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MILO, t. Yates co. contains the county buildings, situated in the village of Penn-Yan, distant 189 miles from Albany ; it contained in 1840, 3,986 inhabitants. The surface is undulating; soil, gra- velly and clay loam, of an excel- lent quality ; drained east by the outlet of Crooked lake, which lies partly in this town, bounding it on the west. Milo, Milo Centre and Penn-Yan are names of post offices.
MILO CENTRE, p. o. Milo, Yates county. Here are situated 1 church, 1 tavern, 2 stores, and about 30. dwelling houses, sur- rounded by a rich agricultural country, celebrated for producing abundant crops of wheat.
MILTON, t. Saratoga county, contains the county buildings si- tuated in the village of Ballston Spa, and is distant 30 miles from the city of Albany ; it contained in 1840, 3,166 inhabitants. The surface is mostly level, or gently rolling; soil, clay loam and sandy loam, with some light sand, cover- ed with pine timber ; drained east by the Kayaderosseras creek and its tributaries. Ballston Spa and
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West Milton are names of post | ted 30 miles south-west of the vil-
offices.
MILTON, V. and p. o. Marlbo- rough, Ulster county, is situated about half a mile west of the land- ing on the Hudson river; it con- tains about 450 inhabitants, 70 dwelling houses, 1 Methodist church and 2 Friends' meeting houses ; 2 taverns, 6 stores and 2 grist mills. Two freight barges run between this landing and New- York, carrying to market annually a large amount of produce.
MILTON, V. Rye, Westchester co. situated on the north side of Long Island Sound. Here is a convenient landing for sloops, 3 stores, 1 tavern and about 30 dwel- ling houses.
MINA, t. Chautauque co. situa- ted 15 miles south-west of the vil- lage of Mayville, and distant 343 miles from Albany; contained in 1840, 871 inhabitants. The sur- face is uneven ; soil, clay and gravelly loam ; it contains a small lake called Finley's lake, and is drained south by French creek. Mina is the name of a post office.
MINAVILLE, p. o. Florida, Montgomery co.
MINDEN, t. Montgomery co. situated 15 miles west of the vil- lage of Fonda, and distant 67 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 3,507 inhabitants. The surface is diversified by hills and fertile val- leys ; soil, argillaceous and calca- reous loam, with some rich allu- vial flats in the Mohawk valley ; drained by the Otsquake creek and the Mohawk river, which bounds it on the north. Minden, Fort Plain and Hallsville are names of post offices.
MINERAL SPRINGS, ANALY- SIS OF. See Avon, Ballston Spa, Saratoga Springs, New-Lebanon Springs, Chittenango, Rosendale and Sharon.
lage of Elizabeth, and distant 92 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 455 inhabitants. The surface is hilly and mountainous, being in part covered by the Adirondack mountains ; the valleys afford some fertile land ; drained south by the Hudson river and some of its tri- butaries. Minerva is the name of a post office.
MINISINK, t. Orange county, situated 10 miles west of the vil- lage of Goshen, and distant 116 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 5,093 inhabitants. The sur- face is hilly on the west, and on the east is an extensive valley co- vered in part by the " Drowned Lands," through which sluggishly flows the Wallkill. The soil is va- rious; here is said to be a copper mine, which was formerly exten- sively worked. Minisink, Dolsen- town, Graham, Ridgeberry, Slate- hill, Unionville, Well's Corners and Westown are names of post offices.
MITCHELL'S CAVE. See
Klips Hill.
MIXVILLE, V. and p. o. Hume, Allegany county, is situated on the West Koy creek, where is a suc- cession of falls of 73 feet, affording a great amount of durable water power. Here are located 1 grist mill, 2 saw mills and 15 or 20 dwelling houses.
MODENA, p. o. Plattekill, Ul- ster co.
MOFFIT'S STORE, p. o. New- Lebanon, Columbia co.
MOHAWK, t. Montgomery co. contains the county buildings si- tuated in the village of Fonda, and distant 42 miles from Albany ; it contained in 1840, 3,112 inhabi- tants. The surface is hilly on the north, with a level and fertile val- ley on the Mohawk river, which bounds it on the south. Fonda is the name of a post office. Caugh-
MINERVA, t. Essex co. situa-I nawaga is the name of an old set-
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tlement in the valley of the Mo- Hudson, but since the completion
hawk.
