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Town Descriptions are excerpted from state gazetteers written in the 1800s. A town description might typically include a description of the land in a town, bodies of water and rivers (ex. The waters of Bristol are unrivalled for their beauty or the navigable advantages which they afford), villages, types of agriculture and industry (ex. Mount Holly has two grist-mills, 12 saw-mills, one tannery, four mills for cutting out chair stuff, two butter-tub factories, and one rake factory.), number of inhabitants, schools, dwelling houses. The origin of the town name and names of early settlers are often mentioned. Different authors have different styles, and where there was more material about a town than would fit in our format, we have tried to choose the information of most interest today.

The author of the Massachusetts town descriptions, The Rev. Elias Nason, was one of the most enthusiastic writers eve to put pen to paper. His descriptions of Massachusetts towns are great fun to read.
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An excerpt from King's Handbook of Boston Harbor, published in 1882.
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An excerpt from KingÕs Handbook of Boston Harbor, published in 1882.
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An excerpt from KingÕs Handbook of Boston Harbor, published in 1882.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then. This town description makes an excellent companion piece to the Adams town map.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then. This town description makes an excellent companion piece to the Alford town map.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then. This town description makes an attractive set with the Ashburnham map of 1870.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then. This town description of Athol makes a nice companion piece to the Athol map of 1870.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then. This Auburn town description makes an attractive companion piece to the Auburn map of 1870.

 

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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then. This town description of Barre makes an attractive companion piece to the Barre map.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then. This town description makes an excellent companion piece to the Becket town map.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then. The Berlin town description makes an attractive companion piece to the 1870 Berlin map.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then. This Blackstone town description makes an attractive set with the 1870 Blackstone map.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then. This Bolton town description makes an attractive companion piece to the 1870 Bolton map.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
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