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HARRISBURGH, t. Lewis co. situated 12 miles north-west of the village of Martinsburgh, and dis- tant 140 miles from Albany; con- tained in 1840, 850 inhabitants. The surface inclines to the east; soil, brown loam of good quality, underlaid with limestone. It is drained north by Deer creek. Harrisburgh is the name of a post office.
HARRISON, t. Westchester co. situated 3 miles east of the village of White Plains, and distant 134 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 1,139 inhabitants. The sur- face is mostly level ; soil, loam, fertile and well cultivated ; drained by Blind brook and Mamaroneck creek, running south into Long Island Sound. The Purchase is the name of a post office.
HARRISVILLE, p. o. Diana, Lewis co.
HARTFIELD, V. Chautauque, Chautauque co. is situated on a stream one mile north of Chautau- que lake ; it contains about 180 inhabitants, 30 dwelling houses, 1 church, 2 taverns, 3 stores, 1 grist mill, 1 saw mill and 1 tan- nery.
HARTFORD, t. Washington co. situated 14 miles north of the vil- lage of Salem, and distant 56 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 2,164 inhabitants. The surface is mostly hilly; soil, sandy and clay loam ; drained north by two or three small streams, tributaries of Wood creek. Hartford and South Hartford are names of post offi- ces.
HARTFORD, V. and p. o. Hart- ford, Washington co. is situated on the northern post road ; it contains
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about 150 inhabitants, 25 dwelling houses, 1 Baptist and 1 Universalist church; 1 tavern and 3 stores.
HARTLAND, t. Niagara co. situated 8 miles north-east of the village of Lockport, and distant 272 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 2,350 inhabitants. The surface is level ; soil, sandy and calcareous loam, on lime and slate ; drained northerly by Johnson's and Eighteen mile creek, both of which run into Lake Ontario. Hartland and Johnson's Creek are names of post offices.
HART'S ISLAND, lies in Long Island Sound, and is attached to the town of Pelham, Westchester co.
HART'S VILLAGE, p. o. Wash- ington; Dutchess co.
HARTSVILLE, p. o. Manlius, Onondaga co.
HARTWICK, t. Otsego co. situ- ated 5 miles south-west of the vil- lage of Cooperstown, and distant 75 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 2,490 inhabitants. The surface is hilly but mostly arable ; soil, sandy loam, fertile and very productive in the valleys ; drained south by the Otego creek and Sus- quehanna river. Hartwick and Hartwick Seminary are names of post offices ; Toddsville is the name of a village.
HARTWICK, V. and p. o. Hart- wick, Otsego co. is situated in the valley of the Otego creek, it con- tains about 400 inhabitants, 70 dwelling houses, 1 Presbyterian, 1 Baptist and 1 Methodist church ; 7 stores, 2 public houses, an iron foundery, I grist mill, 1 saw mill, a clothier's works, an oil mill, 1 tannery, 3 asheries and a brick- kiln.
HARTWICK SEMINARY, p. O. Hartwick, Otsego co. is situated on the Susquehanna river. Here is located the Hartwick Seminary, a chartered institution, originally endowed with a fund amounting to
|$80,000, by John Christopher Hartwick; also a Lutheran church and about 20 dwellings.
HARTWOOD, P. O. Sullivan co.
HASSENCLEAVER MOUN- TAIN, is the name given to a range of hills, extending through a part of Herkimer and Oneida counties ; they lie to the north of the Mohawk valley, and are eleva- ted from 1,000 to 1,200 feet, with a rolling surface.
HASTINGS, t. Oswego co. situa- ted 20 miles south-east of the vil- lage of Oswego, and distant 150 miles from Albany; contained in 1840, 1,983 inhabitants. The sur- face is level; soil, mostly sandy loam, well adapted to grass; it is drained by Salmon creek on the north, and several small streams running into Oneida lake on the south. Hastings and Central Square are names of post offices.
HASTINGS, V. Yonkers, West- chester co. here is a convenient landing on the east side of the Hudson river, 20 miles north of the city of New-York ; it contains 1 hotel, 1 store, 1 button factory and some 12 or 15 dwellings.