MOHAWK, V. and p. o. German Flats, Herkimer county, is situated on the south side of the Mohawk river, on the line of the Erie canal; it contains about 700 inhabitants, 120 dwelling houses, 1 church, 1 banking house, 4 taverns, 10 stores and groceries, and an extensive malt house.
MOHAWK AND HUDSON RAILROAD, extends from the ci- ty of Albany to the city of Sche- nectady, a distance of nearly 16 miles. This was one of the first rail- roads constructed in the state ; the company having been charter- ed in 1826, with a capital of $600,000 ; the road, however, cost to construct it, $1,100,000, or up- wards of $70,000 per mile, for a double track ; it has two inclined planes which are entirely unneces- sary. The deepest excavation is 47 feet ; and the highest embankment 44 feet ; greatest elevation 335 feet above the tide waters of the Hud- son, at Albany.
MOHAWK RIVER, rises in the county of Oneida, and passes through the counties of Herkimer, Montgomery, Schenectady and north part of Albany, emptying into the Hudson by several mouths, 8 or 10 miles above the city of Albany. This is an important stream, passing through one of the richest val- lies in the Union ; on its banks are located several cities and villages of large size. Formerly this river was much used for transporting produce and merchandize to and from the navigable waters of the | flows south into Delaware river.
of the Erie canal, its waters have been used to feed that great work and propel machinery of different kinds. At the village of Little Falls there is a fall of about 40 feet within a short distance, and at the Cohoes Falls there is a perpen- dicular descent of 70 feet, afford- ing altogether hydraulic power to an immense extent. Its whole length is about 140 miles. The Valley of the Mohawk, which extends for upwards of one hundred miles through a fertile and inte- resting region of country, has be- come one of the most important thoroughfares in America ; it at- tains its highest elevation at the city of Utica, there being elevated 425 feet above the tide waters of the Hudson at Albany. From thence, by an almost continued le- vel, is the great thoroughfare by canal and railroad, extended to Lakes Ontario and Erie, and thence to Canada and the Far West, by means of lake and river navigation.
MOIRA, t. Franklin co. situated 13 miles west of the village of Ma- lone, and distant 225 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 962 inhabitants. The surface level ; soil, sandy loam; drained north by Little Salmon river. Moira is the name of a post office, where is a small agricultural settlement, con- taining a free church, 1 store, 2 taverns, and 15 or 20 dwelling houses.
MONGAUP CREEK, OR RI- VER, rises in Sullivan county, and
MONROE COUNTY, formed from Ontario and Genesee in 1821, is centrally distant 218 miles west from the city of Albany. It is bounded on the north by Lake Ontario, east by Wayne county, south by the counties of Ontario and Livingston, and west by Genesee and Orleans. The surface is mostly level, or gently undulating ; the Mountain Ridge, and also the Alluvial Way or Ridge Road, extends across this county, running parallel with Lake Ontario. The soil is generally a rich mould, and very productive; wheat is extensively
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cultivated, and the superiority of the Genesee flour is proverbial. It is watered by the Genesee river, flowing nearly through the centre from south to north, and by several other small streams, all flowing into Lake Ontario, which lies on the north. The falls on the above river, at the city of Rochester, are objects of great attraction, furnishing an immense amount of hydraulic power, which is here advantageously and extensively used in milling, and for other manufacturing purposes. Of mineral productions there are several interesting localities; iron ore,. gypsum and marl are abundant; and no county in the state is more abundantly supplied with sulphur springs. The Erie canal passes through this county, greatly enriching this region, in connection with the Genesee Valley canal, which unites with the above at Rochester. Here also unites the Auburn and Rochester railroad with the Tona- wanda railroad, passing through the county from east to west. Its area is about 607 square miles, or 388,900 acres.
The following are the names of the towns in Monroe county, with the population in 1840.
