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WEST URBANA, p. o. Urbana, Steuben co.
WEST VIENNA, p. o. Vienna, Oneida co.
WESTVILLE, t. Franklin co. situated 8 miles north-west of the village of Malone, and distant 220 miles from Albany; contained in 1840, 1,028 inhabitants. The sur- face is mostly level; soil, sandy loam; drained north-west by Sal- mon river. West Constable is the name of a post office.
WESTVILLE, p. o. Westford, Otsego county, is an agricultural settlement, containing 1 Baptist church, 1 public house, 2 stores, 1 grist mill, 2 saw mills, and about 20 dwelling houses.
WEST WALWORTH, p. 0. Walworth, Wayne co.
WEST WHEELER, p. o. Wheeler, Steuben co.
WEST WINDSOR, p. o. Wind- sor, Broome co.
WEST WINFIELD, p. o. Win- field, Herkimer co.
WETHERSFIELD, t. Wyoming co. situated 10 miles south-west of the village of Warsaw, and distant 258 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 1,728 inhabitants. The surface is rolling; soil, sandy and clay loam, well adapted to grass ; drained north by the Tonawanda creek, and east by the Wiskoy creek. Wethersfield, Hermitage, North Wethersfield and Wethers- field Springs are names of post offices.
WETHERSFIELD SPRINGS, v. and p. o. Wethersfield, Wyom- ing co. contains about 150 inhabi- tants, 25 dwelling houses, 1 Pres- byterian, 1 Episcopal and 1 Methodist church; 2 taverns, 2 stores, 1 woollen factory, 1 tannery and 1 ashery. Here is situated a large fresh water spring, which
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WHALENSBURGH-WHITEHALL.
supplies an abundance of water power sufficient to propel the above factory.
WHALENSBURGH, V. Essex, Es- sex co. situated on the Boquet river; it contains about 250 inhabitants, 35 dwelling houses, 1 Presbyte- rian church ; 1 store, 1 grist mill, 1 plaster mill, 1 saw mill and 1 cloth- ier's works. Here is located a bed of water cement of a good quality ; also the Split Rock post office.
WHALEN'S STORE, p. o. Mil- ton, Saratoga co.
WHARTON'S CREEK, rises in the north-west part of Otsego coun- ty, and flows south-west, emptying into the Unadilla river in the town of Pittsfield.
WHEATFIELD, t. Niagara co. situated 12 miles west of the village of Lockport, and distant 289 miles from Albany; contained in 1840, 1,057 inhabitants. The surface is undulating ; soil, mostly loam of good quality ; watered by the Tona- wanda creek on the south, and by the Niagara river on the west .- Shawnee is the name of a post office.
WHEATLAND, t. Monroe co. situated 14 miles south-west of the city of Rochester, and distant 232 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 2,871 inhabitants. The sur- face is undulating ; soil, calca- reous loam, well adapted to grain, and is very productive ; drained by Allen's creek flowing into the Genesee river, which bounds it on the east. Wheatland and Scotts- ville are names of post offices.
WHEELER, t. Steuben county, situated 7 miles north of the village of Bath, and distant 210 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 1,294 inhabitants. The surface is hilly, but mostly arable ; soil, sandy loam and clay ; drained by seve- ral streams flowing into Conhocton river, which bounds it in part on the south-west. Wheeler is the name of a post office.
WHITE CREEK, t. Washing- ton co. situated 12 miles south of the village of Salem, and distant 42 miles from Albany ; contained in 1340, 2,195 inhabitants. The surface is hilly ; soil, fertile sandy loam, highly cultivated ; drained by Owl and Little White creek, flowing into the Hoosick river, which bounds it in part on the south. White Creek, Centre White Creek and North White Creek are names of post offices.
WHITE CREEK, V. and p. o. White Creek, Washington co. is situated on a creek of the same name; it contains about 700 in- habitants, 100 dwelling houses, 1 Baptist church, and 1 Friends' meeting house, 1 tavern, 3 stores, 1 woollen factory, and 2 tanneries. This place is pleasantly situated in a rich valley, near the Vermont state line; it is surrounded by a fine agricultural region of country, producing abundant crops of grain, and abounding in large flocks of sheep ; the above place is also a great mart for the purchase and sale of wool.
