Here is a Methodist church, two woollfin manufactories, a saw and grist mill, a spring and carriage manufactory, two stores and several dwellings. In the north-west angle of Connecticut which projects into this town, lies the boundary rock, marked with the royal initials, G. R.^ The heights of North Castle are well known in the annals of the Revolution. It was to these hills that General Washington retired soon after the battle of White Plains. Upon the summit of Fort Hill, in the vicinity of Rye-pond, vestiges of a military encampment are still to be seen. Camp Field is also situated in this town. " The general surface of North Castle is broken into hills and valleys, but all admit of cultivation, either as arable, meadow or pasture lands.''^ "The soil is a sandy loam and clay."c The principal growth of wood consists of oak of all kinds, chesnut, hickory, elm, locust, (fee, (fee. In our topographical description of the town we have shown that it is a well watered district.

» Four towns abut upon Clapp's ridge in the south-east corner of North Castle, b SpafFord's Gazetteer. « Disturuell's Gazetteer.

COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.

NORTH SALEM.

North Salem is situated twenty four miles north of the village of White Plains, distant fifty six miles from New York, and one hundred and twen- I ty two from Albany, W^^^^ bounded north by

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by the state of Connecticut, south by South Salem, and west by Somers. Its extent east and west is about six miles, medial width four miles.