CHENANGO COUNTY 



This county lies in the central part of the state. It has an 

 area of 572,160 acres. From north to south it extends approxi- 

 mately thirty-five miles, and from east to west twenty-seven 

 miles. The population is shown in the following table: 



•Norwich (city) 



Afton 



Bainbridge .... 



Columbus 



Coventry 



German 



Greene 



Guilford 



Lincklaen 



McDonough . . . 

 New Berlin . . . 

 North Norwich 

 Norwich 



Population by Cities and Towns 



(Census of 1915) 

 8,342 Otselic 



1,809 



2,004 



794 



793 



412 



2,959 



1,963 



532 



825 



2,442 



699 



1,201 



Oxford . . 

 Pharsalia 

 Pitcher . . 

 Plymouth 

 Preston . . 

 Sherburne 

 Smithville 

 Smvrna . 



967 



3,073 



699 



656 



959 



640 



2,808 



932 



1, 139 



Total 



36.648 



•Norwich is the county seat. 



HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS 



Chenango was formed from Herkimer and Tioga in 1798, and 

 Oneida and Madison were afterward taken off. The Chenango 

 River, which flows through the center, gives the name, which is 

 derived from the Indian word " Ochenango," or "big bull-thistles." 



The extinction of the Indian title to the land and the immediate 

 subsequent opening of these lands by survey and sale to settlement 

 was the signal for emigration from the states and counties east 

 to this section of the country. Within two years from the close of 

 the Revolution, the first permanent settlers were making their way 

 through the forest, clearing small spaces, and erecting their rude 

 log cabins. When once begun, settlement was rapid. 



DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRY 

 The? industries- of Chenango County have been almost ex- 

 clusively agricultural from the time of settlement. The land in 

 many places being particularly suitable for grazing, dairying 

 early received considerable attention and continued to develop 

 until it has become the chief agricultural interest in the county. 

 In the vicinity of -Sherburne are some of the best herds and dairies 



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