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RHINEBECK LANDING, Rhine- beck, Dutchess co. is situated on the east side of the Hudson river, 100 miles north of the city of New- York. Here are two docks a short distance apart, from each of which departs weekly, a steamboat with freight barges, carrying large amounts of produce to the New- York market. Passage boats to and from New-York and Albany, land several times daily at this place. A horse ferry boat, also crosses the Hudson from the long dock to Kingston landing, on the opposite side of the river. Here are situated 2 public houses, 2 stores, and about 30 dwellings. In this vi- cinity are located a number of beau- tiful country residences, overlook- ing the river, surpassed by no other point on the Hudson.
RHODES, p. o. Skaneateles, On- ondaga co.
RICEVILLLE, p. o. Mayfield, Fulton co.
RICHBURGH, p. o. Wirt, Alle- gany co.
RICHFIELD, t. Otsego co. situ- ated 13 miles north-west of the vil- lage of Cooperstown, and distant 69 miles from Albany ; contained in 1940, 1,680 inhabitants. The surface is high and somewhat hilly ; soil, sandy and calcareous loam of good quality, mostly well cultiva- ted ; on the east boundary of the town lies Canaderaga lake, into which flow several small streams. Richfield, East Richfield and West Richfield, are names of post offices.
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RICHFIELD SPRINGS-RICHMOND.
Monticello and Richfield Springs, are names of settlements. The former post office is situated in the village of Monticello.
RICHFIELD SPRINGS, V. Rich- field, Otsego co, is situated near the head of Canaderaga lake; it contains about 250 inhabitants, 40 dwelling houses, 2 churches, 2 ta- verns, 3 stores and 1 grist mill .- Here is situated a celebrated sul- phur spring, which is much re- sorted to by invalids, and is noted for the cure of all cutaneous disor- ders.
RICHFORD, t. Tioga co. situa- ted 17 miles north of the village of Owego, and distant 151 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 939 inhabitants. The surface is some- what hilly, with rich intervening valleys ; drained south by East and West Owego creeks.
RICHFORD, V. and p. o. Rich- ford, Tioga co. is situated on East Owego creek ; it contains about 250 inhabitants, 30 dwelling hou- ses, 1 Presbyterian and 1 Episco- pal church, 2 taverns, 3 stores, 1 grist mill and 2 saw mills.
RICHLAND, t. Oswego co. con- tains a part of the county buildings, situated in the village of Pulaski, this being a half shire town, distant 153 miles from Albany ; in 1840, it contained 4050 inhabitants. The surface is somewhat uneven, being handsomely diversified ; soil, moist sandy loam, better adapted to grass than grain ; drained by Salmon ri- ver and some other small streams flowing into Lake Ontario, which bounds it. on the west. Richland and Port Ontario, are names of post offices. The former is situated in the village of Pulaski.
RICHMOND COUNTY, originally organised in 1683, comprises the whole of Staten Island ; it is centrally distant 158 miles south from the city of Albany, and is bounded on the north by Newark Bay and Kill Van Kull, east by the bay of New-York and the Narrows, south by New-York lower bay and Raritan bay, and west by Staten Island Sound, which separates it from the state of New-Jersey. The surface of this county is broken and hilly ; Richmond hill, the highest point, is elevated 307 feet above the Atlantic ocean. It however possesses much good land, and its fisheries are valuable. This county is exceedingly interesting to the mineralogist ; here are found a variety of interesting specimens of minerals, somewhat similar to those found in Putnam county. Near the central part are several important beds of hematic iron ore, and a -granite quarry is extensively worked in the vicinity of Port Richmond. Its area is about 63 square miles, or 40,300 acres .- The county buildings are situated in the village of Richmond, in the town of Westfield.
The following are the names of the towns in Richmond county, with the population in 1840.
Castleton,
Northfield, 2,745
Southfield, . 1,619
RICHMOND, t. Ontario co. situ- ated 14 miles west of the village of Canandaigua, and distant 209 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 1,937 inhabitants. The surface is hilly ; soil, clay loam, underlaid by slate and lime ; Honeoye lake lies partly in the south part of this
4,275 | WESTFIELD, 2,326
Total inhabitants .. 10,965 town, which is drained north by its outlet. Allen's Hill, Honeoye and West Richmond are names of post offices.
