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MANHATTAN ISLAND. See New-York.
MANHATTANVILLE, v. New- York co. is situated on the east bank of the Hudson river, 8 miles north of the City Hall; it contains about 500 inhabitants, 70 dwelling houses, 1 Episcopal church, 1 ta- vern, 4 stores, and 1 white lead, paint and color manufactory. Here is a convenient landing and wharf. About half a mile south of this place is situa- ted, on elevated ground, the New- York Lunatic Asylum.
MANHEIM, t. Herkimer coun- ty, situated 10 miles east of the village of Herkimer, and distant 70 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 2,095 inhabitants. The surface is hilly ; soil, clay and calcareous loam of good quality ; drained by East Canada creek flowing into the Mohawk river, which bounds it on the south. Manheim and Manheim Centre are names of post offices.
MANLIUS, t. Onondaga county, situated 10 miles east of the village of Syracuse, and distant 120 miles from Albany; contained in 1840, 5,509 inhabitants. The surface is in part rolling ; soil, clay and san- dy loam of superior quality, under- laid by sand and limestone ; drained by Limestone and Chitte- nango creeks. Manlius, Fayett- ville, Hartville, Kirkville and
MANLIUS, V. and p. o. Manlius, Onondaga co. is situated on the Cherry Valley turnpike ; it was incorporated in 1813, and now contains about 1,200 inhabitants, 200 dwelling houses, 5 churches, 1 incorporated academy, 3 taverns, 7 stores, 3 cotton factories, 3 grist mills, 1 fulling mill, 2 saw mills, 1 tannery, 2 carriage manufacto- ries, and 1 plaster mill.
MANLIUS CENTRE, V. and p. o. Manlius, Onondaga county, is situated on the Erie canal. Here are located 1 church, 2 taverns, 3 stores, 40 dwelling houses, and about 300 inhabitants.
MANNSVILLE, V. and p. o. Ellisburgh, Jefferson county, con- tains about 150 inhabitants, 25 dwelling houses, 1 church, 1 ta- vern, 2 stores, 1 grist mill, 2 saw mills, 1 carding and fulling mill, and 1 tannery.
MANSFIELD, t. Cattaraugus county, situated 5 miles west of the village of Ellicottville, and dis- tant 297 miles from Albany ; con- tained in 1840, 942 inhabitants. The surface is undulating ; soil, sandy and gravelly loam, adapted to grass or grain ; drained north by streams flowing into Cattaraugus creek, and south by streams run- ning into the Allegany river. Mansfield is the name of a post office.
MAPLE GROVE, p. o. Butter- nuts, Otsego co.
MARATHON, t. Cortland co. situated 15 miles south-east of the village of Cortland, and distant 145 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 1,063 inhabitants. The sur- face is undulating; soil, sandy loam ; drained by the Tioughnioga river, and some of its tributaries. Marathon is the name of a post office.
MARBLETOWN, t. Ulster co. situated 7 miles south-west of the
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village of Kingston, and distant | of water lying in the town, of Duanesburgh, Schenectady co.
65 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 3,813 inhabitants. The surface is hilly ; the Shawangunk mountain extending to the south boundary ; soil, fertile loam; drained by the Esopus and Rondout creeks. Marbletown, High Falls and Stone Ridge are names of post offices.
MARCELLUS, t. Onondaga co. situated 10 miles south-west of the village of Syracuse, and distant 140 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 2,726 inhabitants. The surface is hilly; soil fertile loam; drained south by Nine Mile creek. Marcellus, Marcellus Falls, Marietta and South Marcel- lus are names of post offices.
MARCELLUS. v. and p. o. is situated on Nine Mile creek ; it contains about 600 inhabitants, 100 dwelling houses, 1 Presbyterian, 1 Episcopal, and 1 Methodist church, 2 taverns, 5 stores, 1 wool- len factory, 2 paper mills, 1 flour- ing mill and 1 saw mill.
MARCELLUS FALLS, V. and p. o. Marcellus, Onondaga county, is situated on Nine Mile creek, about 1 mile below the village of Marcellus. Here are located 1 woollen factory, 1 flouring mill, 1 saw mill, 1 clock factory, 1 ta- vern, 1 store, and 15 or 20 dwel- ling houses.
