This volume, published by Henry Perry Smith, contains the history of Essex County and the biographies, biographical sketches, and illustrations of some of its most prominent historical figures.
Chapters include:
• The Subject
• Natural Characteristics
• Indian Occupation
• European Discovery and Occupation
• The French and Indian War
• French and English Rivalry
• French and English War
• Continuation of the French and English War
• Extinction of French Power in America
• First Colonization
• Preparing for the Revolution
• From 1770 to 1775
• Close of 1776
• Progress of the Revolution
• To the Close of the Revolution
• Early Settlements
• From 1810 to 1825
• From 1825 to the Present Time
• Essex County in the Rebellion
• Land Patents, Titles, etc.
• Lake Champlain, its Commerce, etc.—Other Internal Improvements
• County Seat, Buildings, Societies, etc.
• The Bench and Bar of Essex County
• The Medical Profession in Essex County
• The County Press
• Free Masonry in Essex County
• History of the Town of Crown Point
• History of the Town of Ticonderoga
• History of the Town of Willsborough
• History of the Town of Jay
• History of the Town of Elizabethtown
• History of the Town of Chesterfield
• History of the Town of Shroon
• History of the Town of Essex
• History of the Town of Lewis
• History of the Town of Moriah
• History of the Town of Keene
• History of the Town of Westport
• History of the Town of Minerva
• History of the Town of Wilmington
• History of the Town of Newcomb
• History of the Town of St. Armand
• History of the Town of North Hudson
• History of the Town of North Elba
• Biographical
• Illustrations