RICHMOND, V. and p. o. West- field, Northfield and Southfield, Richmond co. is pleasantly situated near the centre of Staten Island ; it
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RICHMOND VALLEY-RIVERHEAD.
contains about 200 inhabitants, 30 ; place is some times called Ar- dwelling houses, a court house and i noldville.
jail, both small, but of sufficient size for the wants of the county; 1 Presbyterian and 1 Episcopal church, 3 taverns and 3 stores.
RICHMOND VALLEY, P. O. Westfield, Richmond co.
RICHMONDVILLE, V. and p. o. Cobleskill, Schoharie co. contains about 150 inhabitants, 25 dwelling houses, 1 tavern, 3 stores and I carding and cloth dressing works.
RICHVILLE, V. and p. o. De Kalb, St. Lawrence co. contains about 150 inhabitants, 30 dwelling houses, 2 churches, 1 tavern, 1 store, 1 grist mill, 1 saw mill and 1 clothier's works.
RICHVILLE, V. Pembroke, Genesee county, contains about 250 inhabitants, 40 dwelling houses, 2 taverns, 2 stores, 1 flouring mill, 1 saw mill and 1 fur- nace.
RIDGE, p. o. Mount Morris, Livingston co.
RIDGEBURY, V. and p. o. Mini- sink, Orange co. is an agricultural settlement; it contains about 180 inhabitants, 30 dwelling houses, 1 church; an incorporated academy; 2 public houses and 3 stores.
RIDGE ROAD. See Alluvial Way.
RIDGEVILLE, p. o. Lenox, Madison co.
RIDGEWAY, t. Orleans co. si- tuated 10 miles west of the village of Albion, and distant 262 miles from Albany; contained in 1840, 3,554 inhabitants. The surface is mostly level; soil, of good quality; drained north by Oak Orchard creek. Ridgeway, North Ridge- way, Knowlesville, Medina and Oak Orchard are names of post offices.
RIFTON, V. Esopus, Ulster co. is situated on the Wallkill. Here are located 1 cotton factory, 1 grist Inill, 1 machine shop, 1 store, and abou 20 dwelling houses. This
RIGA, t. Monroe co. situated 14 miles south-west of the city of Rochester, and distant 239 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 1,984 inhabitants. The surface is undulating, and soil of good qua- lity ; drained east by Black creek. Through this town passes the To- nawanda railroad. £ Riga and Churchville are names of post offices.
RIPLEY, t. Chautauque co. si- tuated 10 miles west of the village of Mayville, and distant 336 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 2,197 inhabitants. The surface is hilly; soil, mostly clay loam, va- riously mixed with sand, and of good quality; drained by Twenty Mile creek and several other small streams flowing into Lake Erie, which bounds it on the north, while the Pennsylvania state line bounds it on the west ; this being the extreme westernmost town in the state, situated on Lake Erie. Ripley is the name of a post office, which is located in the village of Quincy.
RIVERHEAD, t. Suffolk county, contains the county buildings si- tuated in the village of the same name, and is distant 90 miles from the city of New-York, and 235 miles from Albany; it contained in 1840, 2,449 inhabitants. The surface is mostly level, but some- what broken by a range of cliffs running east and west, about one mile south of Long Island Sound, which bounds it on the north ; the soil is mostly sandy loam ; drained by Peconic river flowing east, into Little Peconic bay. Aquebogue, Baiting Hollow, Up- per Aquebogue, Success, Wading River and Suffolk Court House are names of post offices. The latter is situated in the village of River- head.
RIVERHEAD, V. Riverhead,
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RIVER ROAD FORKS-ROCHESTER.