MARCY, t. Oneida county, si- tuated 6 miles north of the city of Utica, and distant 100 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 1,799 inhabitants. The surface is hilly ; being covered in part by the Has- sencleaver mountain ; soil, clay and sandy loam, underlaid mostly by graywácke slate and sandstone; drained by Nine Mile creek, flow- ing into the Mohawk river, which bounds it on the south. Marcy is the name of a post office.
MARENGO, p.o. Galen, Wayne co.
MARIA LAKE, is a small body
MARIAVILLE, p. o. Duanes- burgh, Schenectady co.
MARIETTA, p. o. Marcellus, Onondaga co.
MARINE HOSPITAL. See Quarantine Ground and Tomp- kinsville.
MARINE PAVILION. See Far Rockaway.
MARION, t. Wayne co. situated 14 miles north-west of the village of Lyons, and distant 195 miles from Albany; contained in 1840, 1,903 inhabitants. The surface is somewhat broken by hills and ridges; soil, well adapted for grain; drained south by a branch of Mud creek.
MARION, V. and p. o. Marion, Wayne co. contains about 250 in- habitants, 40 dwelling houses, 1 Presbyterian and 1 Baptist church; 1 tavern, 3 stores, 1 steam furnace and machine shop, 1 grist mill, 1 tannery and 1 ashery.
MARLBOROUGH, t. Ulster co. situated 20 miles south of the vil- lage of Kingston, and distant 88 miles from Albany; contained in 1840, 2,523 inhabitants. The sur- face is hilly; soil, clay loam, un- derlaid with slate; drained by Old Man's Kill, flowing into the Hudson river, which bounds it on the east. Marlborough and Milton are names of post offices.
MARLBOROUGH, V. and p. o. Marlborough, Ulster county, is si- tuated about half a mile west of the Hudson river, on Old Man's Kill, affording an abundant supply of water power; it contains about 400 inhabitants, 60 dwelling hou- ses, 1 Presbyterian and 1 Methodist church, and a Friends' meeting house; 1 tavern, 3 stores, 2 paper mills, 2 woollen factories and 1 clothier's works; 2 grist mills, and 1 saw mill.
MARSHALL, t. Oneida co. si- tuated 12 miles south-west of the
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city of Utica, and distant 106 miles from Albany; contained in 1840, 2,251 inhabitants. The sur- face is rolling; soil, fertile sandy loam, much of it highly cultivated; drained north by the Oriskany creek. Through this town runs the Chenango canal. Marshall and Deansville are names of post offices.
MARTINSBURGH, t. Lewis co. contains the county buildings, sit- uated in the village of the same name, and is distant 142 miles from Albany ; it contained in 1840, 2,272 inhabitants. The surface is undulating ; soil, fertile loam, yielding large crops of wheat and other grain ; drained through the centre by Martin's creek, flowing into Black river, which bounds it on the east. Martinsburgh and West Martinsburgh are names of post offices.
MARTINSBURGH, V. and p. o, Martinsburgh, Lewis co. is situa- ted on the post road between Utica and Ogdensburgh. It contains about 600 inhabitants, 100 dwell- ing houses, 3 churches, a court house and jail, 1 banking house, 2 taverns, 6 stores and a female academy ; 1 flouring mill, 2 saw mills, and 1 woollen factory. Here is located a lead mine, which bids fair to become of value ; as yet it has only been worked to a very small extent.
MARTIN'S HILL, p. o. Catlin, Chemung co.
MARTVILLE, V. and p. o. Ster- ling, Cayuga co. is situated on So- dus creek. It contains about 200 inhabitants, 30 dwelling houses, 1 tavern, 1 store, 1 flouring mill, 1 saw mill and 1 distillery.
MARYLAND, t. Otsego co. sit- uated 12 miles south of the village of Cooperstown, and distant 66 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 2,085 inhabitants. The sur- face is hilly, with fertile valleys ; soil, sandy loam ; drained by
Schenevas creek. The Crumhorn mountain, as it is called, lies on the west part of this town. Mary- land and Jacksonboro' are names of post offices. At the former there is a settlement, containing 1 Presbyterian church, 1 tavern, 2 stores, 1 grist mill, 1 saw mill, 1 distillery, and about 20 dwelling houses.
MARY'S LAKE, is a small body of water lying in the town of Pa- rish, Oswego co.
MASONVILLE, t. Delaware co. situated 23 miles west of the vil- lage of Delhi, and distant 105 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 1,420 inhabitants. The sur- face is hilly and mountainous, cov- ered with a large growth of pine and other timber ; drained by some small streams flowing west into the Susquehanna, and south into the Delaware river.
