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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 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.
$8.00 - $12.00
An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
$8.00 - $12.00
An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
$8.00 - $12.00
An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
$8.00 - $12.00
An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
$8.00 - $12.00
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.
$8.00 - $12.00
An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
$8.00 - $12.00
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 excellent companion piece to the Cheshire 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 excellent companion piece to the Clarksburg 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.
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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 Dalton 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. Dana is one of the four towns that were abandoned and flooded by the creation of the Quabbin Reservoir. They are often referred to as the Lost Towns of the Quabbin.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
$8.00 - $12.00
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.
$8.00 - $12.00
An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
$8.00 - $12.00
An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
$8.00 - $12.00
An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
$8.00 - $12.00
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. This town description makes an excellent companion piece to the Egremont 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. Enfield is one of the four towns abandoned and flooded for the creation of the Quabbin Reservoir. They are often referred to as the Lost Towns of the Quabbin.
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An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
$8.00 - $12.00
An excerpt from the Gazetteer of Massachusetts (MA) by the Rev. Elias Nason, describing the town as it was then.
$8.00 - $12.00
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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