Suffolk co. is situated at the head | of navigation on Peconic bay, and where the county hall and sur- rogate's office are established. This settlement began in 1690, and the first grist mill erected in 1695 ; but it was 100 years from that time ere it contained more than half a dozen dwelling houses. The courts have set here for more than a cen- tury, and it now contains a hand- some collection of well built hou- ses, stores and mechanic shops. There are now here several dry goods and grocery stores ; a drug shop, grist mill, saw mill, fulling mill, and a due proportion of mechanics and artizans. Three public houses; a handsome fe- male academy ; 1 New Jerusalem, and 1 Congregational church. It contains about 70 dwelling houses and 450 inhabitants. This place is a considerable depot for wood from the adjacent country, which is carried down in lighters to Jamesport, 5} miles below, where larger vessels take it on board.
RIVER ROAD FORKS, Mount Morris, Livingston co.
ROANOKE, V. and p. o. Staf- ford, Genesee county, is situated on Allen's creek; it contains about 150 inhabitants, 1 tavern, 2 stores, 1 flouring mill, 1 saw mill, 1 plaster mill and 1 furnace.
ROBBINS' ISLAND, lies in Great Peconic bay, and is attached to the town of Southold, Suffolk co.
ROCHESTER, CITY, Monroe co. is advantageously situated on both sides of the Genesee river, and on the line of the Erie canal, 6 miles south of Lake Ontario, and distant by railroad 251 miles from Albany. The Genesee affords good water communication for steamboats and schooners from the landing at Carthage, two and a half miles below the centre of the city, between which points is con- structed a railroad. It was char-
tered as a city in 1834, and is divided into 5 wards, being go- verned by a mayor, recorder and board of aldermen; it contained in 1840, 20,202 inhabitants, being mostly engaged in mercantile and manufacturing pursuits ; about 2,000 dwelling houses ; a court house, jail and county clerk's office; 2 public markets, 6 bank- ing houses, 1 savings bank, 1 mutual insurance company ; 5 Presbyterian, 2 Episcopal, 2 Bap- tist, 2 Methodist, 2 Roman Catho- lic, 1 Covenanters, 2 Friends' meeting houses, 1 Universalist, 1 Lutheran and 1 Christian church ; a museum ; a collegiate institute ; 2 female seminaries ; 2 orphan asylums; 1 arcade building, con- taining the post office ; a mecha- nic's literary association, and a young men's association, and atheneum ; 24 hotels and taverns, 35 dry goods stores, 85 wholesale and retail grocery and provision stores; 6 drug stores, 6 hardware and stove stores ; 5 book stores, 8 jewelry stores, besides many other kinds of fancy and other shops ; 7 printing offices, 4 binde- ries, 10 cabinet and chair factories ; 1 carpet factory ; 22 clothing es- tablishments and tailors shops ; 8 hat and cap factories and stores ; 20 boot and shoe stores; 9 millina- ry shops ; 10 copper, tin and sheet iron factories; 11 carriage and wagon factories ; 20 carpenters and joiners shops ; 8 extensive boat-yards; a great number of coopers, besides almost every other kind of mechanic work shops. To the immense water privilege which Rochester posses- ses, by means of a succession of falls in the Genesee river at this point, may be justly ascribed her pre-eminence in rapid growth and substantial wealth. Here are now erected within the limits of the city, all using water power, 21 flouring mills, with 108. run of
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ROCHESTER-ROCK CITY.