WHITEFACE MOUNTAIN, lies in the north-west part of Essex co. and is elevated 4,855 feet above the Atlantic ocean. It is surround- ed by a wild and interesting region of country. At its foot on the west lies Placid lake, and some other small bodies of water.
WHITEHALL, t. Washington co. situated 21 miles north of the village of Sandy Hill, and distant 72 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 3,813 inhabitants. The surface is hilly; soil, mostly clay, better adapted to grass than grain ; underlaid by lime, slate and gra- nite ; drained by Wood creek, Pawlet river and Poultney river, all of which here empty into the head of Lake Champlain.
WHITEHALL, V. and p. o. Whitehall, Washington county, is advantageously situated at the head
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WHITEHALL-WHITE PLAINS.
of Lake Champlain, 72 miles north | Cohoes falls, near where it unites of the city of Albany; it was in- jwith the Erie canal; the junction canal then continues to the city of Albany, where it terminates in a capacious basin; the total distance from Whitehall to Albany being 73 miles by canal route. The water power used at Whitehall, is derived from Wood creek, where there is a fall of about 10 feet, affording hy- draulic privileges to a considerable extent.
corporated in 1820, and now con- tains about 2,400 inhabitants, 300 dwelling houses, 1 Presbyterian, 1 Episcopal, and 1 Methodist church ; 1 banking house, 3 ho- tels, 30 stores and groceries, and 2 extensive forwarding houses ; 1 woollen factory, 1 flouring mill, 2 saw mills, 1 planing machine, 1 furnace, 1 machine shop, 1 sash and blind factory ; 2 ship yards and 2 dry docks, where are built and repaired steamboats, lake craft and canal boats ; 2 brick yards and 1 tannery, besides almost every other kind of mechanic work shops. Here are owned, and sail from this place, 2 large steamboats, for the conveyance of passengers and merchandise, and 2 steamboats used as tow boats ; 50 sloops and schooners, averaging about 100 tons burthen, and 70 ca- nal boats, besides others which are owned on different parts of Lake Champlain, which trade with and pass through this place. Two dai- lv lines of canal packets leave Whitehall for Troy, and also 2 daily lines of stages, one passing on each side of the Hudson river; in addition to which two daily lines of stages run to Saratoga Springs, connecting with the railroads which run to Troy, Schenectady and Albany. Also, a daily line of stages run to Rutland, Vermont, intersecting stage lines running to Boston, &c. During the close of navigation, a daily line of stages run from here to Burlington and Montreal. The Champlain canal commences at Whitehall, where there are three locks, and passes through Fort Ann, Fort Edward and Fort Miller, crossing the Hud- son river three miles below the latter. place ; thence through Schuylervile, Stillwater and Wa- terford, crossing the Mohawk ri-
Table of Distances, from port to port between Whitehall and Mon- treal.
Names of places.
Place
to place.
From
Whitehall.
From
Montreal.
WHITEHALL,
0
0
182
Benson, Vermont, .
13
13
169
Orwell,
do. .
20
162
Ticonderoga, .
4
24 153
Shoreham, do.
2
26
156
Bridport, do.
9
35
147
Chimney Point, do.
6
41
141
Port Henry,
2
43
139
West Port, .
11
54
129
Fort Cassin, do.
7
61
121
Essex,
7
69
114
BURLINGTON, do.
14
S2
100
Port Kent,
10
92
90
PLATTSBURGH,
15
107
75
Chazy,
16.
1.23
69
Rouse's Point,
9,
132
50
Isle aux Noix, Canada, .
12| 144
39
St. John's, Canada, .
13 157
25
La Prairie, by railroad,
16: 173
9
MONTREAL, by steamboat, .
. .
9 182
0
WHITEHAVEN, V. Tonawanda, Erie co. is situated on Grand Isl- and, opposite the village of Tona- wanda ; it contains 12 or 15 dwel- ling houses, and a large steam saw mill, for the manufacture of ship timber.
WHITE LAKE, p. o. Bethel, Sullivan co.
WHITE PLAINS, t. Westches- ter co. contains the county build- ings located in the village of the same name; it is distant from Al- bany 131 miles, and contained in 1840, 1,087 inhabitants. The sur- face is somewhat hilly, but mostly ver a short distance below the, arable; soil, principally loam, well .
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WHITE PLAINS-WILBUR.
adapted to grass, and much of it highly cultivated; drained south by the Bronx river, and Mamaroneck creek.
