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the point of land, formed by the junction of that stream 
and the Hudson. The principal buildings are situated along 
Main-Street, which commences. about a quarter of a mile 
from the Hudson, and lies on the east side of the creek, to 
which it is ina good degree parallel, throughout its whole 
course. Several dwelling houses, stores, and other build- 
ings, are situated on Water-Street, nearer to the creek ; 
and several on the hill, east of Main-Strees = 3 and others 
elastic. There are a ‘Sababer of streets, and lanes, which 
intersect these streets at right angles, and pass to the creek. 
he hill rises abruptly to the height of about one hun- 
dred and fifty feet. Main-Street is estimated to be about 
a or forty feet above low water ma 
m the point of land formed by ee junction of the 
Hudsan and Catskill, a wharf has been extended, about 
one fourth of a mile, to a small island, in the Huds son, 
formed by the opposing currents of the two streams. 
the south end of this island there have been considerable 
additions of | Moco _ The whole of this ground is now 
called the P. On it Caen f Herelling houses, stores, 
and other puildings, have been ted. 
‘At the north end of Marw-Sirect he Catskill and Sus- 
quehannah turnpike commences, and runs in aW. N. W 
course about eighty-eight miles, to the Susquehannah river. 
From two to two and a half miles from the Point, is situated 
along this road, the small village of Jefferson. About 
miles further, on the same road, is the village of Madison : 
and two miles beyond Woolcott’s mills. 
The village of Jefferson is built on an elevated plain, ly- 
ing on the north side of the creek, and is about three fourths 
ofa mile in length, and nearly half a mile in breadth. The 
land risesabruptly from the interval, which borders the creek, 
to the height of about one hundred and fifty feet. The margin 
of this plain, or hili, which faces the Southeast, was probably 
in antient times, the border of alake, which at some remote 
riod burst its barriers, and emptied its waters into the 
udson. At Madison there a a large lake, the banks of 
which are distinetly visible, considerable distance, and 
strikingly so from the lent eS oF iP Sctuneraae $ mountain. 
The dam existed at the mill seat of the late Ira ra ae 