stones ; 2 woollen factories, 1 cot- ton factory, 1 wrought iron forge, 4 iron founderies, 11 machine shops, 2 brass founderies, 1 plan- ing and flooring mill, 1 veneering mill, 2 paper mills, 1 oil mill, 4 tobacco and snuff factories, 7 saw mills, 1 pail factory, 3 pump fac- tories, 2 shoe peg factories, 2 edge tool factories, 1 threshing ma- chine and fanning mill factory, 1 chair factory, 2 last factories, 2 stave manufactories, 1 sash factory, 3 wood turning establishments, 4 tanneries, 3 distilleries and 3 breweries. Within the limits of the city, a distance of 3 miles, the total fall of water is nearly 300 feet, affording an almost inexhaust- ible supply of water power, which is but partly used. The immense amount of flour manufactured at this place alone, gives employment to a great number of persons. These mills are capable of making 5,000 barrels of flour per day, con- suming, when under full headway, about 25,000 bushels of wheat daily. There are upwards of twenty forwarding establishments connected with the trade of the Erie and Genesee Valley canal, besides a limited shipping inte- rest on Genesee river and Lake Ontario. Steamboats arrive and depart daily during the season of navigation from the landing on the south of the city, and from Char- lotte at the mouth of the river. The Auburn and Rochester rail- road, extending a distance of 79 miles, having been recently finish- ed; and the Tonawanda railroad, extending from Rochester to Ba- tavia, a distance of 32 miles, form one uninterrupted line of railroad communication in connection with other railroads, from Albany to this place, thence to Batavia. Besides the steamboat, canal and railroad routes, diverging from this place, several lines of daily stages also centre here, running to
different places for the accommo- dation of travellers. The natural and artificial curiosities of Roches- ter and its vicinity are well worthy of notice ; the most important of which are the Genesee Falls, which are seen to the greatest ad- vantage from the east side of the river, a short distance below the railroad bridge; the noble aque- duct now constructing for the en- larged canal, is a splendid speci- men of mason work ; in addition to which, other falls and bridges, together with the Mount Hope Ce- metery, on the south of the city, give to Rochester many points of attraction, well worthy the attention of the traveller.
ROCHESTER, t. Ulster county, situated 16 miles south-west of the village of Kingston, and distant 74 miles from Albany; contained in 1840, 2,674 inhabitants. The sur- face is hilly and mountainous, being in part covered by the Sha- wangunk mountain ; soil, clay and loam ; drained by Rondout creek and some of its tributaries. Ac- cord and Kysericke are names of post offices. At the former there is a small settlement.
ROCHESTER RAILROAD, ex- tends from the centre of the city of Rochester to Carthage, at the head of navigation on the Genesee river ; a distance of 2} miles. It runs on the east side of the river ; the cars are propelled by horse power. Cost $30,000, and first opened for public use in January, 1833.
ROCKAWAY, p. o. Hempstead, Queens co.
ROCKAWAY BEACH. See Far Rockaway and Near Rocka- way.
ROCK CITY, p. o. Milan, Dutchess co.
ROCK CITY, is the name given to a great natural curiosity, situa- ted in the town of Great Valley, Cattaraugus county, about 7 miles
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ROCKLAND-ROCKLAND LAKE.
south of the village of Ellicott- ville. " It is approached along a ridge extending from the base to the top of the hill, of gradual as- cent, terminating at an elevation of not less than 600 feet; when you come among masses of rock, more and more nearly associated, al- though detached from each other, varying from 15 to 35 feet in height. Most of them are rectan- gular; some of them so slightly separated as to leave a space be-
tween of but a few inches ; others have been thrown asunder several yards. The distintegration and removal of large masses in the midst of groups, have spread out fine court yards. More than 100 acres are covered by these frag- ments, at this single locality. The whole scene is in the highest de- gree imposing, and impresses upon the beholder the conviction that the name has not been unfitly cho- sen."
ROCKLAND COUNTY, taken from Orange in 1798, is centrally. distant 35 miles from the city of New-York, and 120 from Albany. In shape it forms a triangle, being bounded on the west and north by Orange county, east by the Hudson river, and southerly by the New- Jersey state line. The surface is very much broken, being hilly and mountainous ; most of the soil, however, is rich and highly cultivated, producing a sure return to the agriculturist when properly tilled. This county is also rich in mineral productions ; at Piermont, where exca- vations for the Erie railroad have been made, specimens of minerals have been found similar to the trappean ranges of New-Jersey. At Stony Point, near the light-house, is found a coarsely crystalized hornblende ; and about two miles west of Grassy Point, there is a beautiful variegated marble, which is susceptible of a fine polish. Near Ramapo, there are found in the granite rocks, masses of magnetic oxide of iron ; to the above may be added peat, of which there are said to be several localities. The New-York and Erie railroad which com- mences at Piermont, and passes through the towns of Orangetown and Ramapo, crosses this county in its circuitous route to Lake Erie. The area of Rockland county is about 172 square miles, or 110,500 acres. The county buildings are located in the village of New City, in the town of Clarkstown.