WHITE PLAINS, V. and p. o. White Plains, Westchester county, contains about 700 inhabitants, 100 dwelling houses; a court-house, jail and county clerk's office ; 1 Presbyterian, 1 Episcopal and 2 Methodist churches; an academy in a flourishing condition, and a female boarding school; 4 ta- verns, 4 stores, an:l 1 woollen fac- tory.
WHITE STORE, p. o. Norwich, Chenango co.
WHITESBOROUGH, V. Whites- town, Oneida county, is situated in the Mohawk valley, on the south side of the river. It was incorpo- rated in 1813, and now contains about 1,800 inhabitants, and 300 dwelling houses; a court-house and jail; 1 Presbyterian, 1 Congre- gational, 1 Baptist and 1 Metho- dist church; 4 public houses, 8 stores, and 1 large cotton factory incorporated under the name of the " Oneida Manufacturing So- ciety," which establishment con- tains about 130 looms and upwards of 3,000 spindles, giving employ- ment to 170 men, boys and girls ; 1 large flouring mill with 4 run of stone, and an extensive pail and tub factory. The Whitesborough Academy is a large and flourishing chartered institution, in which are annually educated about 100 students, of both sexes; the Onei- da Institute is also located in this village. The Erie canal and the Utica and Syracuse railroad both run through this place. Whites- borough is the oldest settlement in Western New-York, and has long been celebrated as a desirable place of residence; the principal street is a wide avenue upwards of one mile in length, with beauti- ful shade trees on both sides, and gravelled side walks. Within the
corporate limits of this place, is situated the flourishing manufac- turing settlement of Yorkville, where is located the above cotton factory, situated on the Sadaquada creek.
WHITESTOWN, t. Oneida co. contains a part of the county build- ings situated in the village of Whitesborough, this being a half shire town with Rome ; it is distant 97 miles from Albany, and contain- ed in 1840, 5,156 inhabitants. The surface is undulating, with exten- sive and rich valleys ; soil, cal- careous loam of excellent quality; drained by Oriskany and Sadaqua- da creeks flowing into the Mohawk river, which bounds it on the north-east. Whitestown, New- York Mills and Oriskany are names of post offices. The former is located in the village of Whites- borough.
WHITESVILLE, p. o. Rodman, Jefferson co.
WHITESVILLE, V. Indepen- dence, Allegany co. contains about 300 inhabitants, 40 dwelling hou- ses, 1 Baptist and 1 Methodist church; 2 taverns, 2 stores, 1 woollen factory, 1 grist mill, 2 saw mills and 1 tannery.
WHITLOCKVILLE, p. o. Bed- ford, Westchester county. Here is situated a small settlement on the Croton river, at the junction of Cross river, where are located 1 grist mill, 1 clothier's works, 1 church, 1 tavern, 2 stores, and about 20 dwelling houses.
WHITNEY'S POINT, p. O. Triangle, Broome co.
WHITNEY'S VALLEY, p. O. Burns, Allegany co. Here are situated 2 churches, 1 tavern, 2 stores, and about 25 dwelling hou- ses.
WILBUR, V. Kingston, Ulster co. is situated on the north side of the Rondout creek, one mile above the village of Rondout. Here are located 1 flouring mill, 1 lime mill,
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WILLETT-WILLIAMSVILLE.
1 freighting establishment, 2 stores, about 25 dwelling houses, and 150 inhabitants. Hydraulic lime is found and manufactured at this place, which was formerly called Twaalfskill.
WILLETT, t. Cortland co. situ- ated 18 miles south-east of the vil- lage of Cortland, and distant 137 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 872 inhabitants. The sur- face is hilly and somewhat broken; soil, clay loam ; drained south by the Otselic river. Willett is the name of a post office.
WILLIAMSBURGH, t. Kings co. situated 1 mile north-east of the city of Brooklyn, and distant 146 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 5,094 inhabitants. The sur- face is mostly level; soil, of me- dium quality ; watered by the East river on the west.