Brighton,
2,336
Perrinton, 2,513
Chili,
2,174
Pittsford,
1,983
Clarkson,
3,486
Riga,
1,984
Gates,
1,728
ROCHESTER, 20,191
Greece, .
3,669
Henrietta,
2,085
Irondequoit,
1,252
Mendon,
3,435
Wheatland,
2,871
Ogden,
2,404
Parma,
2,652
Penfield,
2,842
MONROE, t. Orange co. situa- ted 14 miles south-east of the vil- lage of Goshen, and distant 117 miles from Albany; contained in 1840, 3,914 inhabitants. The sur- face is broken and hilly, the Highland range covering it in part, abounding in many places with iron ore, which is here some- what extensively worked into mar- ketable iron; soil, various ; drain- ed south by the Ramapo river, which empties into the Passaic in New-Jersey. Monroe, Monroe Works and Highland Mills are names of post offices.
MONROE, V. and p. o. Monroe, Orange county, is situated on the Ramapo river; it contains about 450 inhabitants, 60 dwelling hou- ses; 1 Presbyterian and 1 Metho- dist church ; an academy ; 1 tavern, 4 stores, 1 grist mill, I saw mill and 1 fulling mill and carding
Total inhabitants, 64,902
machine. The New-York and Erie railroad passes through this ; place.
MONROE WORKS, p. o. Mon- roe, Orange county. Here are lo- cated in this vicinity extensive veins of iron ore of a superior qua- lity, which is extensively worked. At this place there are now in ope- ration 1 blast furnace, 1 machine shop, and 1 grist mill; the set- tlement consists of 1 tavern, 3 stores and about 40 dwelling houses.
MONTAUK POINT, is situated on the extreme east end of Long Island, 140 miles east of the city of New-York. " Here are high and. rugged cliffs, against whose base the waves of the Atlantic dash with al- most continued violence ; any thing like a perfect calm here being a rare occurrence. There is a sublimity and wildness as well
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Rush,
1,929
Sweden,
3,133
Webster,
2,235
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as solitariness here, which leave a powerful impression on the heart. In a storm, the scene which the ocean presents is awfully grand and terrific. On the extreme point stands the tall white column erected by the government, for a light- house, in 1795, at an expense of $22,300. It is constructed of stone in the most substantial man- ner, and would seem almost to bid defiance to time and the elements. There is a public house near by, much resorted to in the warm sea- son by strangers, from every quar- ter of the country." The follow- ing beautiful and descriptive lines, written by Mrs. Sigourney, in 1837, are well worthy of preserva- tion :
" Ultima Thule ! of this ancient isle, Against whose breast the everlasting surge
Long travelling on, and ominious of wrath,
For ever beats. Thou lift'st an eye of light
Unto the vex'd and storm-toss'd mariner, Guiding him safely to his home again.
So teach us, 'mid our own sore ills, to wear
The crown of mercy, and with changeless Eye, look up to Heaven."
MONTEZUMA, V. Mentz, Cayu- ga county, is situated at the junc- tion of Cayuga and Seneca canal with the Erie canal; it contains about 600 inhabitants, 1 church, 3 taverns and 5 stores. Here are lo- cated a number of saline springs, from which salt has been manufac- tured ever since the earliest settle- ment of this part of the country ; the salt made from this water is of the best and purest quality. "The specific quality of this brine is 1.09767; and 1,000 parts of it contain 129.33 parts of dry solid matter, or 1293, in 100 parts of brine. This is within one per cent. of the strength of much of the brine now worked in Onon- daga county."