The following are the names of the towns in Rockland county, with the population in 1840.
CLARKSTOWN,
Haverstraw, 3,449
Orangetown, 2,771
ROCKLAND, t. Sullivan co. si- tuated 18 miles north of the village of Monticello, and distant 114 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 826 inhabitants. The sur- face is hilly and mountainous; soil, gravelly loam, well adapted to grass, and fertile in the valleys ; drained west by Big Beaver Kill and its tributaries. Rockland, Beaver Kill and Purvis are names of post offices.
ROCKLAND LAKE, situated in
2,533 | Ramapo, 3,222
Total inhabitants, 11,975 Clarkstown, Rockland county, is about 5 miles in circumference ; it abounds in fish, among which are pickerel, perch, catfish, sunfish and roach. The surface of the lake is nearly two hundred feet above the level of the Hudson ri- ver, and surrounded by hills of about the same altitude ; the water is pure, and great quantities of ice are annually taken to the New York market, procured during the winter season.
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ROCK STREAM-RONDOUT.
ROCK STREAM, p. o. Starkey, Yates co.
ROCKVILLE, p. o. Belfast, Al- legany co.
ROCKY GLEN, Fishkill, Dutch- ess co. Here are situated on the Fishkill, a large cotton manufac- turing establishment, and some few dwelling houses, surrounded by a romantic and interesting re- gion of country.
ROCKY POINT, p. o. Southold, Suffolk co.
RODGERSVILLE, p. o. West- field, Chautauque co.
RODMAN, t. Jefferson co. situa- ted 11 miles south of the village of Watertown, and distant 154 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 1,702 inhabitants. The sur- face is undulating ; soil, sandy and clay loam of good quality ; drained west by Sandy creek. Rodman and Whitesville are names of post offices.
RODMAN, V. and p. o. Rodman, Jefferson county, is situated on Sandy creek; it contains about 200 inhabitants, 35 dwelling hou- ses, 1 Presbyterian, 1 Baptist and 1 Methodist church; 2 taverns, 3 stores, 1 grist mill, 2 saw mills, 2 carding and fulling mills, 2 ash- eries and 1 tannery.
ROME, t. Oneida co. contains a part of the county buildings situa- in the village of the same name, and is distant 107 miles from Al- bany; it contained in 1840, 5,680 inhabitants. The surface is mostly level, or gently undulating ; soil, clay and sandy loam, most of it of an excellent quality, particular- ly in the valley of the Mohawk ; it is drained east by the Mohawk river, and west by Wood creek, which streams almost interlock, there being only a portage of one mile between them.
corporated in 1819, and is a half shire town with Whitesboro' for Oneida county ; it contains about 2,500 inhabitants, 350 dwelling houses ; a court-house and jail ; 6 churches, 1 bank, 25 stores, be- sides 1 cotton factory, 1 flouring mill, 1 saw mill, 1 brewery and I blast furnace. Here are located a United States arsenal ; to which is attached a magazine and a num- ber of work shops ; also a female: seminary in a flourishing condi- tion. The Black River canal here unites with the Erie canal, and the Syracuse and Utica railroad passes through the village. This place is situated on the site of old Fort Stanwix, which was an important military fortification during the re- volutionary and French wars. Owing to its natural and artificial advantages, this village is fast increasing in wealth and numbers.
ROMULUS, t. Seneca county, situated 12 miles south of the village of Waterloo, and distant 176 miles from Albany ; con- tained in 1840, 2,235 inhabitants. The surface is high in the centre, declining east and west towards Cayuga and Seneca lakes ; soil, of good quality, well adapted to wheat. Romulus is the name of a post office, where is situated a small settlement, containing 1 Presbyterian church, 1 tavern, 2 stores and 25 dwelling houses.
