Quinibaug, which runs on the east line of the town, is a considerable stream, over which is a bridge leading to Killingly, and one also on the road to Plainfield. There is a small shad fishery on the Quinibaug river. The turnpike road from Norwich to Woodstock runs through the town from south to north.

3 Grain Mills, 3 Saw Mills, 2 Tanneries and 1 Carding Machine.

The town forms but one located Congregational Society; and contains, besides, a Society of Episcopalians, and some Baptists. It contains 8 School Districts, in each of which a school is maintained for several months in the year, and 1 small Social Library. There are 2 Clergymen, 1 Attorney and 1 Physician.

The general list of polls and

In the centre of the town there is a small village consisting of about 20 Dwelling houses, a Congregational Church, and 2 Mer-taxable estate in 1817 was $32,783. cantile Stores and other buildings. There were, at the census of 1810, 1200 inhabitants; there are 150 Freemen and 100 Militia, in the town, 160 Dwelling houses, 2 Dry goods and 1 Grocery Store,

Brooklyn was formerly a Society, composed of the towns of Pomfret and Canterbury; and was incorporated as a town in May 1786, by an act of the General Assembly.

CANTERBURY.

CANTERBURY is a post township, 40 miles east from Hartford; bounded on the north by Brooklyn, on the east by Plainfield, on the south by Lisbon and Griswold, and on the west by Windham, having an average length of 8 miles, and an average breadth of 4 and a half miles, containing an area of about 36 square miles. Its surface is uneven, though it can scarcely be called hilly, and some sections are level. The soil is a gravelly loam, and gene-siness is carried on in the proper rally fertile and productive.

|| and beautiful stream. It annually overflows its banks, and fertilizes the fine tracts of alluvial upon its borders. These natural meadows are very fertile, and afford the largest crops, and at the same time are cultivated with the greatest facility.

The natural growth of the forests is oak of the various kinds, chesnut and other deciduous trees. The lands, when cultivated, produce rye, corn, oats, wheat, buckwheat and flax in great abundance.

The town is watered by the Quinibaug river, which here is a large

There are two large bridges across this river,one called Bacon's bridge, and the other Butler's bridge. There are several shad fisheries upon this stream; the bu

season successfully, and to considerable extent. It is a convenience to the town, and a source of profit to the proprietors. Little river also, an admirable mill stream, runs through the town, and affords a number of sites and privileges for water-works, which are unrivalled by any in the conn

ty. In the south part of the town thiers' Works, 1 Pottery, 7 Grain is a pond, called Bates' pond. Mills, 9 Saw Mills and 2 TanueIt is famous on account of its wa-ries. There are 7 Mercantile ters being stored with pike, or pic-Stores. kerel, which are taken very plentifully with the hook.

The town is accommodated with the Norwich and Woodstock, and the Hartford and Plainfield turnpike roads; the former leads through the town from north to south; the latter from east to west; whereby they intersect each other in the village in the first society.

The population of the town, in 1810, was 1812; and there are 260 Dwelling houses, 280 Electors, and 130 Militia.

The amount of taxable property, including polls, is $44,259.

There are 14 School Districts and Schools, and 1 Social Library, recently purchased at an expense of 800 dollars, 2 Clergymen, and 3 Attornies.

The first settlers of this town consisted of several families from Massachusetts, and several from Hartford in this State. The settlement was commenced on the

There are 2 located Congregational Societies, in each of which there is a small and pleasant village, consisting of a number of Dwelling houses, Stores, and a Church, or house of public worship. Al-Quinibaug river, in 1690; the town though in this, as well as in the other towns in the county, agriculture is the leading pursuit of the inhabitants, yet some attention has been paid to manufactures. Exclusive of those of a domestic | Samuel Estabrooke was settled in character, the manufactures and the ministry, being the first clermechanical employments of the gyman in the town. He continutown consist of 1 Woolen Facto-ed in this situation until his death, ry, 2 Cotton Factories, 1 Carding in 1727, Machine, 2 Fulling Mills and Clo

was incorporated in 1706; when the inhabitants were for the first time led to the choice of a representative to the General Assembly. The year after, the Rev.

COLUMBIA.

The township is uneven and hilly; and the soil is a coarse gravelly loam, being hard and dry, yet well adapted to grazing, and considerably productive. The rai

COLUMBIA, a post town, is situated 22 miles east from Hartford. It is bounded on the north by Hop river, which separates it from Coventry, on the east by Windham and Lebanon, south by Le-sing of cattle, and the making of banon, and west by Hebron. It cheese, are the leading agriculturhas an average length of about 5 al pursuits. Rye, corn, oats and miles, and is 4 miles in breadth; flax are cultivated. comprising 20 square miles, or near 13,000 acres.

The hills are stony, consisting of granite, schistus and other

The fo

primitive formations.
rests consist of oak, chesnut and
other deciduous trees.

