Gazetteer of New York, 1860 & 1861, page 676

Creek Center (p. o.) and Stony Creek, (p.o.,) both upon Stony Creek, are hamlets. The
first settlement was made about 1795.¹ The first preacher was Jonathan Paul, a Christian Indian.
The first church (Presb.) was formed about 1800.²

THURMA5I³—was formed April 10,1792. Bolton and Chester were taken off in 1799, Johns-
burgh in 1805, and a part of Caldwell in 1810. The town was divided into “Athol” and Warrens-
burgh Feb. 12,1813; and “Athol” was divided into Thurman and Stony Creek, Nov. 3,1852. It lies
upon the w. bank of the Hudson, s. w. of the center of the co. The w. part is a high, broken
upland, almost unknown except to hunters. The e. portion, along the Hudson, is a hilly plateau,
with several peaks rising 1,000 feet above the valley. Among the hills are numerous small lakes.
The soil is a light, sandy loam. AtllOl (p. o.) and TllurmSMt, (p. o.,) both in the E. part, are
hamlets. Settlement was commenced in the latter part of the last century.⁴ A Bap. church was
first formed; Elder Jehiel Fox was the first preacher. There are now 4 churches in town.⁵

WARREWSBlTIlCrll—was formed from Thurman, Feb. 12, 1813. It lies between the two
branches of the Hudson, near the center of the co., and upon the ridges s. of the junction. The
peninsular portion is a rolling plateau 600 to 1,000 feet above the river. The s. w. part is occupied
by an immense mountain mass with several summits 2,400 to 3,000 feet above tide. Nearly two-
thirds of the land in town is arable. The soil is a light, sandy loam among the hills, and upon the
river it is nearly the same, mixed with some clay. W&rreaistourgla (p. v.) is on Schroon River,
3 mi. from its junction with the Hudson. Pop. 700. Across the Hudson, below the mouth of
Schroon River, is a long bridge connecting this town with Thurman. The first settlement was
made a few years after the close of the Revolution.⁶ A M. E. church, the first in town, was organ¬
ized in 1796; and the Rev. Henry Ryan was the first minister. There are 4 churches in town.⁷

Names of Towns.	Acres of Land.		Valuation of 1858.			Population.		No. of Dwellings.	No. of Families.	Freeholders.	Schools.
Names of Towns.	tT © 1	1 0 1 1	Beal Estate.	If \|\| Bh&h	\| Total.	1	"e 1	No. of Dwellings.	No. of Families.	Freeholders.	v\|	2 s 53
Bolton.......................	9,583$	21,868	■ 113,972	6,050	120,022	625	542	216	232	196	10	449
Caldwell....................	4,891$	9,081	75,628	16,325	91,953	452	428	164	170	138	6	378
Chester.....................	16,498	20,428	198,333	13,250	211,583	993	943	359	385	353	20	957
Hague.......................	5,154$	29,655$	59,449	5,259	64,708	309	306	96	110	67	i	277
Horicon.....................	7,492	28,555	101,580	17,275	118,855	678	568	226	335	175	12	551
Johnsburgh...............	12,954$	80,846$	209,463	5,102	214,565	1,059	924	356	396	293	14	800
Luzerne.....................	10,281$	17,187$	91,418	9,350	100,768	666	620	265	265	208	13	622
Queensbury...............	21,288$	16,674$	1,002,430	344,300	1,346,730	3,237	3,201	1,182	1,294	848	24	2,273
Stony Creek...............	3,618	45,113	55,492	1,450	56,942	491	422	178	180	123	7	359
Thurman..................	8,595	41,922	63,400	600	64,000	687	572	238	247	168	7	424
Warrensburgh...........	10,845	20,010	172,485	13,150	185,635	987	959	334	365	238	11	722
Total..................	111,202$	331,341	2,143,650	432,111	2,575,761	10,184	9,485	3,614	3,979	2,807	131	7,812

Agricultural Products.

Bush, of Grain.

Dairy Products.

§<	1
§	1	S
2,065	454	706
856	347	872
2,270	694	811
501	238	648$
1,094	385	638
2,034	734	858$
930	454	686
3,154	1,452	6,173
601	222	189$
1,148	220	330
1,819	503	352
16,472	5,703	12,164$

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§	KIEL,	11
2,445	12,416	6,592.
767	7,187	4,211
2,778	25,149	5,705
1,123	8,105 13,317	6,292 457$
1,768	8,105 13,317	6,292 457$
2,962	28,175	5,150
1,492$	9,355	3,473 20,744
3,720$	35,405 9,437	3,473 20,744
998	35,405 9,437	535
2,074	11,847’	3,511
1,961	12,935	2,102

5,703 12,164270,889 22,088$ 173,328 58,772$ 482,786 64,634 11,434$