Incorporated, 1749. Population, 1830, 1,734. Goshen lies 6 miles N. from Litchfield, 42 N, N. W. from New Haven, and 32 W. from Hartford. Great attention is paid in this town to the education of youth. Ivy mountain, in Goshen, is considered the most elevated point of land in the state; its summit pre- sents an extensive and delightful prospect. “ Goshen is the most ele- vated township in the state, but not generally mountainous; the surface being undulating, affording an in- teresting diye. sity of hills and vales. The soil is a gravelly loam, deep, strong and fertile, admirably adapt- ed for grazing. This is one of the best towns for the dairy business in the state. Large quantities of cheese nre annually made, the fame of which is widely and pistly celebrat- ed, and the inhabitants are general- ly in prosperous circumstances. In neatness, in and about their dwell- , ings, and in the appearance of gen- oral comfort and prosperity, they are not exceeded, if equalled, by any town in the state.”
Gosport, N. H.
See Isles of Shoals.
Grafton County, N. H.
Haverhill and Plymouth are the county towns.
This county extends from lat. 43° 27' to 44° 22' N. It is 58 miles in length, and its greatest breadth is 30 miles. It contains 82S,623 acres, besides a large tract of ungranted land. It is hounded N. by the coun- ty of Coos, E. by Strafford, S. by Merrimack, and W. by the state ■of Vermont. Grafton county is wa- tered by Connecticut river, on which are several pleasant and flourishing towns; by Pemigewas- set, and Lower Amonoosuck rivers, and by many smaller streams.— Squam and Newfound lakes are the largest collections of water. The former, of which a considerable, part lies in Strafford county, bas
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been much celebrated for its pic- turesque beauties. Its numerous angular projections, the variety of its islands covered with wood, and the vicinity of lofty mountains, ren- der it an object peculiarly interest- ing. There are numerous eleva- tions which come under the name of mountains. Those of the most importance are Gardner’s in Ly- man, Peaked in Bethlehem, Moose- hillock in Coventry, Cushman’s and the Blue mount in Peeling, Carr’s in Warren and Ellsworth, Moose in Hanover, and Cardigan in Orange.
A large portion of Grafton county is mountainous and hilly, hut this circumstance does not prevent its productiveness. It presents fine tracts for pasturage, a large propor- tion of arable land, and on the riv-- crs, extensive and fertile intervales.
This county is emphatically a wool growing county, and there were, in 1837, more than 120,000 sheep within its borders.
- The first settlement in this county was made at Lebanon, and this was the first settlement on Connecticut river north of Charlestown. It was constituted a county, March 19, 1771, and received its name in honor of Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Grafton. Population in 1775, 3,597; in 1790, 12,449; in 1800, 20,171; in 1810, 2S,462; in 1S20, 32,989; and in 1830, 38,691.
Grafton, N. H.,
Grafton co., is bounded N. E. by Orange, S. E. by Danbury, S. W. by Springfield, and N. W. by En- field. It is 36 miles N- W. from Concord, and 13 S. E. from Dart- mouth college. It is watered by branches of Smith’s and Mascomy rivers. Heard’s river, a small trib- utary to Smith’s river, waters the S. E. part. There are 5 ponds. The largest, containing from 200 to 300 acres, is called Grafton pond. Two are named Mud ponds. The surface of Grafton is very hilly, in some parts very mountainous; and |