXANDRIA, t. Grafton co. N. H. 13 m. SSE. from Plymouth. Pop. 1,083. ALEXANDRIA, t. Hunterdon co. N. J. on the Delaware; 15 m. SE. from Easton. ALEXANDRIA, t. Huntingdon co. Pa.; 8 m. from Huntingdon, 192 m. WNW. from Philadelphia, from W. 162 m. ALEXANDRIA, t. in the parish of Rapide, Louisiana, on Red River, 120 m. from its mouth, 70 from Natchitoches, and about 100 from Natchez, St. Francisville, and Point Coupee; about 180 m. in a direct line, and 344 by water, WNW. from New Orleans, from W 1246 m. Lat. 31° 15′ N. It is situated in a fertile valley, at the point of intersection of all the great roads of the western district of Louisiana. It is settled almost wholly by Americans, and is a place of increasing importance. ALEXANDRIA, New, t. Westmoreland co. Pa.; from W. 201 m. ALLEGHANY, t. Venango co. Pa. N. W. from Harrisburg. Pop. 671. ALLEGHANY, t. Armstrong co. Pa. W. from Harrisburg. Pop. 1,413. ALLEGHANY, t. Westmoreland co. Pa. Pop. 1,388. ALLEGHANY t. Somerset co. Pa. Pop. 372. ALLEGHANÝ, mountains, U. S. commence in the N. part of Georgia, and running NE. nearly parallel with the coast of the Atlantic ocean, at the distance of 250 miles, pass through N. Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, to New York. They divide the waters which flow into the Atlantic from those which flow into the Mississippi. ALEXANDRIA, co. District of Columbia. Pop. 9,608; chief town, Alexandria. ALLEGHANY, co. Md. the NW end of ALEXANDRIA, city, and port of entry, in the state, on Potomac river. Chief town, the District of Columbia, on the W. bank of Cumberland. Pop. 10,602. the Potomac, 6 m. S. of Washington, The public buildings are a court-house, and 6 churches, viz. 2 for Presbyterians, 2 for Episcopalians, 1 for Quakers, and 1 for Roman Catholics. It has a commodious harbor, sufficiently deep for the largest ships. The streets are regular and squares rectangular. The progress of this neat and ancient town has been for a long time almost stationary. It is expected that the Ohio and Chesapeake canal, with which it is connected, will communicate to it a new impulse of prosperity. Pop. in 1820, 8,216; in 1830, 8,221. ALEXANDRIA, t. Washington co. Maine, 30 m. N. of Machias. ALEXANDRIA, t. Campbell co. Ky. ALEXANDRIA, t. Scioto co. Ohio, on the Ohio river, at the mouth of the Scioto, which separates it from Portsmouth, 45 m. S. from Chillicothe. ALEXANDRIANA, t. Mecklenburg co. N. C. 157 m. SW. from Raleigh. ALFORD, t. Berkshire co. Mass.; 15 m. SSW. from Lenox, 125 W. from Boston. Pop. 512. ALFORDSVILLE, v. Robeson co. N. C.; from W. 387 m. ALFORDSTOWN, t. and cap. Moore co. N.C. about 30 m. WNW. from Fayetteville. ALFRED, t. Prescott co. U. C. on Ottawa r. ALFRED, t. Alleghany co. N. Y. 10 m. SE. from Angelica. Pop. 1,701. ALFRED, t. York co. Maine; 24 m. N. from York, 88 N. by E. from Boston, 86 from Augusta, and 513 from W. Pop. 1,453 It contains a court-house, a jail, and a Congregational meeting-house. The courts of the county are held alternately here and at York. There is in the township a village of Shakers. ALFRED, t. Alleghany co. N. Y.; 10 m. SE. from Angelica. Pop. 273. ALLAN'S CREEK, r. N. Y. which runs into the Genesee, in Caledonia. Length 40 m. ALLEGHANY, co. SW. part of N. Y.; bounded N. by Genesee and Ontario cos., E. by Steuben co., S. by Pennsylvania, and W. by Cataraugus co. Pop. 26,218. Chief town, Angelica. ALLEGHANY, co. W. part of Pa. bounded N. by Butler co., E. by Westmoreland co., S. and SW. by Washington co., and NW. by Beaver co. Pop. 37,984. Chief town, Pittsburg. ALLEGHANY, t. Cambria co. Pa. W. from Harrisburg. Pop. 947. ALLEGHANY, t. Huntingdon co. Pa. W. from Harrisburg, Pop. 773. ALLEGHANY, r. rises in Pennsylvania, and runs first NW. into New York, and then by a bend to the SW. again enters Pennsylvania, and at Pittsburg unites with the Monongahela to form the Ŏhio. It is a steady stream, and navigable for keel-boats of 10 tons to Hamilton, 260 m. above Pittsburg. ALLEMAND, r. which falls into the Mississippi, from the SE. 43 m. S. from Natchez. ALLEN'S FERRY, v. Harrison co. Indiana. ALLEN'S FRESH, v. Charles co. Md. 43 m. S. from Washington, on Wicomico river. ALLENS, t. Cumberland co. Pa. near Harrisburg. Pop. 2,995. ALLEN, t. Northampton co. Pa. Pop. 1,847. ALLEN, co. Kentucky; having Ten. S. Warren, SW. NW. and N. and Barren E Its form is elliptical, extending over about 500 sq. ms. Chief town, Scottsville. Pop 6,486. ALLEN, co. Ohio, having Mercer and Vanvert W., Putnam N., Hardin E. and Lo gan and Shelby S. It extends about 23 m from N. to S. with a width of 22 m. from E to W. area 500 sq. ms. Pop. 578. ALLENSTOWN, t. Rockingham co. N. H 10 m. SE. from Concord, and 25 NW. from Exeter. ALLENSTOWN, t. Monmouth co. N. J 11 m. E. from Trenton. ALLENTOWN, t. and cap. Lehigh co. Pa on Lehigh river. 52 m. NNW. from Phila delphia, 18 m. SW. from Easton, and 6 m from Bethlehem. It it beautifully situated o an elevation in the midst of a well cultivate pleasant country. It contains, besides th county buildings, a bank, printing offic several dry goods stores, and a number o merchant mills. The principal staple, flou Distance from Washington 178 ms. ALLENSVILLE, v. Mifflin co. Pa. ALLENSVILLE, v. Warren co. Ten. ALLENTOWN, v. Montgomery co. (N C.) S. W. from Raleigh. ALLEY, t. Queens co. N. Y. ALLOWAY CREEK, t. Salem co. N. J. ALLOWAY, r. Salem co. N. J. runs in the Delaware. |