RONDOUT, V. and p. o. Kings- ston, Ulster county, is situated on the north side of the Rondout creek, one mile west of its junction with the Hudson river, where is located a light-house built by the United States government; it con- tains about 1,500 inhabitants, 200 dwelling houses, 1 Presbyterian and 1 Catholic church; 6 hotels and taverns, 25 stores and groce- ROME, v. and p. o. Rome, Oneida co. is situated on the Mo- hawk river, and on the line of the ries, 3 freighting establishments, 1 tobacco factory, and 1 grist mill. Here are owned and run from this Erie canal. This village was in- place 2 steamboats, 14 freight
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RONDOUT-ROSE.
barges and 13 sloops, carrying an immense amount of coal, lumber and produce to the New-York market, and other places on the Hudson river. Here are found in large quantities hydraulic ce- ment, and quick lime, giving em- ployment to a number of men and vessels. Rondout is the place of deposit and shipment of the Lacka- wanna coal brought from the mines in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, own- ed by the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, who also own the Delaware and Hudson canal, which is 108 miles in length, and termi- nates at Eddyville, two miles above Rondout, from whence the canal boats are towed by a steamboat belonging to the company. In addition to the above canal, a rail- road of 16 miles is constructed, extending from Honesdale to the coal mines; which business alone gives employment to 450 canal boats; in 1840, bringing to market 148,500 tons of coal. The lumber and produce transported on the ca- nal, is carried by boats owned by private individuals, paying toll to the canal company, giving em- ployment to about 150 additional canal boats. At Rondout are four yards for the building and repairing of canal boats, and two dry docks, for the repairing of sloops and coasting vessels. The number of different kinds of craft that are an- nually loaded at this place with coal alone, amounts to between fifteen and sixteen hundred car- goes. Steam ferry boats ply from Rondout to Eddyville and to Rhine- beck, Dutchess county. A line of stages leave this place three times a week for Delhi, Delaware coun- ty, and accommodation stages are in constant attendance, and run to the village of Kingston and Kings- ton Landing on the arrival and de- parture of the several steamboats carrying passengers.
RONDOUT CREEK, or RIVER, offices.
rises in Sullivan county, and flows westerly through Ulster county, into the Hudson river, near the vil- lage of Rondout. It receives in its course the Wallkill, a large and important stream, besides several other creeks, all affording more or less available water power, which is used to a considerable extent in propelling different kinds of ma- chinery.
RONKONKOMA LAKE, com- monly called the Great Pond, is situated in Suffolk county, on the confines of Brookhaven, Smith- town and Islip, and nearly in the geographical centre of Long Isl- and. It is of great depth and trans- parency ; is about one mile in di- ameter, and abounds in perch and other small fish. The first ap- proach to this beautiful sheet of water, situated as it is, in the midst of some thousand acres of pine and other timber, fills the traveller with a thrill of delight, and ap- pears more like romance than re- ality. It is distant about 50 miles from the city of New-York, and will be approached within a mile or two by the Long Island railroad.
ROOT, t. Montgomery co. situ- ated 8 miles south-west of the vil- lage of Fonda, and distant 48 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 2,979 inhabitants. The surface is in part hilly ; soil, fertile loam, on slate and lime ; drained by two or three small streams flowing into the Mohawk river, which bounds it on the north. Root, Root Centre, and Spraker's Basin are names of post offices.
ROSE, t. Wayne co. situated 7 miles north of the village of Ly- ons, and distant 181 miles from Al- bany; contained in 1840, 2,038 inhabitants. The surface is undu- lating ; soil, gravelly loam ; drain- ed north by several small streams flowing into Lake Ontario. Rose and Rose Valley are names of post
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ROSEBOOM-ROSSIE.
ROSEBOOM, p. o. Otsego coun- | river also flows through this town, ty.
ROSENDALE, V. and p. o. Hur- ley, Ulster co. is situated on the Rondout creek, and on the line of the Delaware and Hudson canal ; it contains about 400 inhabitants, 50 dwelling houses, 2 taverns, 4 stores, and 2 cement mills. Here is found in great abundance the best of hydraulic cement, which is manufactured in large quantities ; the unoccupied water power at this place is very large, and might be used to great advantage. About 2 miles below this place, near the High Falls of the Rondout, is situ- ated a mineral spring, of consider- able celebrity.
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