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A partial history of Tolland
County
*TOLLAND COUNTY was
incorporated as such in 1786. It was formed
from Hartford and Windham Counties. It is
bounded N. by Massachusetts,
E. by Windham
County, S. by New London County, and
W. by
Hartford County. It is irregular in its form.
Its greatest length
from N. to S. is about
30 miles. At the north part it is nearly 20
miles in breadth; at its southern extremity
it is but five miles in breadth.
Tolland
County, as it respects its surface, soil, &
may be divided into
two distinct sections,
the eastern and western. The western section,
lying within the great valley of the
Connecticut, is a handsome level
or
undulating country. This tract is generally free
from stone, and the
soil, though somewhat
light, is warm, fertile and productive, and well
adapted to the growth of grain. The eastern
section, which embraces
the largest portion
of the County, is within the granitic range
which extends
through the State. A
considerable proportion of forest lands
still remain in this part of the county. The
improved lands afford tolerably
good
grazing, but are not very well adapted for a
grain culture.
The manufacturing interests
of the county are respectable and flourishing.
The following is a list of the towns,
with their population in 1830:
Tolland,
1,698
Bolton,
744
Columbia,
962
Coventry, 2,119
Ellington,
1,455 Hebron,
1,937
Mansfield, 2,661 Somers, 1,429
Stafford,
2,515 Union,
711
Vernon,
1,164
Willington, 1,305
Population of the County in
1820, 14,330; in 1830, 18,700.
SURROUNDING
COUNTIES:
Hartford County
New
London County
Windham
County
Hampden
County, MA
Worcester County -
MA
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*HISTORICAL
COLLECTIONS, CONTAINING A GENERAL. COLLECTION OF
INTERESTING FACTS, TRADITIONS,
BIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCHES, ANECDOTES, & RELATING TO THE HISTORY
AND ANTIQUITIES OF EVERY TOWN IN CONNECTICUT,
GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTIONS.
ILLUSTRATED BY 180
ENGRAVINGS.
BY John Warner Barber
He who
transplanted still sustains.
Published and
sold at New Haven, by John W. Barber,
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