MONTEZUMA, OR CAYUGA MARSHES, commence at the foot of Cayuga lake, and extend along the outlet and Seneca river 14 miles, with a breadth of from 2 to 3 miles. This tract is usually co- vered with rank grass from 3 to 4 feet high, and assumes in summer the appearance of a cultivated meadow.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, taken from Albany in 1772, has since been materially reduced by the formation of new counties; it is now bounded on the north by Fulton county, east by Saratoga and Schenec- tady counties, south by Schenectady and Schoharie and west by Her- kimer ; centrally distant 45 miles west from the city of Albany. This county is hilly and mountainous in part ; the ridge called the Klips, a continuation of the Mayfield mountain, terminating in the valley of the Mohawk on the north, while a range of highlands extend south. The soil is generally good and productive; along the Mohawk river, and some of its large tributaries, are rich and fertile alluvial flats, celebra- ted for their productiveness. It is watered by numerous streams flow- ing north and south into the Mohawk river, the most important of which are East Canada, Otsquake and Schoharie creeks. Large quan- tities of fine building stone are quarried in this county, and extensively used in the construction of locks and other structures on the Enlarged Erie canal, which passes on the south side of the Mohawk, while the Utica and Schenectady railroad extends along the north side. The county buildings are located in the village of Fonda, in the town of Mohawk. Its area is about 356 square miles, or 221,000 acres.
The following are the names of the towns in Montgomery county, with the population in 1840 :
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Amsterdam,
5,333 | Minden, 3,507
Canajoharie,
5,146
Palatine, 2,823
Charleston, 2,103
Root, .
2,979
Florida,
5,214
Glenn, .
3,678
MOHAWK,
3,112
Total inhabitants, 35,818
MONTGOMERY, t. Orange co. [ 1,703 inhabitants. The surface is situated 10 miles north of the vil- hilly and broken; the Chateaugay range extend across it; soil, vari- ous; drained east by Chazy river and north by English river, flowing into Canada, by which it is bound- ed. lage of Goshen, and distant 95 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 4,100 inhabitants. The sur- face is hilly ; soil, clay and gravel- ly loam, fertile in grass and grain, and mostly well cultivated ; drain- ed north-east by the Wallkill. Montgomery, St. Andrews and Walden are names of post offices.
MONTGOMERY, V. and p. o. Montgomery, Orange co. is situated on the east bank of the Wallkill ; it was incorporated in 1810, and now contains about 1,000 inhabi- tants, 160 dwelling houses, 1 Pres- byterian, 1 Dutch Reformed and 1 Methodist church, an incorporated academy, 4 taverns, 8 stores, 1 grist mill, 1 saw mill, 1 iron foun- dery and 1 tannery.
MONTICELLO, V. and p. o. Thompson, Sullivan co. is situated on elevated ground, 110 miles southerly from the city of Albany, on the Newburgh and Cochecton turnpike, 38 miles west of New- burgh. It was incorporated in 1830, and now contains about 500 inhabitants, 90 dwelling houses, a court house and jail, and county clerk's office; 1 Presbyterian and 1 Episcopal church, 2 taverns, 5 stores and 1 tannery,
MONTICELLO, V. Richfield, Otsego co. contains about 200 in- habitants, 40 dwelling houses, 2 churches, 1 tavern and 2 stores.
MONTVILLE, V. Moravia, Cay- uga co. is a small settlement where are located 1 tavern, 1 store, 1 grist mill and 8 or 10 dwellings.
MOOERS, t. Clinton co. situated 18 miles north of the village of Plattsburgh, and distant 182 miles from Albany; contained in 1840,
St. Johnsville, 1,923
MOOERS, v. and p. o. Mooers, Clinton co. is situated 2 miles south of the Canada line, on the north side of Chazy river, 12 miles west of Lake Champlain; it con- tains about 150 inhabitants, 25 dwelling houses, 1 Congregational and 1 Methodist church, 2 stores, 2 temperance taverns, 1 grist mill, 2 saw mills, 1 cloth dressing and carding machine, and 1 chair fac- tory.
MOOSE LAKE, lies in the town n of Wilmurt, Herkimer co. sur. . rounded by a wild and uninhabited I region of the state.
MOOSE RIVER, rises in Ham- - ilton co. and flows west across's Herkimer into Lewis co. where it t empties into the Black river, at short distance above the High Falls.
MORAVIA, t. Cayuga co. situa -. ted 16 miles south of the village : of Auburn, and distant 160 miles s from Albany ; contained in 1840, , 2,010 inhabitants. The surface is somewhat hilly, with a broad val -. ley, through which flows the Owas- - co inlet, on which are some fine 3 mill privileges ; the valleys are very fertile, but the soil of the up- lands is indifferent; watered by Owasco lake on its north-west an- gle.
