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the revolution the town was successively occupied by the American and British troops, and was subject to incursions from New York. On the establishment of peace it received a new impulse, and soon became very prosperous. It was incorporated as a city in 1836.
NEWARK, a city and the capital of Licking co., Ohio, at the confluence of three branches of the Licking river, on the Ohio canal and on the Baltimore and Ohio and the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and St. Louis railroads, 33 m. E. by N. of Columbus; pop. in 1850, 3,654; in 1860, 4,675; in 1870, 6,698. It is situated on a level plain, in the midst of a productive country, and is well built and laid out with spacious streets. In the vicinity are quarries of sandstone, an extensive coal mine, and several coal oil factories. The city contains two banks, graded public schools, and three newspapers.
NEWARK, a municipal and parliamentary borough of Nottinghamshire, England, on an E. branch of the Trent, 114 m. N. N. W. of London, with which it is connected by the Northwestern and Midland railways ; pop. in 1871, 12,195. It is well paved and lighted with gas. The ancient church of St. Mary Magdalene, partly rebuilt in the time of Henry VI., and recently restored, is one of the largest and finest churches in the kingdom. Newark has a spacious market place, a town hall, grammar school, public charities, and a large trade in corn, coal, cattle, wool, and especially malt and flour. Here are the ruins of a castle in which King John died in 1216. Charles II. incorporated the town for its loyalty to his father during the civil wars.
NEWAYGO, a W. county of the southern peninsula of Michigan, watered by the Muskegon, Marquette, and other streams; area, about 875 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 7,294. The soil is fertile. The surface is nearly level and mostly covered with forests of pine, sugar maple, &c. The county is traversed by the Big Rapids branch of the Chicago and Michigan Lake Shore railroad, and by the Grand Rapids, Newaygo, and Lake Shore line. The chief productions in 1870 were 37,438 bushels of wheat, 10,385 of rye, 42,378 of Indian corn, 25,999 of oats, 66,746 of potatoes, 5,877 tons of hay, 8,726 lbs. of wool, 109,064 of butter, and 46,298 of maple sugar. There were 784 horses, 1,007 milch cows, 2,084 other cattle, 2,940 sheep, and 1,997 swine; 2 flour mills, and 11 saw mills. Capital, Newaygo.
NEW BEDFORD, a city, port of entry, and one of the capitals of Bristol co., Mass., in lat. 41° 38′ N., lon. 70° 55′ W., 50 m. S. by E. of Boston; pop. in 1870, 21,300. The municipal limits embrace an area 11 m. long by 2 m. wide; the city proper, about 2 m. long and 1 m. wide, is on the W. side of Acushnet river, whose mouth here forms a commodious harbor and is crossed by a bridge 4,000 ft. long.
New Bedford.
The notable public buildings are the city hall, a Doric granite structure, the Unitarian and Catholic churches, the custom house, the almshouse, which accommodates 400 inmates, the public library, and the house of correction. There is a strong fortification at the entrance of the harbor; and around Clark's point, at the S. end of the city, is a fine public drive 4½ m. long. The city water works were constructed in 1867-'9, at a cost of nearly $1,000,000. From the head of Acushnet river, which is dammed up to form a reservoir with a capacity of 400,000,000 gallons, the water is brought 6 m., and is pumped for distribution to a height of 100 ft. The city has a paid fire department. A street railroad was constructed in 1872. The school system includes a high school and 23 grammar and primary schools, with 99 teachers and 3,500 pupils. The public library, established in 1803, was assumed by the city in 1852, and became the first free public library in the United States. A fine building was erected for it in 1857, at a cost of $45,000. In 1870 it had
