lating; soil sandy loam. 15 miles S. E. from
Oswego, and 162 N. W. from Albany.

Palestine, Is., c. h. Crawford co. On the bor-
der of Lamotte prairie. 3 miles from Wabash
River, and 155 S. E. from Springfield.

Palmer, Ms., Hampden co. The Chicopee,
the Ware, the Swift, and some smaller streams,
water the town, and give it a great hydraulic
power. On the banks of these rivers are situated
the pleasant and flourishing villages of “ Three
Rivers,'' Thorndike, Sedgwick, and Palmer De-
pot. There is a pleasant village in the centre
of the town, 2 miles N. from the depot. The
surface is somewhat broken, but the soil is strong
and productive, particularly along the streams,
where arc tracts of fine intervale. From Palmer
Depot, on the Western Railroad, to Boston is 83
miles E. by N., and to Springfield is 15 miles
W. S. W.

Palmyra, Me., Somerset co. On Sebasticook
River. The soil is rich, and there are water
privileges. 81 miles N. N. E. from Augusta.

Palmyra, Mn., Lenawee co. Watered by Rai-
sin River and Bear Creek. Soil very favorable to
the growth of grain. 75 miles S. W. from Detroit.

Palmyra, Mo., c. h. Marion co. A place of
considerable trade. 3 miles from the Mississippi,
and 111 N. N. E. from Jefferson City.

Palmyra, N. C., Halifax co. On the W. side
of Roanoke River. 115 miles N. E. from Raleigh.

Palmyra, N. Y., Wayne co. Watered by Mud
Creek. Has a slightly undulating surface, and a
productive soil. 12 miles W. from Lyons, and
196 N. of W. from Albany.

Palmyra, Va., c. h. Fluvanna co. On Rivan-
na River, 14 miles from its mouth, and 62 W.
N. W. from Richmond.

Pamelia, N. Y., Jefferson co. Watered by
Perch and Black Rivers. Surface chiefly level;
soil productive. 4 miles N. from Watertown,
and 168 N. W. from Albany.

Panola County, Mi., c. h. at Panola. Bounded
N. by De Soto, E. by Marshall and La Fayette,
S. by Yallabusha and Tallahatchee, and W. by
Coahomo and Tunic counties. Cold Water and
Tallahatchee Rivers and branches drain this
county.

Panola County, Ts. On the E. border. Be-
tween the Sabine and Caddo Lake.

Panton, Vt., Addison co. Panton is bounded
W. by Champlain Lake, and E. by Otter Creek.
A sluggish stream passes through it. A part of
Ferrisburg was annexed to Panton in 1847. A
settlement was commenced here in 1770. It was
abandoned during the war; after the war, the
settlers returned, and, in 1784, the town was
organized. 40 miles W. S. W. from Montpelier,
and 13 N. W. from Middlebury.

Paoli, la., c. h. Orange co.

Paoli, Pa., Chester co. 78 miles E. S. E. from
Harrisburg. It is on the railroad between
Philadelphia and Lancaster, 21 miles from the
former, and 49 from the latter. About 2 miles
S. W. from this place is the battle ground where
General Wayne sustained a defeat by a superior
British force, September 20, 1777. A monument
has been erected on the spot to the memory of
those American soldiers who fell in the conflict.

Paris, Is., c. h. Edgar co. On the margin of a
fertile prairie. 114 miles E. from Springfield.

Paris, Ky, c. h. Bourbon co. On the S. fork
of Licking River. 36 miles E. from Frankfort.

Paris, Me., c. h. Oxford co. Paris is well wa-
tered and supplied with mill privileges by Little
Androscoggin River, on which are several mills
in the town. The soil is excellent, although in
some parts uneven and mountainous. The prin-
cipal village is well built, and pleasantly located.
Paris lies 40 miles N. by W. from Portland.

Paris, Mo., c. h. Monroe co. 70 miles N. of
Jefferson City.

Paris, N. Y., Oneida co. The Sadaquada
Creek, an important mill stream, waters this
town. Surface high and uneven; soil calcare-
ous and sandy loam. 8 miles S. from Utica.

Paris, Te., c. h. Henry co. On the S. side of a
branch of Little Sandy River. 98 miles W.
from Nashville.

Parish, N. Y., Oswego co. Salmon Creek and
its branches water this town, the surface of which
is undulating; soil good sandy loam. 22 miles
E. from Oswego, and 145 N. W. from Albany.

Parishville, N. Y., St. Lawrence co. This large
town is traversed by the St. Regis, Grass, Racket,
and Oswegatchie Rivers. Surface rolling on the
N. and hilly on the S.; soil sandy loam of good
quality. 15 miles E. from Canton, and 226 N. W.
from Albany.

Parkersburg, Va., c. h. Wood co. On the N.
side of Little Kanawha River, at its conflu-
ence with the Ohio, and 335 miles N. W. by
W. from Richmond. The Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad is to have a branch to this place.

Parkman, Me., Piscataquis co. A good town-
ship. 64 miles N. by E. from Augusta.

Parsonsfield, Me., York co., lies at the N. W. cor-
ner of the county, and is bounded W. by the state
of New Hampshire, and N. by Ossipee River. It
is 36 miles W. by N. from Portland, and has New-
field on its S. It was first settled 1774. The
surface of the town is rough and hilly; but the
soil, though hard, is productive of good crops of
hay and grain.

Pasquotank County, N. C., c. h. at Pasquotank
Court House. Bounded N. and E. by Camden co.,
S. by Albemarle Sound, and W. by Perquimans
co. Pasquotank River runs on its N. E. border.
Surface level, and the soil, where it is not marshy,
mostly of good quality.

Passaic County, N. J., c. h. Paterson. Bounded
N. by Sussex co.and New York, E. by Bergen co.,
S. by Essex, and W. by Morris co. Watered by
Passaic River and its branches. Surface uneven;
soil mostly fertile.

Passyunk, Pa., Philadelphia co. This town
lies below the city of Philadelphia, between the
Delaware on the E. and the Sehuylldll on the W.,
and embraces League Island, lying in the Dela-
ware. The surface is level; the soil highly cul-
tivated alluvion and loam.

Patchogue, N. Y., Suffolk co. On the S. side
of Long Island, near the Great South Bay.
60 miles E. from New York, and 204 S. S. E.
from Albany. A great resort for fishing and
fowling.

Patrick County, Va., c. h. at Taylorsville.
Bounded N. by Flood and Franklin counties, E.
by Henry co., S. by North Carolina, and W. by
Carroll co. Some tributaries of Smith's, S. Mayo,
and Little Dan Rivers water this county, and the
Blue Ridge runs on its N. W. boundary.

Patrick, Va., c. h. Patrick co. 226 miles W. S.W.
from Richmond.

Paterson, N. J. Seat of justice of Passaic co.
13 milesN.from Newark, and 75 N. E. by N. from
Trenton. Situated on the Passaic River, near the