The northern border of this town is watered by Hop river, a lively Mill stream, which unites with the Willimantic. It would hardly be supposed, from the appearance of this stream, that it was the resort of salmon; yet such is the fact. At a small fishery at the mouth of this river, on its junction with the Willimantic, some salmon are caught annnally in the spring of the year.

This town is accommodated with

Columbia was formerly a part of

the Norwich and Hartford turn-the town of Lebanon, and was in

pike, and also with one from Mid

corporated in 1800.

dletown to Windham.

HAMPTON.

HAMPTON is a post township, Of the agricultural interests of situated near the centre of the the town, those depending upon county, 8 miles northeast from the dairy business are the most Windham, and 37 east from Hart-important; butter, cheese, beef ford; bounded on the north by Ashford and Pomfret, on the east by Pomfret, Brooklyn and Canterbury, on the south and southwest by Windham, and on the west by Mansfield. Its average length is 6 miles, and its average breadth more than 4 miles, comprising about 25 square miles.

and pork are sent abroad for a market. The farmers in this town also have paid considerable attention to the raising of sheep, and considerable quantities of wool are annually produced, most or all of which is manufactured in a domestic way.

The domestic manufactures of the town are very important, and supply almost exclusively the sub

The surface is uneven, being considerably hilly. The soil is a gravelly loam, the geological cha-stantial fabrics of clothing for the racter of the township being granitic. It is considerably strong and fertile, and is well adapted to grazing.

The natural growth of timber consists of oak, walnut, chesnut and other deciduous trees.

inhabitants. The domestic manufactures are not confined to woolen cloths, but large quantities of tow cloth are annually made, from flax raised in the town.

The township is well watered by the Nachaug, a considerable

branch of the Shetucket, and a stream called Little river, which runs through its centre. These streams afford some water privi- The population of the town, in leges for mills or manufacturing 1810, was $1274; and there are establishments, of which there are about 220 Electors, 2 Companies 5 Grain Mills, 3 Fulling Mills and of Militia, and 180 Dwelling houClothiers' works and 2 Carding ses. Machines. There are likewise The amount of taxable properin the town, 3 Tanneries, 3 Mer-ty, as rated in making up lists, incantile Stores and 1 Tavern. cluding polls, is $37,740.

The town comprises 1 located Congregational Society, 2 Socie-Clergymen, one Congregationalist

ties of Baptists, and 10 School Districts. There is a small village near the centre of the town, consisting of about 20 Dwelling houses, a Congregational Church, &c. ||

KILLINGLY.

large capital, and have developed a new and extensive field for enterprise and industry. We have not ascertained the number of per

This town has extensive forests, One of the factories is called the which are considered of recent Danielson Manufacturing Compagrowth; the trees are of the de-ny; one the Killingly Manufacturciduous species. The agricultural ing Company; and one the Chesproductions are pork, beef, butter, nut hill Manufacturing Company. cheese, Indian corn and some oth-These establishments employ ers. Upon the streams of water and some other sections, the lands are well adapted to a grain culture, particularly that of Indian corn, of which considerable quan-sons which they employ. At the tities are annually raised. This Danielson Manufactory, waterand other branches of agriculture looms have been introduced, and are greatly promoted by the use in general the business is carried of plaster of Paris, as a manure, on upon the most improved prinwhich answers a very valuable pur- ciples, and very advantageously. pose. Besides the Cotton Factories there are 1 Woolen Factory, 1 Gin Distillery, 1 Paper Hanging Manu

thiers works, 3 Carding Machines, 3 Tanneries, 8 Grain Mills and 8 Saw Mills.

This township is watered by the Quinibaug, which washes its western border, by Five mile riv-factory, 4 Dying Houses, 3 Cloer, a branch of the former, and by several small streams, which afford numerous excellent sites for hydraulic works. Shad and salmon are taken in the Quinibaug, and small fish in the other streams. There are three considerable ponds in the town, one of which is called Quinibaug pond, and one There are in the town 3 locaKillingly pond. ted Congregational Societies, and The Connecticut and Rhode-1 Society of Baptists, all of which Island turnpike, leading from Hartford to Providence, passes through the centre of the town.

The population of the town, in 1810, was 2542; and there are about 350 Dwelling houses, about 375 Electors, and 3 Companies of Militia.

have houses for public worship. There are 21 School Districts and primary Schools, 4 Social Libraries, 6 Mercantile Stores, 2 Post offices, one called Killingly Post office, the other Centre Post of

The cotton manufacture has been carried on in this town very extensively, there being four factories upon a large scale; all office, 5 Clergymen, 6 Physicians, which contain about 5000 spin-and 1 Attorney.

dles, and were erected at an ex- The aggregate list of the town, pense, including buildings, ma-in 1817, was $44,010.

chinery, &c. of nearly $300,000. This town was incor. in 1708.