HAVANA, V. and p. o. Cathe- rines, Chemung co. is situated on the line of the Chemung canal; it was incorporated in 1836, and now contains about 700 inhabitants, 100 dwelling houses, 1 Presbyterian and 1 Methodist church; 3 taverns, 9 stores and 1 warehouse, 1 cotton factory, 2 flouring mills, 1 saw mill, 1 oil mill, 1 plaster mill, 1 furnace, 1 tannery and 2 boat yards, all situated on the inlet of Seneca Lake, which is 3 miles north of the village.
HAVER'S ISLAND, lies at the mouth of the Mohawk river and is attached to the town of Watervliet, Albany co.
HAVERSTRAW, t. Rockland co. situated 7 miles north of New- City, and distant 116 miles from
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Albany ; contained in 1840, 3,449 inhabitants. The surface is hilly and mountainous, being covered by the Dunderberg mountain ; there are some fertile valleys, con- sisting mostly of clay loam ; it is watered by two or three small streams flowing into the Hudson river, which bounds it on the east, where are several convenient land- ings, also Stony Point, which was an important military position dur- ing the revolutionary war. Haver- straw and Grassy Point are names of post offices; Caldwell's Landing and Sampsondale are settlements.
HAVERSTRAW, or WARREN, v. and p. o. Haverstraw, Rockland co. is situated on the west side of the Hudson river; it contains about 400 inhabitants, 60 dwelling hous- es, 2 churches, an academy, 3 taverns, 6 stores, 2 extensive brick yards and 1 ship yard. Here are owned a steamboat and 3 or 4 sloops, trading with New-York market.
HAVERSTRAW BAY, is an ex- pansion of the Hudson river, lying opposite the town of Haverstraw, Rockland co. it extends from Tel- ler's Point to Verplank's Point, a distance of 6 miles, and is from 2 to 3 miles wide.
HAVILAND'S HOLLOW, P. O. Patterson, Putnam co.
HAYSBURGH, p. o. Horicon, Warren co.
HEBRON, t. Washington co. situated 8 miles north of the vil- lage of Salem, and distant 52 miles from Albany; contained in 1840, 2,498 inhabitants. The surface is hilly ; soil, sandy loam, mostly fertile in grass and grain ; drained south-west by Black creek. He- bron and West Hebron are names of post offices.
HECTOR, t. Tompkins co. situ- ated 14 miles west of the village of Ithaca, and distant 186 miles from Albany; contained in 1840, 5,652 inhabitants. The surface is
high and undulating; soil; well adapted to grass; it is drained by several creeks, some running east into Cayuga lake, and others flow- ing into Seneca lake, which bounds it on the west. Hector, Burdette, Mecklenburgh, North Hector, Reynoldsville and Searsburgh are names of post offices.
HELDERBERG HILLS, or MOUNTAINS, extend through the west part of Albany county into Schoharie, uniting with the Cats- kill range on the south; it is a mass of compact limestone, rising from a basis rock of graywacke and graywacke slate, rising from 400 to 500 feet above the level of the adjoining country, very pre- cipitous and of pretty uniform ele- vation. This group embraces a series of limestones, varied in mineralogical character, in chemi- cal composition, and which abounds in fossil remains and cav- erns ; some of the latter are very extensive and of singular beauty, containing stalactites and stalag- mites, together with many inter- esting animal remains and mine- rals.
HELENA, V. and p. o. Brasher, St. Lawrence co. is situated on St. Regis river; it contains about 100 inhabitants, 20 dwelling houses, 1 church, 1 tavern, 1 store, 1 grist mill and 1 saw mill.
