and corn. Maple sugar is made here, and clover seed is raised in considerable quantities. This town, formerly called Trecothick, was granted May 1, 1769, to Barlow Trecothick.
Elmore, Vt.
Lamoille co. First settled, 1790. <Elmore lies 16 miles N. from Mont- : pelier and 10 S. from Hydepark. Population, 1830, 442. There are five ponds in this town, the waters of which, the town being very high, descend partly to Lamoille find part- ly to Onion rivers. Some cattle and some wool are sent to market.
Embden, Me.
Somerset co. A fine township of land with two pleasant villages, on the W. side of Kennebec river. Seven Mile brook passes through the S. W. corner of the town.— Embden produced, in 1837, 6,400 bushels of wheat and considerable wool. Incorporated, 1804. Popu- j lation, 1837, 1,048. It is 46 miles N. N. W. from Augusta and about 18 miles N. by W. from Norridge- wock,
Enfield, Me.
Penobscot co. Incorporated, 1835. See “ Down East.”
Enfield, N. H. |
Grafton co. Enfield comprises 24,060 acres, of which about 2,500 acres are water. It is 10 miles S. E. from Dartmouth College and 40 N. W. from Concord. Its surface is diversified with hills and valleys, and watered by a variety of ponds and streams, stored with fish of ev- ery species common to the country. Mascomy pond, which has acquir- ed from travellers the appellation of Pleasant pond, is a beautiful col- lection of water, 4 miles in length and of various breadth, interspersed with islands and checkered with inlets. Its eastern banks are cov- ered with frees; the hills gradually rise one above another for some dis- tance. Along the western bank, between the pond and Mont Calm, within a few rods of the water, ex- tends the turnpike road, the whole distance through a beautiful vil- lage, shaded to the N. on either side by a growth of trees. Masco- my river empties into this pond in the N. W. part. This pond is sup- posed to have once been much high- er than it now is, and the plain and villages to the south are supposed , to have been the bed of it. This fact is sufficiently evident from the ancient shore still remaining round the pond, about 30 feet above high water, and from logs having been frequently found 12 feet below the surface of the plain once flowed. On the W. bank, near the southern extremity, is the Shakers’ settle- ment, situated on a fertile plain.— The structure of the buildings, tho’ not lofty, are neat and convenient. They occupy about 1,000 acres of land, and their number consists of about 240. They are agricultural- ists and mechanics. Garden seeds are grown, and wooden ware,whips, corn brooms, leather, and various other articles, are manufactured hy them with peculiar neatness. See Canterbury.
Mountain pond, on the summit of Mont Calm, is 200 rods long, and 100 wide. At the outlets of the ponds are mills of various kinds. The town was formerly called Rel- Jian, and was incorporated by char- ter, granted to Jedediah Dana and others, July 4th, 1761. Population, 1830, 1,492.
Enfield, Mass.
Hampshire co. Swift river pass- es through this town, and adds much to its beauty and importance.— The manufactures of this place, the year ending April 1, 1837, amount- ed to $182,669. The articles con- sisted of cotton and woolen goods, leather, boots, shoes, hats, hoes, shingle machines, palm-leaf hats, |