PRINCIPAL MOUNTAINS, RIVERS, CAPES, BAYS, HARBORS, ISLANDS, AND FASHIONABLE RESORTS. TO WHICH ARE ADDED. STATISTICAL ACCOUNTS OF ITS AGRICULTURE, COMMERCE AND MANUFACTURES; WITH A GREAT VARIETY OF OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION. BY JOHN HAYWARD, Author of the "New England Gazetteer," "Book of Religions," &c. BOSTON: JOHN HAYWARD. 1847. F62 Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1846, BY JOHN HAYWARD, the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts. STEREOTYPED BY GEORGE A. CURTIS; PREFACE. In the preparation of this work the Editor has spared neither time, labor, nor expense, to render it both useful and interesting; and while he is aware that all works of the kind must necessarily contain errors, he feels a satisfaction in the consciousness of having done all in his power to sustain the character for accuracy which an indulgent public has kindly awarded to his former publications. Acknowledgements of deep gratitude are due to numerous individuals, for valuable facts of recent date, and to several authors of collections of historical events of olden time. From the works of Thacher, Felt, Barber, and others, from numerous county and town histories, and from Borden's excellent map of Massachusetts, much assistance has been derived. In many particulars the plan of this work is new: the descriptions of the counties and towns comprise their location, natural characteristics, general appearance, &c.; but those items of information common to all, such as population, valuation, schools, dates of incorporation, &c. &c., are arranged alphabetically, in tabular form, thereby presenting many of the most important items, without crowding the whole together indiscriminately, and, as stated on page 320, in a "mode best adapted for reference and comparison." The design of the work is to present to travellers and men of business the noble features and gigantic strength of the "Old Bay State," more particularly in its commercial and industrial relations; and should the exhibition prove agreeable and useful to its intelligent sons and daughters, one of the best wishes of the heart of the editor will be gratified.. : |