WILLIAMSBURGH, V. and p. o. Williamsburgh, Kings co. is situated on the East river, directly opposite the city of New-York, with which it is connected by three steam ferries. It was incorporated in 1827, and contained in 1840, 5,094 inhabitants, the cor- porate limits extending over the whole town; 1 Presbyterian, 1 Dutch Reformed, 1 Episcopal, 2 Methodist and 2 Roman Catholic churches; 1 fire insurance com- pany; 8 taverns, 20 stores and groceries, 2 extensive grain dis- tilleries, 1 molasses distillery, 2 rectifying distilleries, 1 brewery, 1 tannery, 1 spice factory, 3 ship yards, 4 lumber yards, 5 coal yards, 5 rope walks, 1 glue factory, 1 iron foundery, besides many kinds of mechanic work shops. This place is closely allied to the prosperity of the city of New-York, and has rapidly increased in wealth, numbers and importance within the last few years. A con- siderable number of elegant dwel- lings have lately been erected in the southern part of the village,
[owned and occupied by persons doing business in New-York. A turnpike road extends from this place to Jamaica, and one to the village of Flushing, communicat- ing with other roads in the interior of Long Island.
WILLIAMSON, t. Wayne coun- ty, situated 17 miles north-west of the village of Lyons, and distant 200 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 2,147 inhabitants. The surface is mostly level ; soil, pro- ductive ; drained by several small streams flowing into Lake Ontario, which bounds it on the north. Williamson and Pultneyville are names of post offices.
WILLIAMSON, V. and p. o. Williamson, Wayne co. is situated on the Ridge road; it contains about 175 inhabitants, 30 dwelling houses, 1 Presbyterian and 1 Bap- tist church, 1 tavern, 1 store and 1 steam saw mill.
WILLIAMSTOWN, t. Oswego. co. situated 28 miles east of the village of Oswego, and distant 137 miles from Albany; contained in 1840, 842 inhabitants. The sur- face is level; soil, moist sandy loam, well adapted to grass ; drained south-east by a branch of Fish creek, and west by Salmon creek.
WILLIAMSTOWN, V. and p. o. Williamstown, Oswego co. con- tains about 150 inhabitants, 25 dwelling houses, 1 church, 2 ta- verns and 2 stores. In the vicinity are situated 1 flouring mill, and 1 saw mill, on the west branch of Fish creek.
WILLIAMSVILLE, V. and p. o. . Amherst, Erie co. is situated on Ellicott's creek ; it contains about 450 inhabitants, 80 dwelling hou- ses, 2 churches, 2 taverns, 8 stores, 2 flouring mills, 2 saw mills, 1 tannery, 1 clothier's works, 1 fur- nace, 1 turning shop, and a mill for grinding water lime, of which there is made at this place annual-
ยท 430
WILLIAMSVILLE-WILTON.
ly, from 40 to 50,000 bushels, | angle by the Saranac river. In from lime quarried in this vici- nity.
WILLIAMSVILLE, V. Boon- ville, Oneida co. is situated on the west side of Black river, at the head of the navigable feeder of the Black river canal, extending to the village of Boonville, a distance of 10 miles, where it empties into the summit level of the canal; this is a new settlement which bids fair to become a place of con- siderable importance on the com- pletion of the above works. Here are now erected 1 saw mill, 1 pail factory, 1 store and some 15 or 20 dwelling houses.
WILLINK, p. o. Aurora, Erie co.
WILLSBOROUGH, t. Essex co. situated 15 miles north-east of the village of Elizabeth, and distant 137 miles from Albany; contained in 1840, 1,648 inhabitants. The surface is comparatively level on the east, and hilly on the west ; soil, fertile clay loam ; drained by Boquet river, and some other streams flowing into Lake Cham- plain, which bounds it on the east.
WILLSBOROUGH, V. and p. o. Will-borough, Essex county, is si- tuated on the river Boquet; it contains about 450 inhabitants, 60 dwelling houses, 1 Presbyterian church, 2 taverns, 3 stores, 1 grist mill, 1 forge with two fires, 1 cupola furnace, 1 saw mill, 1 tannery, 1 ashery and 1 plaster mill.
WILLSEYVILLE, p. o. Candor, Tioga co.
WILMINGTON, t. Essex co. situated 20 miles north-west of the village of Elizabeth, and distant 143 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 928 inhabitants. The sur- face is mountainous, with some fertile valleys ; drained centrally by the west branch of the Au Sa- ble river, and on its north-west
this town and its vicinity are inex- haustible beds of iron ore of a good quality. Wilmington is the name of a post office, where is a settle- ment containing 1 church, 2 stores, 1 forge, 1 grist mill, 1 saw mill and about 20 dwelling houses.
