EAGLE, a township of Hocking Co. Ohio.
EagUsham. a village of Sootland. in Renfrew- shire^ m. S. AV. of Glasgow. It has bleaching- grounds. and a considerable cotton manufacture. Pop. in 1821,1,927.
Eaglesville, v. in Onondaga Co. N. Y. and Marengo Co. Alabama.
Eating, with Old Brentford, a village in Mid- dlesex, having a great number of private schools for the education of the youths of the metropolis. Pop. of the parish in 1821, 6,608. See Brentford.
Eaoowe, one of the Friendly islands, in the Pacific Ocean, discovered by Tasman in 1643, and by him named Middleburgh. The land gent- ly rises to a considerable height, presenting a beau- tiful prospect of extensive meadows, adorned with tufts of trees, and intermixed with plantations. Long. 174. 30. AV., lat. 21. 24. S.
Earl, townships in Bucks Co. and Lancaster Co. Pa.
Earlston, a town of Scotland, in Berwickshire. Near it. on a rocky bank, stands Cowdenknows, an old building, now somewhat modernized ; and on the adjacent knolls may be seen, the remains of its Broom, so renowned Scottish ditty. Earls- ton is seated on the river Leader; 35 m. S. E. of Edinburgh.
Earn. See Erne.
Easdale. a small island of Scotland, near the coast of Argylesbire, to the S. E. of Mull, cele- brated for- its slate quarries, which abound throu-rhaol tbe whole island : it is also traversed in manT places with basaltic veins and thin layers of quartrose and calcareous stones.
Easenkail. x Tillage in the parish of Monks Kirbv, Warwickshire, seated near the river Avon, 4 m. N. bv W. of Rugby; the line of canal from London to Manchester and Liverpool passes through the hamlet.
Easingwold.a town in the North Riding of York- shire, Eng. with a great trade in bacon and but- ter. It is 13 m. X. N. W. of York, and 208 N. by W. of London. Pop. 1821.1,912. |
Eastboum, a town in Sussex, Eng. noted for plenty of the birds called wbeatears. and as a place of resort for bathing. Near it is a chaly- beate spring. In 1707 a tessellated pavement and a Roman bath were discovered here. It is seated near Beachy Head, in the English channel 15 m. E. S. E. of Lewes, and 61 S. S. E. of London. Pop. in 1821,2,607.
East Cape, the most eastern extremity of Asia/ on the JV- s*de of Behrings strait, nearly opposite Prince of Wales Cape on the continent of America. Long. 92. 20. E. lat. 59.17. N.
East Chester, p.t. Westchester Co. N. Y. Pop
1,300.
East Greenwich, p.t. Kent Co. R. I. Pop 1,591.
East Haddam, p.t. Middlesex Co. Conn. Pop. 2,763.
East Hampton, p.t. Hampshire Co. Mass. Pop. 734.
East Hartford, p.t. Hartford Co. Conn. Pop. 3,373.
East Haven, township, Essex Co. Vt. Pop. 33.
East Kingston, p.t. Rockingham Co. N. H. Pop. 442.
East Manor, a township of Lancaster Co. Pa.
East JVantsviUe, a township in Chester Co. Pa
East Sudbury, p.t. Middlesex Co. Moss.Pop. 944.
East Windsor, p.t. Hartford Co. Conn. Pop. 3,537.
Easton, p.t. Bristol Co. Mass. Pop: 1,756.
Easton, p.t. AVashington Co. N. Y. Pop. 3,753.
Easton, p.t. Talbot Co. Maryland.
Easton, p.t. Northampton Co. Pa. It is seated on the Delaware immediately above the Lehigh, and is a handsome town regularly laid out, with a large square in the centre. There are two bridges across the Delaware and Lehigh. The Delaware, Morris and Lehigh canals unite at this point, and afford it remarkable facilities for trade.
Eastown, a township of Chester Co. Pa.
Eastville, p.v. Northampton Co. Va.
Eastwoodford, p.v. Union District, S. C.
Eaton, p.t. Strafford Co. N. H. Pod. 1,432
Eaton, p.t. Madison Co. N. Y. Pop. 3,558 Also townships in Luzerne Co. Pa. and Preble Co. Ohio. |