MORAVIA, V. Moravia, Cayuga co. was incorporated in 1837, and now contains about 600 inhabi- tants, 100 dwelling houses, 1 Presbyterian and 1 Episcopal
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church ; 2 taverns, 5 stores, 1 cot- ton factory, 1 grist mill, 1 saw mill and 1 tannery. Here is located the Moravian Institute, a chartered institution of some celebrity.
MOREAU, t. Saratoga co. situa- ted 20 miles north of the village of Ballston Spa, and distant 48 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 1,576 inhabitants. The surface mostly level, with some hills on the east ; soil, diversified, consisting of sand loam and clay, generally of good quality; watered by the Hudson river, which here takes a great bend and bounds it on the north and east. Moreau and Forts- ville are names of post offices.
MOREHOUSE, t. Hamilton co. situated 20 miles west of the vil- lage of Lake Pleasant, and distant 82 miles from Albany; contained in 1840, 169 inhabitants. The surface is diversified ; soil, mostly sandy loam, well adapted to gra- zing and summer crops; it is dot- ted with numerous lakes and ponds, forming the source of a number of streams. This is as yet an almost uninhabited region of country ; to the north it is a perfect wilderness. Morehouseville is the name of a post office.
MOREHOUSE LAKE, is a small body of water lying in the town of Morehouse, Hamilton co.
It abounds with trout, and is the head source of the East Canada creek.
MOREHOUSEVILLE, V. and p. o. Morehouse, Hamilton co .; here is an agricultural settlement, con- sisting of some 10 or 15 dwellings, surrounded by a fine grazing coun- try, mostly covered with a heavy growth of timber. About half a mile north of this place, on West Canada creek, are situated 3 saw mills.
MORELAND, p. o. Dix, Che- mung co.
MORESVILLE, v. and p. o. Roxbury, Delaware co. contains
about 100 inhabitants, 20 dwelling houses, 1 church, 1 tavern, 3 stores and 1 tannery.
MORGANVILLE, V. Stafford, Genesee co. is situated on Black creek; it contains about 200 in- habitants, 30 dwelling houses, 2 churches, 1 tavern, 4 stores, 1 flouring mill and 1 plaster mill.
MORIAH, t. Essex co. situated 10 miles south of the village of Elizabeth, and distant 114 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 2,595 inhabitants. The surface is in part mountainous, having the Adirondack mountains on the west, where are to be found inexhaustible beds of iron ore ; the valleys have a good soil, underlaid in many places with limestone, producing marble of a good quality. It con- tains several small lakes, and is drained south by the Schroon branch of the Hudson river, while other streams flow into Lake Champlain, which bounds it on the east. Moriah, Pondsville and Port Henry are names of post offices.
MORIAH, V. and p. o. Moriah, Essex co. is situated about 3 miles west of Lake Champlain, on eleva- ted ground, overlooking the lake and a part of Vermont; it con- tains about 800 inhabitants, 120 dwelling houses, 1 Congregational and 1 Baptist church, an incorpo- rated academy in a flourishing condition ; 1 tavern and 4 stores. West of this place are large for- ests, affording an abundant supply of timber, in which trade most of the inhabitants are engaged.
MORICHES, p. o. Brookhaven, Suffolk co. here is a scattered set- tlement, containing 1 church, 2 mills and about 25 dwelling houses.
MORLEY, p. o. Canton, St. Lawrence co.
MORRIS CANAL, commences at Jersey City, opposite the city of New-York, and extends westward, a distance of 101 miles, to the Delaware river, opposite Easton,
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Pennsylvania. It has a total rise | contains about 700 inhabitants, 130 and fall of 1,674 feet, which is dwelling houses, a court house, jail and clerk's office ; 3 churches, 4 public houses, an incorporated academy, 5 stores, 1 woollen fac- tory, 1 grist mill and 1 saw mill. overcome by locks and inclined planes ; the latter consists of an ingenious apparatus for the purpose of conveying the boats from one level of the canal to another. The MORSEVILLE, p. o. Schoharie co. original cost of this important work, was $3,100,000; it has re- cently been enlarged and improv- ed-now bringing to the New- York market, annually, an im- mense amount of coal and other products.