WILMURT, t. Herkimer co. si- tuated 35 miles north of the vil- lage of Herkimer, and distant 100 miles from Albany; contained in 1840, 60 inhabitants. This town comprises by far more territory than any other town in the state, being upwards of 40 miles long, and about 15 miles wide, compris- ing the whole north part of the county. It is an almost perfect wilderness, abounding in numerous lakes and ponds, sending forth streams north, south and west. Most of the land is said to be well adapted for grazing, and summer crops. Wilmurt is the name of a post office, located in the south part of the town.
WILNA, t. Jefferson co. situated 15 miles east of the village of Wa- tertown, and distant 151 miles from Albany; contained in 1840, 2,591 inhabitants. The surface is mostly level ; soil, sandy and clay loam of medium quality ; drained by Indian and Black rivers. Wil- na, North Wilna, Natural Bridge and Carthage are names of post offices.
WILSON, t. Niagara co. situa- ted 10 miles north-west of the vil- lage of Lockport, and distant 294 miles from Albany; contained in 1840, 1,753 inhabitants. The sur- face is mostly level, dipping north towards the lake ; soil, sandy and gravelly loam, with some clay ; drained by Howell's and Tuscaro- ra creeks, flowing into Lake On- tario, which bounds it on the north. Wilson is the name of a post office.
WILTON, t. Saratoga co. situa ted 12 miles north of the village of
431
WINANTSVILLE-WOODBOURNE.
Ballston Spa, and distant 42 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 1,438 inhabitants. The surface is hilly on the west, and compa- ratively level on the east; soil, sand and sandy loam; drained east by a tributary of the Hudson ri- ver. Wilton is the name of a post office.
WINANTSVILLE, p. o. Durham, Greene co.
WINDHAM, t. Greene co. situ- ated 18 miles west of the village of Catskill, and distant 44 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 2,417 inhabitants. The surface is hilly and mountainous, with an inter- vening valley, through which flows the Bataviakill. In the valleys are some good lands, and the hills are well adapted to grazing. Wind- ham, Windham Centre, Big Hol- low, Scienceville and Union Society are names of post offi- ces.
WINDHAM CENTRE, P. O. Windham, Greene co. Here are situated 1 church, 1 tavern, 3 stores, 1 grist mill, 2 tanneries, 2 saw mills, 1 lather box factory, and about 40 dwelling houses.
WINDSOR, t. Broome co. situa- ted 12 miles south-east of the vil- lage of Binghamton, and distant 138 miles from Albany; contained in 1840, 2,368 inhabitants. The surface is hilly and mountainous, with some productive valleys, and the hills are well adapted to gra- zing; drained by the Susquehanna river and some of its tributaries. Windsor, South Windsor and West Windsor are names of post offi- ces.
WINDSOR, V. and p. o. Wind- sor, Broome co. is situated on the west side of the Susquehanna river; it contains about 400 inhabitants, 60 dwelling houses, 1 Presbyterian and 1 Methodist church; 2 taverns, 4 stores and groceries, 1 oil mill, and 1 carding machine.
WINFIELD, t. Herkimer co.
situated 14 miles south-west of the village of Herkimer, and distant 74 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 1,652 inhabitants. The surface is rolling; soil, rich calca- reous and sandy loam ; drained south by the head branches of the Unadilla river. Winfield and West Winfield are names of post offices.
WINTON, V. Manheim, Herki- mer co. This is a manufacturing settlement, containing about 250 inhabitants, 30 dwelling houses, 1 church, 1 tavern, 1 store, 1 large tannery, 1 grist mill and 1 saw mill. Brocket's Bridge post office is on the opposite side of the East Canada creek, in Fulton county.
WIRT, t. Allegany co. situated 15 miles south-west of the village of Angelica, and distant 270 miles from Albany; contained in 1840, 1,207 inhabitants. The surface is high and undulating; soil, mostly sandy loam; drained south by Lit- tle Genesee creek, and north by Van Campen's creek. Richburgh and South Branch are names of post offices.
WOLCOTT, t. Wayne co. situa- ted 16 miles north-east of the vil- lage of Lyons, and distant 184 miles from Albany ; contained in 1840, 2,481 inhabitants. The sur- face is level ; soil, sandy and gra- velly loam; drained by several small streams flowing into Lake Ontario, which bounds it on the north. Wolcott and Red Creek are names of post offices.
