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Historical Old Maps of New York, Pennsylvania and New England (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode ... |
 | | The town descriptions give information such as the location of the town, the tax rate, names of hills and streams, the number of dwelling-houses and church edifices, the origin of the town name, information about local industry and farms, etc. Some list names of early settlers and early town officials. |
 | | FRANKLIN is a progressive and pleasant town of 440 dwelling-houses, 2,562 inhabitants, and a valuation of $1,819,525, lying in the south-west part of Norfolk County, 27 miles south-west of Boston by the Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad. |
 | | The manufactures of the town are wholly of a domestic character, the inhabitants being distinguished for their habits of industry and economy, and their social and moral virtues. |
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