HELL GATE, or HELLE GATT, was the original name given to a narrow and dangerous pass in the East river, betweet Great Barn Is- land and Long Island; distant 7 miles north-east from the city of New-York. "Modern fastidious- ness, which often strains at a gnat and swallows a camel, has endea- vored to impress us with a belief that our Dutch ancestors were too puritanical to give such a name as " Hell Gate" to a natural whirl- pool, as the one found in the East river. The Teutonic nation from which the Dutch descended, were
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possessed of a wild and powerful imagination, and gave poetic terms to every natural phenomenon. It was in character for the early set- tlers to indulge their imagination in giving a name to this dangerous pass. When first discovered, it was a wonder, as it is now. He was a brave man who first ventured to examine Hell Gate, and pass through its agitated waters."- Spafford, in his very clever Gazet- teer, says :- " Horll Gatt, Hurl Gate, or Hell Gate, is a narrow and difficult strait in the East river, formed by projecting rocks, that confine the water to a narrow and crooked channel, occasioning strong eddy currents." It is now during slack water with a fair wind and a skilful pilot, passed by fri- gates and merchantmen of the largest class; steamboats and small vessels with a commanding breeze, pass at all times with the tide. Vessels, however, are frequently wrecked in this strait. During the Revolutionary war the English frigate Huzza, in attempting to pass out to sea through Hell Gate, struck the rocks and was so much injured that after sailing a few miles she sunk in deep water, where her hull still remains.
HEMLOCK ISLAND, lies in the St. Lawrence river, and is attach- ed to the town of Clayton, St. Lawrence co.
HEMLOCK LAKE, lies on the east border of Livingston co. ex- tending into Ontario; it is 6 miles long and 1 mile wide, and dischar- ges its waters northward, the outlet flowing into the outlet of Honeoye lake, after running 6 miles.
HEMLOCK LAKE, p. o. Livo- nia, Livingston co.
HEMPSTEAD, t. Queens co. sit- uated 21 miles east of the city of Brooklyn, and distant 167 miles from Albany; contained in 1840, 7,609 inhabitants. The surface is level ; soil, sand and sandy loam,
much of it rendered highly pro- ductive by proper cultivation, while a large extent is uncultivated plains, known as the " Hempstead Plains." It is drained by several streams running into Jamaica bay and Hempstead bay on the south. There are several islands belong- ing to this town, of which Great Island and Hog Island are the lar- gest; Rockaway beach and Long beach, front the Atlantic ocean, and are much resorted to during the summer months by those fond of sea bathing and sporting; while during the prevalence of storms and in cold weather, there have here been many fearful shipwrecks, attended often with great loss of life. Hempstead, Far Rocka- way, Foster's Meadow and Jeru- salem South are names of post offi- ces ; Jerusalem, Near Rockaway and Raynortown are names of set- tlements.
HEMPSTEAD, V. and p. o. Hempstead, Queens co. is delight- fully situated on the southern mar- gin of the great "Hempstead Plains ;" it contains about 1,400 inhabitants, 200 dwelling houses, 1 Presbyterian, 1 Episcopal and 1 Methodist church ; the Hempstead Seminary is an incorporated insti- tution for the instruction of males and females, and isin a flourishing condition; 1 insurance company, 5 hotels and taverns, 16 stores of different kinds; 1 tannery, 1 print- ing office, besides various other kinds of mechanic shops. No place on Long Island, although abounding in pleasant villages, probably exceeds this spot as a de- sirable place of residence ; the air is tempered by the sea breeze, and the salubrity of this vicinity has long been proverbial, distant but a few miles from the ocean. A branch railroad extends from this place to the Long Island railroad, a distance of 2 miles, where is a small village called Hempstead Branch ; from
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thence to Brooklyn South Ferry, is , to prevented their division and cul- 21 miles by railroad. A turnpike tivation. also runs through Hempstead, ex- tending on the west to Jamaica and Fulton-street ferry, Brooklyn, a distance of 21 miles ; this road also extends easterly to Babylon, a distance of 18 miles.
HEMPSTEAD BAY, lies in the town of Hempstead, Queens co., being separated from the Atlantic ocean by Long beach; it is 6 miles long and from 1 to 2 miles wide, abounding with shell and scale fish of almost every variety, and wild water foul in great quanti- ties.
HEMPSTEAD HARBOR, is a deep indentation of Long Island Sound, in the town of North Hempstead, Queens co., it is 5 miles long and from half a mile to. one mile wide.
HEMPSTEAD HARBOR, V. and p. o. North Hempstead, Queens co. is situated at the Head of Hemp- stead Harbor, on the north side of Long Island; it contains about 300 inhabitants, 45 dwelling houses, 1 Methodist church, 1 tavern, 3 stores, 1 grist mill, 1 saw mill, 1 paper mill, a factory for cutting glass and a carding and fulling mill. Several sloops are owned here, plying to and from the city of New-York.