WOLCOTT, V. and p. o. Wol- cott, Wayne co. is situated on the Ridge road ; it contains about 600 inhabitants, 100 dwelling houses, 1 Presbyterian, 1 Methodist and 1 Universalist church; 2 taverns, 8 stores, 1 grist mill, 2 saw mills and 2 asheries.
WOODBOURNE, p. o. Falls- burgh, Sullivan co. Here are si- tuated 1 Dutch Reformed church,
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WOODBURY-WURTSBORO'.
1 tavern, 1 store, 1 large tannery, | by the Catskill mountains ; soil, 2 turning establishments and about 10 dwelling houses.
WOODBURY, v. Oyster Bay, Queens co. is a scattered settle- ment, situated on the Jericho turn- pike, surrounded by a highly cultivated country.
WOOD CREEK, rises in Wash- ington county, and flows north into Lake Champlain, at the village of Whitehall. This stream for a considerable portion of its length, is used as a part of the Champlain canal ; it also affords some good mill privileges.
WOOD CREEK, Oneida county, rises in the town of Rome, and empties its waters into the east end of Oneida lake ; this is a deep and sluggish stream, and was much used before the completion of the Erie canal, for transporting mer- chandise and produce to and from the western parts of the country, in connection with the Mohawk river; at the village of Rome, there was a short portage between the two streams. This stream is now used as a part of the Oneida Lake Canal, which in connection with the lake and Oneida river, forms an uninterrupted water navigation from the Erie canal, in Oneida county, to the Oswego canal.
WOODHULL, t. Steuben co. si- tuated 20 miles south of the village of Bath, and distant 225 miles from Albany; contained in 1840, 827 in- habitants. The surface is uneven; soil, clay and sandy loam, mostly of indifferent quality, but covered with a heavy growth of timber; drained east by Tuscarora creek. Woodhull is the name of a post office. Tubbsville is the name of a settlement.
WOODSTOCK, t. Ulster co. si- tuated 12 miles north-west of the village of Kingston, and distant 57 miles from Albany; contained in 1840, 1,691 inhabitants. The sur- face is mountainous, being covered
gravel, clay and loam, of but me- dium quality ; drained by the Saghkill, and some other tributa- ries of the Esopus creek; Wood- stock and Lake Hill are names of post offices. Bristol Glass Works is the name of a manufacturing settlement. At the former are si- tuated 2 churches, 1 tavern, 2 stores, 1 tannery and 20 dwelling houses.
WOODVILLE, v. and p. o. Ellisburgh, Jefferson co. contains about 150 inhabitants, 25 dwelling houses, 1 Presbyterian church, I tavern, 2 stores, 1 grist mill and 2 saw mills.
WOODWARDSVILLE, p. o. Schroon, Essex co.
WORCESTER, t. Otsego co. si- tuated 14 miles south-east of the village of Cooperstown, and dis- tant 56 miles from Albany; con- tained in 1840, 2,390 inhabitants. The surface is hilly; soil, sandy loam, well adapted to grass or grain; drained by Charlotte river and some of its tributaries. Wor- cester, East Worcester and South Worcester are names of post offi- ces.
WORCESTER, V. and p. o. Worcester, Otsego county, con- tains about 200 inhabitants, 30 dwelling houses, 2 churches, 3 stores, 3 public houses, 2 grist mills and 1 tannery.
WORMLEY, p. o. Caton, Steu- ben co.
WRIGHT'S CORNER, p. o. Newfane, Niagara co.
WURTSBORO', v. and p. o. Mamakating, Sullivan county, is situated on the Newburgh and Cochecton turnpike, and on the line of the Delaware and Hudson canal ; it contains about 200 in- habitants, 40 dwelling houses, 1 Dutch Reformed and I Methodist church; 3 taverns, 6 stores, 3 store houses, 1 extensive tannery, 1 plaster mill, and 1 boat yard for
433
WYNANT'S KILL-YATES.
building and repairing canal boats. About one mile north of this place on the west side of the Shawan- gunk mountains, is situated a va- luable lead mine, near which are erected smelting works, and a fur- nace. This ore is of a good quality, and supposed to be inex- haustible.
WYNANT'S KILL, p. o. Green- bush, Rensselaer co. Here are
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