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| | A Gazetteer of the State of Massachusetts |
 | | The forests, in general, seem young and thrifty; and it is hoped, that for the sake of the salubrity of the air, the supply of the water-fountains, as well as for the beauty of the scenery, they will be, so far as practicable, protected and extended. |
 | | The moose, the red deer, and the beaver were quite numerous: the traces of the latter animal are frequently met with in the meadows, where it felled the trees to form a dam across the streamlet. |
 | | The towns were divided into school districts, buildings erected, male teachers employed; and, during several months in the year, the schools were kept in operation. |
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