HEMPSTEAD PLAINS, is an immense heath or barren of more than 15,000 acres, lying in a state of nature, and constitute only a common pasturage for the town of Hempstead-several thousand cat- tle and sheep are annually fed upon it, and it is the site of old New- market race course, where in years long passed, thousands of persons have assembled to witness the sports of the turf, and where countless sums of money have been lost and won. The soil of these plains is of a good quality and capable of be- ing rendered highly productive, but prejudice and custom have hither-
HENDERSON, t. Jefferson co. situated 15 miles south-west of the village of Watertown, and distant 162 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 2,480 inhabitants. The surface is level; soil, sandy loam, rich and easily tilled : drained by Stony and Little Stony creeks, flowing into Lake Ontario, which bounds it on the west. Stony, Gal- lop and Little Gallop islands be- long to this town. Henderson and Henderson Harbor are names of post offices.
HENDERSON, V. and p. o. Hen- derson, Jefferson co. sometimes called Salisbury Mills, contains about 150 inhabitants, 25 dwelling houses, 1 Baptist and 1 Universa- list church, 1 tavern, 3 stores, 1 grist mill and 2 saw mills.
HENDERSON HARBOR, V. and p. o. Henderson, Jefferson. co. is situated on Lake Ontario; this is a port of entry and is a good harbor; it contains 1 tavern, 1 store, 1 storehouse and about 15 dwel- lings.
HENDERSON LAKE, is a small body of water lying in the town of Newcomb, Essex co. near the Adirondack Iron Works; this is one of the head sources of the Hudson river, and is elevated 1,936 feet above its tide waters.
HENRIETTA, t. Monroe co. situated 10 miles south of the city of Rochester, and distant 228 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 2,085 inhabitants. The surface is rolling ; soil of an excellent quali- ty; watered by the Genesee river on the west. Henrietta and West Henrietta are names of post offi- ces.
HENRIETTA, V. and p. o. Hen- rietta, Monroe co. contains about 200 inhabitants, 30 dwelling hous- es, 1 Presbyterian and 1 Baptist church, a high school, 1 tavern and 1 store.
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HERKIMER COUNTY, was originally organized in 1791, but has since been enlarged ; it is centrally distant 105 miles from Albany, and is bounded on the north by St. Lawrence county; on the east by Hamilton, Fulton and Montgomery counties ; on the south by Otsego county, and on the west by the counties of Oneida and Lewis. The surface is greatly diversified and broken by hills and mountains. The Adirondack range enters it on the east from Hamilton county, and the ridge extends to the valley of the Mohawk, being broken through by the river at Little Falls. The soil is various; most of the county south of the Mohawk valley, and for several miles to the north of it, is un- der cultivation and productive, but the greater part is better adapted to grass than grain, this county being celebrated for its live stock and dairies. In the valley of the Mohawk are some of the richest lands in the state, producing grain in abundance ; the northern part of the coun- ty is elevated and broken, and covered with extensive forests. In min- eral productions it is supposed to be rich ; iron ore has been discover- ed in the town of Salisbury ; gypsum has been obtained in the town of Starks, and specimens of lead ore have been found in this county, which has long been known to mineralogists in consequence of its numerous localities of rock crystal, or false diamonds, found in the vi- cinity of Little Falls and a few miles north, where those crystals are found more numerous and more beautiful than in any other part of the Union, or probably in the world. They are of various sizes, and often exhibit new and interesting crystalline forms. In the north part of this county are numerous lakes and ponds, from which flow many streams ; the principal of which are the Black river, Moose river, Independence river and Beaver river, flowing into Lake Ontario, and West Canada creek, which flows into the Mohawk river, the latter running through the southern part of the county from west to east. The Erie canal and the Utica and Schenectady railroad both pass through this county. Its area is about 1,370 square miles, or 887,000 acres.
The following are the names of the towns in the county of Herki- mer, with the population in 1840.
Columbia,
2,129 ' Ohio,. 692
Danube,
1,960
Russia, .
