Franklin County, Vt., c. h. at St. Albans. This
county is bounded N. by Lower Canada, E. by Or-
leans co., S. E. and S. by Lamoille co., S. by
Chittenden co., and W. by Lake Champlain. The
Missisco River passes through the northern part
of the county, and the Lamoille its most southern
section. Although the surface is somewhat
broken, and in some parts mountainous, yet the
soil is productive of wheat and grass. In this
county marble and iron ore, of excellent qualities,
are found.

Franklin, Vt., Eranklin co. The River Rocher,
or Rock River, rises in this township, and falls
into' Missisco Bay in Highgate. It is also wa-
tered by several small branches of Missisco and
Pike Rivers. A large pond lies near the centre,
S miles long and about 1 wide. The settlement
was commenced in 1789, by emigrants mostly
from Massachusetts. 60 miles N. W. from Mont-
pelier, and 17 N. N. E. from St. Albans.

Franklin County, Va., c. h. Rocky Mount.
Bounded N. by Roanoke and Bedford counties,
E. by Pittsylvania, S. by Henry and Patrick, and
W. by Eloyd and Montgomery counties. Watered
by streams flowing into Staunton River, which
forms its N. E. boundary.

Franklinville, N. Y., Cattaraugus co. Drained
by Ishua and Great Valley Creeks. The surface
is undulating; soil very fertile loam. 8 miles E.
from Ellicottville, and 279 W. by S. from Albany.

Frankstown, Pa., Huntingdon co. This town
is watered by the Erankstown branch of the Ju-
niata River, which passes through the Eranks-
town Gap of Dunning's Mountain, and by Beaver
Dam Creek. 116 miles W. from Harrisburg.

Frederica, Ga., Glynn co. On the W. side of
St. Simon's Island, and contains the ruins of a
fort built by General Oglethorpe in 1736. S. E.
from Milledgeville 229 miles.

Frederick County, Md., c. h. at Frederick.
Bounded N. by Pennsylvania, E. by Carroll co.,
S. by Montgomery co. and the Potomac River,
separating it from Virginia, and W. by Washing-
ton co. Surface mostly level, and drained by
Monococy River and Cotoctin Creek and their
branches. Soil chiefly fertile, being well adapted
to grazing and the growth of grain.

Frederick, Md. City, and seat of justice of
Erederick co. Situated on Carroll Creek, 3 miles
above its entrance into Monococy Creek, 43 miles
W. from Annapolis, and 61 W. by N. from Balti-
more. It lies on the old travelled road between
Baltimore and Wheeling, and a short distance N.
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, with which
it is connected by a branch 3 miles long at a
point near the Monococy Viaduct. Erederick is
laid out with regularity, in broad streets crossing
each other at right angles, and contains a number
of elegant public and private buildings, among
which are the edifices of 12 or 14 churches of dif-
ferent denominations. The buildings are mostly
of stone or brick. Many of the streets are paved.
The trade of this place is quite extensive, render-
ing it one of the most important towns in the
state.

Frederick, Pa., Montgomery co. 77 miles E.
from Harrisburg.

Frederick County, Va., c. h. at Winchester.
Bounded N. by Hampshire, Morgan, and Berke-
ley counties, E. by Clarke, S. by Warren and
Shenandoah, and W. by Hardy and Hampshire
counties. The Shenandoah River bounds this
county on the S. and S. E., and Opequan, Sleepy,
and Back Creeks, branches of the Potomac, rise
here. The surface is much diversified, being moun-
tainous on the W.; the soil is mostly very fertile.

Fredericksburg, Va. City, and seat of justice
of Spottsylvania co. Situated in a pleasant valley
on the S. W. side of Rappahannock River, 62
miles E. by N. from Richmond, and 56 S. S. W.
from the city of Washington. It is at the head
of tide water on the river, about 150 miles from
its mouth, and just below the falls, from which it
derives a good water power. The Rappahannock
is navigable for vessels of 140 tons to the foot of
these falls, and vessels come up and lie at the
wharves, within a few yards of the public ware-
houses. A canal is partly completed to extend
from this point to Eox's Mills on the river, 35
miles above.

Fredericksburg is regularly laid out, and com-
pactly built. The principal public buildings are
a court house, a market house, an orphan asylum,
and churches of the Episcopal, Presbyterian,
Methodist, and Baptist denominations. Many
of the buildings are of brick; others are of stone,
from the extensive quarries in the vicinity. This
city possesses a prosperous trade, which is chiefly
in the various kinds of grain, flour, and tobacco.
Gold is among the valuable exports of this port,
considerable quantities of which are mined in
this region of country. Fredericksburg was
founded in 1727, and named in honor of Prince
Erederick, the father of George III.

Fredericktown, 0., Knox co. A thriving vil-
lage on the W. bank of Vernon River, and sur-
rounded by fertile and beautiful land.

Fredonia, la., c. h. Crawford co., occupies a
high blutF on the N. side of the Ohio River, at
the Great Horseshoe Bend, and 122 miles S.
from Indianapolis.

Fredonia, N. Y., Chautauque co. 2 miles E.
from Lake Erie, and 323 W. by S. from Albany.
An inflammable spring at this place furnishes gas
for lighting the streets and dwellings.

Freedom, N. H., Carroll co. Freedom is an
uneven township, but has some good farms. It
is bounded in part by the Ossipee Lake and
River. This town was formerly called North
Effiingham. 60 miles N. N. E. from Concord.

Freedom, Me., Waldo co. A good township of
land. 25 miles N. E. from Augusta.

Freedom, N. Y., Cattaraugus co., contains sev-
eral small lakes, and is drained by Clear Creek
and some other small streams. The surface is
chiefly level: soil fertile, and well adapted to
grass. 269 miles W. from Albany.

Freedom, Pa., Beaver co. On the E. bank of
the Ohio. 2 miles from the mouth of Beaver
River, and 224 W. by N. from Harrisburg. Here
are large manufactories of steam engines and
boilers, and steamboats of the largest size are
built.

Freehold, N. J., c. h. Monmouth co. Soil good
sandy loam. The battle of Monmouth was fought
in this town, June 28, 1778. 35 miles S. E. from
Trenton.

Freehold, Upper, N. J., Monmouth co. Fertile
in the W., sandy and sterile in the S. E.

Freeman. Me., Eranklin co. 62 miles N. W.
from Augusta.

Freeport, Me. See Appendix, No. 5.

Freeport, Is., c. h. Stephenson co. On Peeka-
tonica River. 200 miles N. from Springfield.

Freeport, 0., Harrison co., lies on Big Still-
water Creek, 100 miles from Columbus. There