Collection Category: Military, County Histories|Collection Type: OCR|Location: Essex County
This history of Essex County, written by Winslow C. Watson in 1869, was developed from an agricultural survey researched and compiled by the author around 1852. It explores Essex’s colonial history (beginning in the late 16th century), as well as its geography, economic potentialities, military records, and local traditions. It is broken into four parts and includes an index of names and places.