MORRISANIA, Westchester, Westchester co. is a scattered settlement situated on the north side of Harlem river, opposite the village of Harlem, with which it is connected by two bridges ; here are located I church, 1 tavern, 1 store, 1 iron foundery and some 12 or 15 dwellings.
MORRISTOWN, t. St. Lawrence co. situated 25 miles south-west of the village of Canton, and distant 194 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 2,809 inhabitants. The surface is undulating; soil, mostly clay loam; watered by Black Lake on the south-east, and by the St. Lawrence river on the north-west. Morristown and Edwardsville are names of post offices.
MORRISTOWN, V. and p. o. Morristown, St. Lawrence co. is situated on the east side of the St. Lawrence river, nearly opposite Brockville, Can., 11 miles above Ogdensburgh. It contains about 225 inhabitants, 40 dwelling houses, 2 churches, 2 taverns, 3 stores and 2 storehouses; 1 steam grist mill, 1 ashery and 2 tanneries. This is a regular landing place for passage boats passing up and down the St. Lawrence ; the stage road between Utica and Ogdensburgh also passes through this place.
MORRISVILLE, V. and p. o. Eaton, Madison co. is situated on the Cherry Valley Turnpike; it was incorporated in 1819, and now
Moscow, v. and p. o. Leices- ter, Livingston co. is situated on elevated table land about one mile west of the Genesee flats ; it con- tains about 400 inhabitants, 50 dwelling houses, 3 churches, 2 taverns, 4 stores and 1 grist mill.
MOTT'S CORNERS, p. o. Caro- line, Tompkins co .; here are situ- ated 1 tavern, 1 store, 1 flouring mill, 2 saw mills, 1 ashery, 1 i clothier's works, 1 tannery, 11 plaster mill, 1 extensive cooperage and 40 or 50 dwellings.
MOTTSVILLE, v. and p. o. . Skaneateles, Onondaga co. is situ- ated on the Skaneateles outlet, 2 2 miles north of the village of Ska- neateles; it contains about 300 in- . habitants, 50 dwelling houses, 11 church, 1 tavern, 2 stores, 1 flour- ing mill, 1 iron foundery and 1 ma- - chine shop.
MOUNTAIN RIDGE, as it is is called, lies south of Lake Ontario, , over which the Niagara river pours its accumulated floods, and once e no doubt formed the southern shore of the above lake, as is demonstra-i' ted from several striking features; the most important proof is the Alluvial Way, or Ridge Road, which runs parallel with the whole southern border of the lake, distant from 6 to 8 miles.
MOUNTAINS, LAKES, &c. See Altitudes and Elevations.
MOUNT CAMBRIA, p. o. Cam- bria, Niagara co.
MOUNT DEFIANCE, situated in the south part of the town of Ticonderoga, Essex co. is a high eminence on the west side of Lake Champlain, overlooking and com- manding the site of old Fort Ticon-
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deroga. Gen. Burgoyne, when on his march to Saratoga, in 1777, as- cended this mountain from the west, with some pieces of artille- ry, and obliged the Americans to evacuate Fort Ticonderoga, which was before considered almost im- pregnable. Since then it has been considered useless, in a military point of view, and suffered to go to decay. On the top of this moun- tain are still to be seen the remains of Burgoyne's Block House, which commands a noble and ex- tensive view of Lake Champlain and the surrounding country.
MOUNT EMMONS, lying most- ly in the town of Gilman, Hamil- ton co. is an insolated peak, eleva- ted about 3,500 feet above the tide waters of the Hudson.
MOUNT HOPE, t. Orange co. situated 11 miles west of the vil- lage of Goshen, and distant 112 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 1,565 inhabitants. The sur- face is hilly ; soil, gravelly loam; drained north by the Shawangunk creek. Mount Hope, Finchville, New Vernon and Otisville are names of post offices.
MOUNT HOPE, V. and p. o. Mount Hope, Orange co. contains about 200 inhabitants, 30 dwelling houses, 2 churches, 2 public hous- es and 3 stores.
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