MASONVILLE, V. and p. o. Ma- sonville, Delaware county, con- tains about 200 inhabitants, 35 dwelling houses, 1 Presbyterian and 1 Methodist church, 1 tavern and 3 stores.
MASPETH, or NEWTOWN LANDING, Newtown, Queens co. is situated at the head of Newtown creek. Here are located 1 tavern, 1 store, and some 12 or 15 dwell- ing houses.
MASSENA, t. St. Lawrence co. situated 28 miles north of the vil- lage of Canton, and distant 236 miles from Albany, is the north- westernmost town in the state, and embraces two large islands in the St. Lawrence river ; it contained in 1840, 2,726 inhabitants. The surface is gently rolling ; soil, rich loam, underlaid with lime ; wa- tered by the Racket, Grass and St. Lawrence rivers. Near the Racket river, is a sulphur spring of consid- erable celebrity, which evolves large quantities of sulphuretted hy- drogen gas, and contains carbon- ates of soda, lime, magnesia and
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sulphur. Massena and Racket River are names of post offices.
MASSENA, v. and p. o. Masse- na, St. Lawrence co. is situated on Grass river. It contains about 300 inhabitants, 50 dwelling houses, 1 Baptist church, 2 taverns, 4 stores, 2 grist mills, 3 saw mills, 1 cloth- ier's works, and 2 tanneries ; also an extensive manufactory of water cement, the material being found in abundance in the immediate vi- cinity. The Massena Springs are situated on Racket river, about one mile south of the village. Here are located 2 public houses, for the accommodation of visiters, and some 10 or 12 dwelling houses, most of whom accommodate boarders, who resort here to enjoy the benefit of these waters, which are found beneficial in most cutaneous dis- orders.
MATILDAVILLE, p. o. Parish- ville, St. Lawrence co.
MATTEAWAN, V. Fishkill, Dutchess co. is situated on the Fishkill, 1} miles from Fishkill Landing on the Hudson river. This is a large manufacturing vil- lage, containing about 1,800 in- habitants, 200 dwelling houses, 2 churches, 1 public house, and six stores. Here are located 2 exten- sive factories for manufacturing moleskin, beaverteens, and fus- tians, so celebrated for their use- fulness and durability ; this being the only establishment in the coun- try at which these heavy cotton cloths are made. As the manufac- turing these heavy goods requires more manual labor than the ordina- ry cotton fabrics, this circumstance accounts for the large population here employed, these works alone requiring about 600 laborers. There is also 1 large iron foundery and machine shop, in connection with the above factories, in which are made every description of iron and brass castings, and machinery for cotton and woollen factories, p. o. Mayfield, Fulton co.
steam engines, sugar mills and mill gearing ; employing, when in full operation, 400 mechanics who, in consequence of the long estab- lished temperance principles, for which this place is so justly cele- brated, own the houses which they occupy, all of which are neatly painted and standing back from the street, with shrubbery in front. Here is also 1 manufactory for ma- king machine cards, one for reeds for looms, and bobbins of every description, and a flouring mill with three run of stones. At this village, the creek has a fall of about 40 feet, affording abundant water power during the whole year. There is still another of 40 feet un- occupied, a short distance below these works. At this place is lo- cated the Highland Gymnasium, a somewhat celebrated boarding school for boys ; there are also other schools for the children con- nected with the factories.
MATTEAWAN, or . Fishkill Mountains. See Highlands.
MATTITUCK, p. o. Southold, Suffolk co. Here are located a church and some 20 or 25 scattered dwelling houses.
MAYFIELD, t. Fulton, co. situ- ated 8 miles north-east of the vil- lage of Johnstown, and distant 52 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 2,615 inhabitants. The sur- face is hilly and mountainous, hav- ing on the north a range of hills, here called the Mayfield mountains; soil, sandy and clay loam, adapted to grass and summer crops ; drain- ed north-east by several streams flowing into the Sacandaga river. Mayfield Lower Corner, Cranberry Creek and Riceville, are names of post offices.
MAYFIELD, v. and p. o. May- field, Fulton co. contains about 150 inhabitants, 25 dwelling houses, Į church, 1 tavern and 1 store.
MAYFIELD LOWER CORNER,
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MAYFIELD MOUNTAIN, as it is called, lying in Fulton and Mont- gomery counties, may be consid- ered as the southern termination of the Clinton or Adirondack range. At its final termination, at the val- ley of the Mohawk, it is termed Klip's Hill, or Anthony's Nose.
