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New Paris, p.v. Preble Co. Ohio. 92 m. S. W.
Columbus.
New Philadelphia, p.v. Tuscarawas Co. Ohio.
56 m. N. E. Zanesville. Also a village in Hardin
Co. Ken.
Newport, a borough in Hampshire, Eng. and
the chief town in the Isle of Wight. It stands on
the River Cowes. A borough iu Cornwall. 214
in. S. W. London. A town of Monmouthshire.
118 m- N. W. London. A town of Wales in
Pembrokeshier. 250 rn. N. W. London.
Newport, ph. Penobscot Co. Me. Pop. 897;
ph. Sullivan Co. N. H. Pop. 1,913; ph. Herkimer
Co. N. Y. 20 m. N. Herkimer. Pop. 1,863; ph.
Cumberland Co. N. J. 84 in. S. W. Trenton ; t.
Luzerne Co. Pa.; p.v. Perry Co. Va. and Indiana
Co. Pa.; p.v. Newcastle Co. Deh, 3 m. S. W.
Wilmington ; p.v. Charles Co. Maryland, 40 m.
S. E. Washington; p.v. Washington Co. Ohio;
p.v. Vermilion Co. Indiana ; p.v. Cooke Co. Ten.;
p.v. Franklin Co. Missouri.
Newport, a county of Rhode Island. Pop. 16
534. Newport is the capital.
Newport, ph. one of the chief towns in Rhode
Island. It stands near the southern extremity of
the island which gives its name to the state, upon
a harbour formed by the entrance of tne main
channel of Narraganset Bay. This is one of the
finest harbours in the world, lying close to the
sea, and always accessible; the entrance is de-
fended by several strong forts. Newport formerly
enjoyed a very active commerce, but this has great-
ly declined, and the town has a decaved look.
The legislature of the state sit here occasionall'-
and many people resort hither in summer for oe
purity and mildness of the air. Here a.e 11
churches, and some manufactures of cotton and
lace. Pop. 8,010.
Newport, p.v. Campbell Co. Ken. on the Ohio,
opposite Cincinnati. It is finely situated on an
elevated plain, and contains an United States ar-
senal, and a well endowed academy.
New Portage, p.v. Medina Co. Ohio, 114 m; N.
E. Columbus.
Neic Portland, ph. Somerset Co., Me. Pop.
1’215-
Newport Pognel, a town in Buckinghamshire,
Eng. with manufactures of bone lace. It is seated
on the Ouse. 51 m. N. AV. London.
AVir Prr*'un. p.v. Litchfield Co. Conn. 43 m.
AV Hartford.
Prospect, p.v. Bergen Co. N. J. 88 m. N.
xe2x80xa2Acit PmvidestziL. ph. Essex Co. N. J. 12 m. N.
AV. Newark. Sexc2xae arso Providence.
Aew Ric&mawd. p.v. Clermont Co. Ohio, on die
Ohio, 2J m. S- E. Cincinnati.
xe2x80xa2Acic RodeO*. xc2xa9h- AVestchester Co. N. Y. 20 m.
N. E. New Ytws. Pop. 1.274.
.Yew ffoirt.iar. 9T. Essex Co. Mass. 35 m. N. E.
Boston.
AY it RwsRssa. Harrison Co. Ohio, 130 m. N.
E. Columbus.
Newry. a Lmwgh of Ireland, in the county of
Down, 49 m. N. DubSa.
Newry, a town - ata of Oxford Co. Me. Pop. 345.
New Salem, ph. Fraakiha Co. Mass. 81 m. N.
W. Boston; p.v. New Lasdsn Co. Conn., Onta-
rio Co. N. Y., Fayette Co. Pt_, Randolph Co. N.
C. and Jefferson Co. Ohio.
New Scotland, p.v. Albany Co. N. Y. 9 m. from
Albany.
Newsiam, a village of Durham, Eng., 5 m. from
* Darlington. |
New Sharon, ph. Kennebec Co. Me. Pop. 1,599
New Shetland, or New South Shetland, a cluster
of Islands in the Antarctic Ocean, lying to the S
E. of Cape Horn, in about lat. 65. S. Their exist
ence was first made known to the world in 1620,
although it is said the American South Sea
whalers had been accustpmed to visit them for
some years previous. They are but little known,
yet have been found to extend 200 m. from E. N.
E. to W. S. W. The land exhibits marks of vol
canic action and consists of lofty summits, crown
ed with snow and ice. Seals are abundant in this
neighbourhood.
Neto Shoreham, a town in Newport Co. R I
on Block Island. Pop. 1,885.
New South Wales. See Wales.
New Switzerland, a village in Switzerland Co
Ohio, on the Ohio, 65 m. below Cincinnati.
Newton, a town of AVales in Montgomeryshire,
169 m. W. N. W. London. Also towns in Lan-
cashire and Cheshire, Eng., a borough in the Isle
of Wight, and a township of York Co. L. Canada.
Newton, ph. Middlesex Co. Mass. on Charles
River, 9 m. AV. Boston. Pop. ^377. Here are
manufactures of paper, iron, and snuff. Also
towns iu Harrison Co. Ken., Licking, Hamilton,
Miami. Trumbull, and Muskingum Cos. Ohio,
and villages in Essex Co. N. J. and Bucks Co. Pa.
Newton Bushel, a town in Devonshire, Eng. 15
m. S. AA'. Exeter.
Newton Stewart, a town of Scotland in Wigton-
shire, 26 m. N. E. Portpatrick.
Newtown, a township of Rockingham Co. N. H.
10 in. N. AA'. Newburyport. Pop. 510; ph. Fair
field Co. Conn. 25 m. N. AV. New Haven. Pop.
3.099;- p.v. Tioga Co. N. Y.; ph. Queens Co. N.
Y. on Long Island, 8 m. E. New York. Pop.
2.610. The orchards of this place produce the
finest apples in the world. Also towns and vil-
lages in Gloucester and Sussex Cos. N. J., Bucks
and Cumberland Co. Pa., Frederick and Worces-
ter.Cos. Maryland, King and Queen and Loudon
Cos. Va., Hamilton and Licking Cos. Ohio.
Newtown Stevensburg, p v. Frederick Co. Va.
Newtown Trap, p.v. Frederick Co. Maryland.
New Trenton, p.v. Franklin Co. Indiana.
Aero Vernon, p.v. Morris Co. N. J.
New Village, p.v. Sussex Co. N. J.
Newville, p.v. Herkimer Co. N. Y.; p.v. Cum
berland Co. Pa.; p.v. Barnwell Dis. S. C.
New Washington, p.v. Clarke Co. Indiana.
New Windsor, a township of Orange Co. N...Y,
Pop. 2,310.
New Woodstock, p.v. Madison Co. N. Y
Neio Year's Islands, a number of small islands
near the N. coast of Staten Land, in lat. 54. 41. S.,
long. 64. 23. AV
xe2x96xa0 New York, one of the United States, bounded
N. by Lake Ontario and Lower Canada, E. by
A'ermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, S. by
Pennsylvania and N. Jersey, S. W. and N. W.by
Lakes Erie, and Ontario, and Canada. It extends
from 40. 30. to 45. N. lat- and from 73. to 79. 55. W.
long. It is 340 m. in length from E. to W. and 304
in breadth, and contains, including Long Island,
45,085 sq. m. This state is mountainous in the
eastern part, where it is traversed by a branch of
the Apalachian chain, called the Shawangunk
ridge, different portions of which are known by
the name of the Highlands, and Catskill- Moun-
tains. See Catskill. In the north-eastern part are
the Peruvian Mountains, which lie around the
sources of the Hudson, and separate the waters of
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