... History of Oswego County, New York (1877) (14741598056)

Res. of the late Eugene N Hills, Mexico, Oswego Co NY with portraits of himself and his wife
Identifier: historyofoswegoc01john (find matches)
Title: ... History of Oswego County, New York
Year: 1877 (1870s)
Authors: Johnson, Crisfield
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Publisher: Philadelphia, L.H. Everts & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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Oneida lake,Oiieiil:! iiiid Oswego rivers. Lake Ontario, and Black riverfrom the mouth up as far as Lyons Falls, or near that)ioint, and then by a line between the present towns ofLeyden and West Turin, in Lewis county, through tlietown of Ijcwis, in said county, to Fish creek, and downthat stream to Oneida lake. No territory was taken offuntil 1799, when Camden was made a part of thieidacounty. Watertown and Champion in Jefferson county,Lowvillc and Turin in Lewis county, and Ilcdfield, weretiiken off in ISdU. Next followed Loraine in .Ieflei-soncounty, and Williamstown in this county, in 1S04. Thencame Fredericksburgh, afterwards Volney, in 180G; next Constaiilia, in 1S08; New Haven, in ISllJ; and Parish,in 1828, which reduced it to its present limits. Till town is somewhat irregular in it« outline, and liesnear the centre, on the north boundary of the county. Itis cros.sed in the north by the Rome, Ogdensbnrgh and I Watertown niilioad, .^lexico being a station, and in the
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HISTORY OF OSWEGO COUNTY, NEW YORK. 263 northwest by the Syracuse Northern railroad, upon whichUnion Square is a station. Mexico is divided into nine-teen school districts, comprising one hundred and eighty-four lots, of about one hundred and sixty acres each. The surface is gently rolling, and well watered bynumerous streams, the principal of which are the LittleSalmon and Sage creeks; the former affording considerablewater-power. There is scarcely a foot of waste or brokenland in the town. The underlying rock is gray sandstone,covered deep with alluvial deposits. The .soil consists of aclay, sand, and gravelly loam, and is very productive. Hayis the main crop ; oats, barley, and pototoes, also pears andapples, are raised in considerable quantities. Butter andcheese are the principal products, the stock-raising anddairying interest having greatly increased of late years.At present there are six cheese-factories in operation in thetown, each doing an extensive business,—making an ea