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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 3 : Berkshire County . (search)
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 15 : Worcester County . (search)
Chapter 15: Worcester County.
This is the most central, and in territory the largest county in the Commonwealth.
It crosses from New Hampshire on the north to the States of Rhode Island and Connecticut on the south; on the west it is bounded by the counties of Franklin, Hampshire, and Hampden; and on the east by Middlesex and Franklin.
Worcester County contains fifty-seven towns, and one city,—Worcester.
The soil is generally good; its surface is undulating and hilly; Wachusett Mountain is its highest elevation.
The population of the county in 1860 was 159,650; in 1865 it was 162,923, being an increase in five years of 3,273.
The population in 1870 was 192,718, being an increase since 1865 of 29,795.
The valuation of the county in 1860 was $75,412,160; in 1865 it was $80,857,766, being an increase in five years of $5,445,606.
According to the returns made by the selectmen of the towns and the mayor of Worcester in 1866, the whole number of men which the county furnished