2,298
Fairfield,
1,836
Salisbury, 1,859
Frankfort,
3,096
Schuyler, 1,798
German Flats,
3,245
Starks,
1,766
Warren,
2,003
Litchfield,
1,672
Little Falls,
3,881
Manheim,
2,995
Newport,
2,020
Norway,
1,046
HERKIMER,
2,369
Wilmurt,
60
Winfield,
1,652
HERKIMER, t. Herkimer co. contains the county buildings, sit- uated in the village of the same name, and is distant 80 miles from Albany; it contained in 1840, 2,369 inhabitants. The surface is level on the south, and rises into hills on the north ; soil, rich and unusually
Total inhabitants, 37,477
productive on the alluvial flats along the valley of the Mohawk ; it is watered by West Canada creek and the Mohawk river, which bounds it on the south.
HERKIMER, V. and p. o. Herki- mer, Herkimer co. is handsomely situated in the valley of the Mo-
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hawk, on the north side of the | is a depot, 1 tavern, 1 store and a river, 80 miles west of the city of few dwellings. Albany; it was incorporated in 1807, and now contains about 800 inhabitants, 120 dwelling houses, a new brick court house, and stone jail, built on an improved model, combining security and comfort to the prisoners ; a fireproof clerk's office; an incorporated academy in a flourishing condition, 1 banking house, 1 German Reformed and I Methodist church, 6 hotels and tav- erns, 10 stores and groceries, and 1 printing office; here is a flour- ing mill containing 4 run of stone, situated on a hydraulic canal, which is fed by the waters of the West Canada creek; it is about three miles in length and has two falls, one of 22 feet, and another of 15 feet, affording water power suffi- cient to propel upwards of 100 run of stone, most of which is still unoccupied, and is one of the most durable and available water powers in the state.
HERMITAGE, p. o. Wethers- field, Wyoming co.
HERMON, t. St. Lawrence co. situated 15 miles south of the vil- lage of Canton, and distant 199 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 1,271 inhabitants. The sur- face is rolling; soil, clay loam, well adapted to grass ; drained by two or three small streams. Her- mon is the name of a post office.
HEUVELTON, V. and p. o. Oswe- . gatchie, St. Lawrence co. contains about 250 inhabitants, 40 dwelling houses, 1 church, 2 taverns, 4 stores, 1 clothier's works, 1 grist mill, 1 saw mill and 1 tannery. It is situated on the Oswegatchie riv- er, 7 miles from Ogdensburgh.
HICKORY CORNERS, p. o. Lock- port, Niagara co.
HICKORY SWALE, p. o. Gran- ger, Allegany co.
HICKSVILLE, v. Oyster Bay, Queens co. is situated on the line of the Long Island railroad, where
HIGH FALLS, on the Black river, in Lewis co. are so called in contrast with the Long Falls in Jefferson county, 40 miles below ; the river being navigable between them. The High Falls, have a' descent of between 60 and 70 feet, and are well worthy of a visit by the lovers of natural scenery. Imme- diately below these falls, the Black River canal enters the river.
HIGH FALLS, p. o. Marble- town, Ulster co. is situated on the Rondout creek, along which pas- ses the Delaware and Hudson ca- nal; here is situated an extensive natural water fall, near which are located 1 hydraulic cement mill and 2 extensive flouring mills; the settlement consists of 4 stores, 2 taverns and about 40 dwelling hou- ses. About half a mile below the falls is situated a sulphur spring of considerable celebrity.
HIGHLAND, p. o. Chesterfield, Essex co.
