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When Governor Andros came to wrest the charter from the colony, in 16S6, it was secretly 

 deposited in the cleft of this tree, where it remained in safety till the deposition of the governor, 

 on the accession of William the Third. A bridge across the Connecticut unites this city with 

 the town of East Hartford. The legislature of the State meets here every second year 

 Population, 10,000. 



The city of ./Yew London, in the southeastern part of the State, has a fine harbor near the 

 mouth of the Thames. It is irregularly built, principally at the foot of a hill, facing the east. 

 There are many pleasant sites in the higher parts of the city, and several of the l)uildings are 

 handsome ; but the general appearance of the place is not flourishing. The neighboring region 

 is rocky and sterile, and there are no great channels of communication with the interior. 

 The recent attention of the merchants to the whale-fisheries, has given a considerable impulse 

 to the place, and promises to restore it to its former importance as a commercial city. Fort 

 Trumbull is situated at the south of the town, and to the east, on the opposite side of the 

 river, in Groton, are the remains of Fort Griswold, which during the Revolution (17S1) was the 

 scene of a well-remembered and fearful tragedy. A handsome monument, consisting of a 

 granite obelisk 120 feet in height, has been erected here in commemoration of those who fell at 

 this time. Population, 4,300. 



The city of .yVeiti Haven is situated at the bottom of a small bay, opening into Long Island 

 Sound. The city is built in squares, with straight and wide streets, and its regularity and 

 neatness are much admired. Its site is low, but the elevated grounds in the neighborhood, 

 make the approach to the city exceedingly pleasant. One of the squares is occupied by the 



State-house, the college buildings, sev- 

 eral churches and other edifices, which, 

 with rows of elms surrounding the spot, 

 render it one of the most beautiful 

 public places in the country. There 

 is an air of elegance about the city 

 which strikes the attention of every 

 observer, and justifies the encomiums 

 uniformly bestowed upon it by stran- 

 gers. Several of the churches are 

 handsome, and the new State-house, 

 which is built upon a Grecian model, 

 is one of the most chaste specimens 

 of architecture in New England. Here 

 also is the State Hospital. The com- 

 merce of New Haven is considerable, 

 and the Farmington canal makes it the 

 channel of some trade with New York. 

 The manufacturing establishments are numerous, comprising a great number of coach factories, 

 several iron founderies, &c. Population, 12,000. 



The city of Middhtoicn, on the Connecticut, 15 miles below Hartford, is seated upon a 

 beautiful spot on the western bank of the river, where the stream suddenly expands and makes 

 a bend in its course, so as to present the appearance of a small lake, with high, sloping, and 

 cultivated shores. The city has manufactories of cotton, woolen, swords, rifles, steam-engines, 

 machinery, &c. and there are quarries of freestone on the opposite bank. On a hill, command 

 ing a splendid prospect, are the buildings of the Wesleyan University. Population, 3,500. 



J^orivich is on the Thames, 14 miles above New London. The town contains three vil- 

 lages, the largest of which, formerly called Chelsea Landing, is now known as JS^oridch 

 City. In this town are many flourishing manufactories of cotton, flannel, carpeting, paper, 

 iron, linseed oil, &c. The Burying Ground of the Uncases is here pointed out to travelers, 

 where many of the ancient Indian sachems are interred. The plain in this town was the prin- 

 cipal summer residence of the Mohcgans. Population of the city, 3,200. Weathersfield, 

 4 miles from Hartford, is a pleasant town, noted for its onion crops. The State prison, with 

 200 cells, is situated here. Population, 4,000. Windsor., 6 miles above Hartford, on Con- 

 necticut river, is also a pleasant and thriving manufacturing town, and deserves notice as having 

 been the first settlement made by the I'.iiglish, in Connecticut. Population, 3,500. Saybrook 

 and Guilford are resorted to during pumnier, for sea-hathins;. Berlin '.tr.d ,T\[e rid rn are .rei- 



p'iew in J\'eio Haven. 