MAYVILLE, V. and p. o. Chau- tauque, Chautauque county, is sit- uated on the north end of Chautau- que Lake, and contains the county buildings. It was incorporated in 1830, and now contains about 500 inhabitants, 80 dwelling houses, 4 churches, 5 taverns, 8 stores, a wharf and store house, and an in- corporated academy ; a court house and jail, both built of stone and brick, and finished in a good style of architecture. The situa- tion of this village is delightful, commanding a view of the lake and its cultivated shores, for seve- ral miles in extent. A steam boat plies daily between Mayville and Jamestown, a distance of 22 miles, during the season of navigation.
MEAD'S CREEK, p. o. Orange, Steuben co.
MECHANICTOWN, V. Walkill, Orange co. is a manufacturing set- tlement, situated on a tributary of the Walkill. It contains about 160 inhabitants, 20 dwelling hou- ses, 1 tavern, 1 store, and 2 exten- sive woollen factories. About one mile east of this place is situated Phillipsburg, with which it is closely connected.
Waterford and Whitehall turnpike, all pass through this place.
MECKLENBURGH, V. and p. o. Hector, Tompkins co. contains about 350 inhabitants, 50 dwelling houses, 1 Baptist and 1 Methodist church, and 1 Presbyterian con- gregation, 2 taverns, 3 stores, 1 grist mill, 3 saw mills, 1 clothier's works, 1 tannery, 1 ashery, 1 pump factory, and 1 buckskin mitten and glove factory.
MECOCK BAY, lies on the south side of Long Island, in Suffolk co. It is about 4 miles long, and from 1 to 2 miles wide.
MEDINA, v. and p. o. Ridge- way, Orleans co. is situated on the Erie canal, at the junction of the Oak Orchard creek, which is used as a feeder. It was incorporated in 1832. and now contains about 800 inhabitants, 130 dwelling hou- ses, 1 Presbyterian, 1 Episcopal, 1 Baptist, 1 Catholic and 1 Metho- dist church, 3 taverns, 15 stores and groceries, 6 warehouses, 3 flouring mills, 3 saw mills, 1 tan- nery, 1 brewery, 1 furnace, and 1 clothier's works.
MELLENVILLE, V. and p. o. Claverack, Columbia co. is a small manufacturing settlement, contain- ing 1 church, 1 tavern, 1 store, 2 flouring mills, 1 carpet factory, and a few dwelling houses.
MENDON, t. Monroe co. situa- ted 12 miles south of the city of Rochester, and distant 209 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 3,435 inhabitants. The surface is undulating ; soil, argillaceous and calcareous loam ; drained by Ho- neoye, and Irondequoit creeks. Mendon, North Mendon and Hone- oye Falls, are names of post of- fices.
MECHANICVILLE, V. and p. o. Stillwater, Saratoga county, is sit- uated on the west side of the Hud- son river. It contains about 500 inhabitants, 80 dwelling houses, 2 churches, 3 public houses, 5 stores, an extensive cotton factory, 1 grist mill, 1 saw mill, 1 plaster mill, MENDON, V. and p. o. Mendon, Monroe co. is situated on the Iron- dequoit creek. It was incorpora- ted in 1833, and now contains about 250 inhabitants, 35 dwelling and a manufactory of loco foco matches, all situated on Anthony's Kill, the outlet of Round Lake. The Champlain canal, the Rensse- laer and Saratoga railroad, and the | houses, 1 Presbyterian and 1 Bap-
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tist church, an incorported acade- my, 2 taverns, 3 stores and 1 grist mill.
MENTZ, t. Cayuga co. situated 8 miles north of the village of Au- burn, and distant 156 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 4,215 inhabitants. The surface is undu- lating ; soil, gravelly and sandy loam, very fertile ; watered by the Owasco outlet and the Seneca riv- er, which bounds it on the west and north. The Erie canal passes near- ly through the centre of this town, from east to west, passing by a stone aqueduct over the Owasco outlet. The Montezuma salt springs and works lie a short dis- tance north of the canal, to which extends a side cut. Montezuma, Port Byron and Throopsville, are names of post offices.
MEREDITH, t. Delaware co. situated 6 miles north of the vil- lage of Delhi, and distant 77 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 1,640 inhabitants. The surface is hilly and somewhat broken ; soil, well adapted for grazing ; drained by Oleout creek, running west into the Susquehannah river, and seve- ral small streams flowing east into the west branch of the Delaware. Meredith and West Meredith are names of post offices.
