Buffalo, New York, 1855, detail

Scanned by
John Osborne, Dickinson College
Scan date
Image type
engraving
Use in Day View?
No
Permission to use?
Public
Source citation
The Ladies Repository 15 (1855)
Source note
Published as frontispiece in the May 1855 edition of the magazine. Engraved for The Ladies Depository by W. Hill from Views of American Cities published by Smith, Brothers & Company. Cropped from larger image.

Somerset County, Maryland (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 335.
SOMERSET COUNTY, situated in the southeast part of Maryland, with Pocomoke bay and Tangier sound (indentations of Chesapeake bay) on the southwest.  Area, 500 square miles.  Face of the country, level; soil sandy, but generally productive.  Seat of justice, Princess Anne.  Pop. in 1810, 17,195; in 1830, 19,579; in 1830, 20166; in 1840, 19,508; in 1850, 22,056.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States....

Saint Mary's County, Maryland (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 320.
SAINT MARY'S COUNTY, situated in the south party of Maryland, with Chesapeake bay and Patuxent river on the northeast, and the Potomac on the southwest.  Area, 200 square miles.  Seat of justice, Leonardtown.  Pop. in 1810, 12,794; in 1820, 12,974; in 1830, 13,459; in 1840, 13,224; in 1850, 13,698.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States....

Prince George's County, Maryland (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 301.
PRINCE GOERGE'S COUNTY, situated on the southwesterly boundary of Maryland, with Potomac river on the southwest, and the Patuxent on the east.  Area, 575 square miles.  Face of the country, uneven; soil of middling quality.  Seat of justice, Upper Mariborough.  Pop. 1810, 20,569; in 1820, 20,216; in 1830, 20,473; in 1840, 19539; in 1850, 21,550.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States....

Montgomery County, Maryland (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 233.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, situated on the southwest boundary of Maryland, with Potomac river on the southwest.  Area, 576 miles.  Face of the country uneven; soil generally poor.  Seat of justice, Rockville.  Pop. in 1810, 17980; in 1820, 16,400; in 1830, 19,816; in 1840, 14,669; in 1850, 15,860. 
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States....

Kent County, Maryland (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 177.
KENT COUNTY, situated in the central part of Delaware, on Delaware bay. Area, 640 square mile. Face of the country generally level; soil of middleing quality. Seat of justice, Dover, which is also the state capital. Pop. in 1810, 20,495; in 1820, 20,793; in 1830, 19,911; in 1840, 19,872; in 1850, 22,816.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States....

Harford County, Maryland (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 149.
HARFORD COUNTY, situated on the northern boundary of Maryland, with Susquehanna river on the northeast, and Chesapeake bay on the southeast.  Area, 480 square miles.  Face of the country undulating; soil, good for grain, pasturage, and fruit.  Seat of justice, Beslair.  Pop. in 1810, 21,258; in 1820, 15,924; in 1830, 16,315; in 1840, 17,120; in 1850, 19,356.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States....

Frederick County, Maryland (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 130.
FREDERICK COUNTY, situated on the northern boundary of Maryland with Potomac river on the southwest. Area, 750 square miles. Face of the country moderatley even, inclined toward the south. Soil, fertile. Seat of justice, Fredericktown. Pop. in 1810, 34,437; in 1820, 40450; in 1830, 45,793; in 1840, 36,405; in 1850, 40,987.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States....

Dorchester County, Maryland (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 106.
DORCHESTER COUNTY, situated toward the southeasterly part of Maryland, with Chesapeak bay on the west. Area 640 square miles. Face of the country level and marshy; soil sandy and of middling quality. Seat of justice; Cambrdige. Pop. in 1810, 18,109; in 1820, 17,700; in 1830, 18,683; in 1840, 18,843; in 1850, 18,877.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States....
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