Gazetteer/Almanac
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LEWIS COUNTY, situated toward the north part of New York. Area, 1,122 square miles. Face of the country, hilly; soil productive. Seat of justice, Martinsburgh. Pop. in 1810, 6,438; in 1820, 9,227; in 1830, 14,958; in 1840, 17,830; in 1850, 24,464. (Fanning's, 1853)