HIGHLAND MILLS, p. o. Mon- roe, Orange co. here are situated 1 tavern, 3 stores, 1 grist mill, 1 saw mill, 1 tannery and about 25 dwel- lings. -
HIGHLANDS, or MATTEAWAN MOUNTAINS; some times called the Fishkill Mountains. They are now best known by the former name; Matteawan, was the name given to them by the aborigines, meaning the country of Good Fur, being very significant, and perhaps the most appropriate name for the range. These mountains extend in a north-east and south-west direc- tion through the counties of Rock- land and Orange, across the Hud- son river, into Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess, occupying a space of from 15 to 20 miles in width. " They seem to be connected with the Allegany mountains of Penn- sylvania, to the south-west, for the range is of the same geological
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character, and the ridges more or less continuous ; but their connec- tion with the Catskill range, of Greene county, is rather equivocal. They are composed principally of granite and gneiss, imbedding loose nodules and fixed veins of magnetic iron ores, with other minerals of the same class. It is unequivocally a primitive chain, and in the early ages must have opposed a barrier to the passage of the waters, and caused a vast lake, covering the present valley of the Hudson; extending north- ward to, or including Lake Cham- plain ; eastward to the Taghkanic mountains and the Highlands, along the west border of Massa- chusetts ; westward to the Kayade- rosseras mountains, and the Klips; to the Helderbergs, the Catskill and the Shawangunk mountains. Such must have been, in former days, the Ancient Lake of the Up- per Valley of the Hudson, indica- ted by the levels and surveys of the present day, and by an examina- tion of the geological structure and alluvial formations of this fer- tile valley." The altitudes of the " Highlands" of the Hudson, are from 1,000 to 1,685 feet above the level of the Atlantic or tide wa- ters. See Beacon Hill; New
Beacon, or Grand Sachem ; Breakneck Hill, Bull Hill, But- ter Hill, Crow's Nest, Anthony's Nose and Bare Mountain.
" Turnpike," there are located 2 churches, 2 taverns, 3 stores, 1 tannery and 15 or 20 dwel- lings.
HINDSBURGH, p. o. Murray, Orleans co.
HINSDALE, t. Cattaraugus co. ... situated 15 miles south-east of the village of Ellicottville, and dis- tant 281 miles from Albany ; con- tained in 1840, 1,937 inhabitants. The surface is hilly and somewhat broken; soil well adapted to grass; it contains a small lake, called the Reservoir, and is drained by Ischua and Olean creeks. The line of the New-York and Erie railroad passes through this town. Hinsdale and West Hinsdale are names of post offices.
HINSDALE, v. and p. o. Hins- dale, Cattaraugus co. is situated on the Genesee valley canal, and on .the line of the New-York and Erie railroad; it contains about 600 in- habitants, 80 dwelling houses, 2 churches, an academy, 2 taverns, 6 stores, 1 grist mill, 2 saw mills and 1 tannery. The state is con- structing a large basin here, and the Erie railroad company have established here a depot for the trade of Cattaraugus county. This village is destined to be an impor- tant point, as this is the place where the Erie and Cattaraugus railroad is to connect Buffalo with the New-York and Erie railroad. This is also the western termina- tion of the long level of the Gene- see Valley canal, and here it re- ceives its main feeder from the valley of the Ischua creek.
HILLSDALE, t. Columbia co. situated 13 miles east of the city of Hudson, and distant 43 miles from the city of Albany ; contain- ed in 1840, 2,470 inhabitants. The HITCHCOCK'S CORNERS. See Amenia Union. surface is hilly and mountainous, being in part covered by the Tagh- HOAG'S CORNERS, p. o. Nas- sau, Rensselaer co. kanic mountain ; soil, gravelly loam and clay, underlaid with HOBART, V. and p. o. Stamford, Delaware co. is situated on the head waters of the Delaware river; it contains about 300 inhabitants, 50, dwelling houses, 1 Episcopal lime, slate and granite ; drained by the Ancram and Copake creeks. Hillsdale and Green River are names of post offices. At the former, sometimes called the church, 1 tavern, 6 stores, 1 grist
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mill, 1 saw mill, 1 furnace and a clothier's works.
HOBOKEN, V. Bergen, Hudson, co. N. J. is delightfully situated on the west bank of the Hudson river, directly opposite the city of New- York, with which it is connected by three steam ferries; this place has long and deservedly been a fashionable place of resort, for the citizens of the city of New-York, during the summer months .- Here are located several public houses and places of retreat, 1 Episcopal church and some 40 or 50 dwellings. "On reaching the shore at Hoboken, you rise a gen- tle ascent to a lawn, in front of one of the principal public houses ; walks then extend along the bank of the river for about one mile, when you reach the Elysian Fields, and have a beautiful view of Wee- hawken, the noble Hudson and the opposite shore of New-York is- land," altogether forming great attractions to the invalid and seekers of pleasure, who resort to this charming place of re- treat in great numbers.
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