south side of the town that small vessels may come up from Boston. There have been built on 'the river several mills and factories for different purposes, and the principal village of the town stands near them. There are many splendid houses in different parts of the town, where gentlemen from Boston reside in the summer. Fresh Pond lies partly in Watertown and partly in Cambridge. There is a fine Hotel near it, where many people go in the summer months for their amusement and their health. Near the river there are several large brick buildings enclosed by a high fence, which are called an Arsenal. The Arsenal belongs to the government of the United States, and is used to keep cannon, guns, swords, powder and balls in, that they may be ready for war.

West Cambridge is a small town, and once formed a part of Cambridge. While it belonged to Cambridge it was called Menotomy.

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of this town? Where is the principal village of the town? What is said of some of the houses in different parts of Watertown? Where is Fresh Pond, and what is said of it? Describe the Arsenal. To whom does it belong and for what is it used?

Draw the shape of West Cambridge. How is it bounded North East? South? West?

What is the size of the town?

To what other town did it

land in the south part of the town is low and wet. That in the middle is dry and level; while that in the north part is rough and hilly. The people are generally employed in cultivating their farms, on which they raise a great many vegetables for the Boston Market. There is a beautiful pond near the meeting-house. There is also a neat village around it containing some very handsome dwelling-houses.

Westford once belonged to the older town of Chelmsford, which now bounds it on the East. The land is hilly, but good for pastures as well as for cultivation. The two meeting-houses stand on very elevated land, and may be seen at a very great distance. Near to them there is a small but handsome village, containing an academy, which is one of the oldest in the state. The academy has a respectable fund for the support of the preceptor. There is an iron forge in 'the town, which has a large trip-hammer, moved by once belong? What was it then called? What is said of the land in different parts of the town? How are the people generally employed? What is said of the village near the meeting-house?

Draw the shape of Westford?

What is

How is it bounded North ? East? South? West? To what town did Westford formerly belong? What is said of the land of the town? the situation of the meeting-houses? What buildings are there near the meeting-houses? What is said of the Academy fund? What is said of the iron forge?

water. At this forge heavy articles of iron are beaten into shapes fit to be used for various purposes.

Weston was separated from Watertown, while that town included Waltham. It is a small town, in which the people are generally employed in cultivating their farms. There are some beautiful country seats in Weston, where gentlemen from Boston reside during the summer months. Some of the farms are cultivated very skilfully, and produce great crops of vegetables and grass.

Wilmington has but few people in it. The town was taken from the corners of those around it about one hundred years ago. The land is level and not very good for cultivation, though some things are raised in great abundance and perfection, especially hops. There is no considerable village in the town.

The people are far

Which

Draw the shape of Weston. How is it bounded North? East? South? West? Where is Stony Brook? way does it run, and into what does it empty?

From what town was Weston separated? What is the size of the town, and the general employment of the people? What is said of the country seats in Weston? What is said of the cultivation of some of the farms?

Draw the shape of Wilmington? How is it bounded North? East? South? West? Draw Ipswich River as it runs through the town. Draw the course of the canal. What is the size of Wilmington? From what towns was it taken? What is said of the land and its productions. How are the

mers, and live scattered over every part of it. The Middlesex Canal passes through the town, and adds much to its beauty and importance.

Woburn is a very ancient town. It was, when white people first came to live in it, considered a part of Charlestown. The town contains some excellent land, which is very well cultivated by industrious farmers. In the middle of the town there are two meeting-houses and a handsome village around them, which contains an academy. The Middlesex Canal passes through the town from north to south, and has several very expensive locks upon it in its course.

inhabitants settled in the town? importance of Wilmington ?

What adds to the beauty and

Draw the shape of Woburn ? East? South? West? Draw the Canal through Woburn.

How is it bounded North? course of the Middlesex

Of what town was it

What is said of the age of Woburn? considered a part when white people first came to live in it? What is said of the land of the town? What is said of the village in the middle of the town? In what direction does the Middlesex Canal pass through the town and what is said of it?

GENERAL VIEW OF THE COUNTY.

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Towns. Middlesex County is divided into forty-six different towns. Some of them are much larger in territory and population than othCharlestown has more people in it than any other town in the county, though it has but a small extent of land, Cambridge and Lowell are both small in territory, but next to Charlestown they have more people than any other towns. Burlington has the fewest people of any town in the county, and Dunstable and Bedford the next fewest.

Inhabitants. The whole number of inhabitants in the County of Middlesex ten years ago was sixty-one thousand four hundred and seventy-two. Of this number four hundred and five were ne

How many towns are there in Middlesex County? What is said of their size? Which town in the county has the most people in it? What two towns have the next largest popula tion? What town has the least population? What two towns have the next least?

What was the number of people in Middlesex County ten years ago? How many negroes and Indians were there?