MEREDITH, V. and p. o. Mere- dith, Delaware co. is situated on elevated ground ; it contains about 100 inhabitants, 20 dwelling hou- ses, 1 Presbyterian and 1 Baptist church, 1 tavern and 2 stores.
MERRILLSVILLE, p. o. Frank- lin, Franklin co.
MEXICO, t. Oswego co. situated 16 miles east of the village of Os- wego, and distant 152 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 3,729 inhabitants. The surface is undu- lating ; soil, clay and gravelly loam of good quality ; drained by Salmon creek, flowing into Lake Ontario, which bounds it on the north. Mexico, Colosse, Texas well adapted for grass or grain ;
and Union Square, are names of post offices.
MEXICO, V. and p. o. Mexico, Oswego co. is situated on Salmon creek. It contains about 500 in- habitants, 60 dwelling houses, 1 Presbyterian, 1 Baptist and 1 Meth- odist church, an incorporated aca- demy, 2 taverns, 5 stores, 1 grist mill, 2 saw mills, 1 oil mill, 2 tan- neries and 1 clothier's works.
MEXICO BAY, lies at the east end of Lake Ontario, opposite the mouth of Salmon river, in Oswego county.
MIDDLEBURG, t. Schoharie co. situated 6 miles south of the village of Schoharie, and distant 37 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 3,843 inhabitants. The surface is hilly ; soil, in the val- leys, alluvial and calcareous loam, in many places very rich and pro- ductive. In this town is an exten- sive pond or marsh, called The Vly, which sends forth a smart mill stream, to the Schoharie Kill, on the north, and from the south-east flows the head branch of the Cats- kill creek. Middleburg, Frank- lintown and Hunter's Land, are names of post offices.
MIDDLEBURG, v. and p. o. Middleburg, Schoharie co. situ- ated on the east side of the Scho- harie creek ; contains about 300 inhabitants, 50 dwelling houses, 1 Dutch Reformed and I Lutheran church, 3 taverns, 5 stores, 1 grist mill, 2 saw mills, 2 tanneries, 1 furnace, and 1 clothier's works.
MIDDLEBURGH, V. Ulysses, Tompkins co. contains about 200 inhabitants, 30 dwellings, 1 tavern, 1 store, 1 grist mill and 1 saw mill.
MIDDLEBURY, t. Wyoming co. situated 6 miles north of the vil- lage of Warsaw, and distant 248 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 2,445 inhabitants. The sur- face is rolling ; soil, sandy and clay loam of excellent quality,
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drained by Allen's creek and a tributary of the Tonawanda. Mid- dlebury and Wyoming are names of post offices.
MIDDLEFIELD, t. Otsego co. situated 3 miles east of the village of Cooperstown, and distant 59 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 3,319 inhabitants. The sur- face is hilly ; soil, sandy calcare- ous loam ; it is bounded on the west by Otsego lake and its outlet, and drained on the east by Cherry Valley creek. Middlefield and Middlefield Centre are names of post offices.
MIDDLE GRANVILLE. v. and p. o. Granville, Washington co. Here are situated 2 Presbyterian churches, 1 tavern, 3 stores, 1 cot- ton factory, 1 grist mill, 1 tannery, and about 50 dwelling houses.
MIDDLE HOPE, p. o. New- burgh, Orange co.
MIDDLE ISLAND, p. o. Brook- haven, Suffolk co.
MIDDLEPORT, V. and p. o. Royalton, Niagara co. is situated on the Erie canal. It contains about 400 inhabitants, 65 dwelling houses, 2 churches, 1 tavern, 9 stores and groceries, 3 warehouses, 2 flouring mills, 2 saw mills, 1 fur- nace, 1 ashery, 2 tanneries and a clothier's works.
MIDDLESEX, t. Yates co. situ- ated 12 miles west of the village of Penn-Yan, and distant 194 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 1,439 inhabitants. The surface is somewhat hilly ; soil, gravelly loam of excellent quality, produ- cing large crops of wheat and other grain ; drained by West creek, flowing into the head of Canandai- gua lake, which bounds it on the west. Middlesex and North Mid- dlesex are names of post offices.
MIDDLETOWN, t. Delaware co. situated 16 miles south-east of · the village of Delhi, and distant 79 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 2,608 inhabitants. The sur -!
| face is mountainous ; soil, mostly sandy loam, arable and produc- tive; drained south-west by the Pa- pacton branch of the Delaware river. Middletown, Arkville, Clovesville and Halcottsville are names of post offices.
MIDDLETOWN, V. Walkill, Orange co. is a new and flourishing place ; it now contains about 800 inhabitants, 125 dwelling houses, 1 Presbyterian, 1 Congregational, and 1 Methodist church, 1 bank, 3 public houses, 15 stores and groce- ries, 1 grist mill, 1 saw mill, 1' iron foundery and 1 tannery. The New-York and Erie railroad pass- es through this place, where is sit- uated the South Middletown post office.
MIDDLEVILLE, V. and p. o. Fairfield, Herkimer co. is situated on both sides of West Canada creek. It contains about 300 in- habitants, 50 dwelling houses, 1 church, 1 tavern, 3 stores, 2 cotton factories, 1 grist mill, 1 saw mill, and an extensive chair and cabinet factory.
MILAN, t. Dutchess co. situated 18 miles north of the village of Poughkeepsie, and distant 66 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 1,725 inhabitants. The surface is hilly ; soil, clay and gravelly loam, resting on slate and lime- stone ; drained north by a branch of Roeliff Jansen's creek, and west by the Sawkill. Milan, Jackson corners, and Rock City are names of post offices.
MILAN, V. Locke, Cayuga co. contains about 350 inhabitants, 60 dwelling houses, 2 churches, 2 tav- erns, 3 stores, 2 flouring mills, 1 saw mill, and the Locke post of- fice.
MILFORD, t. Otsego county, si- tuated 13 miles south of the village of Cooperstown, and distant 73 miles from Albany; contained in 1840, 2,095 inhabitants. The sur- face is hilly and somewhat broken;
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soil in the valleys, a strong rich | Putnam co. is situated near the loam, with some alluvion ; drained Dutchess county line; it contains about 40 dwelling houses, 2 churches, 1 tavern, 4 stores, 1 iron foundery, 1 grist mill, 1 saw mill and 1 clothier's works. south by the Susquehanna river and some of its tributaries. Milford, Milford Centre and Colliersville are names of post offices. Port- landville is the name of a settle- ment.
MILFORD, v. and p. o. Milford, Otsego county, is pleasantly situa- ted on a plain, and contains about 250 inhabitants, 40 dwelling hou- ses, 1 Presbyterian and 1 Methodist church; 1 tavern, 6 stores, 2 ex- tensive tanneries, 1 saw mill and 1 fulling mill.
MILFORD CENTRE, p. o. Mil- ford, Otsego co.
MILITARY ACADEMY, UNI- TED STATES. See West Point.
MILITARY ROAD, p. o. The- resa, Jefferson co.
MILLER'S BAY, p. o. Lyme, Jefferson co.
MILLER'S PLACE, p. o. Brookhaven, Suffolk co.
MILLGROVE, p. o. Portville, Cattaraugus co.
MILLPORT, V. and p. o. Vete- ran, Chemung county, is situated on Catharine's creek, and on the line of the Chemung canal ; it con- tains about 340 inhabitants, 50 dwelling houses, 1 Presbyterian and 1 Methodist church ; 1 tavern, 2 stores, 2 flouring mills, 10 saw mills, 1 plaster mill, 1 clothier's works, 1 sash factory, 1 tannery and a boat yard for building and repairing canal boats. The water power at this place is very great, here being a succession of falls of about 100 feet descent.
MILI.'S CORNERS, p. o. Broad- albin, Fulton co.
MILL'S ISLAND, so called by Spafford and Gordon, and described as lying in the Hudson immediate- ly below the city of Albany ; from what authority cannot be ascertain- ed from the Albany burgomasters. See Westerlo Island.
MILLTOWN, V. and p. o. Kent,
MILLVILLE, p. o. Shelby, Orleans county. Here are situated 1 church and 1 Friends' meeting house ; an incorporated academy; 1 tavern, 2 stores, 2 saw mills, 1 tannery, 1 ashery and 12 or 15 dwelling houses.
MILLVILLE, v. Brunswick, Rensselaer county, is situated on the Poestenkill, 4 miles east of the city of Troy ; it contains about 125 inhabitants, 20 dwelling houses, 1 tavern, 1 store, 1 flouring mill, 1 saw mill and 1 carriage manufac- tory.
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