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 GREENBUSH GREENE 227 IEENBFSH, a town of Rensselaer co., New York, on the E. bank of the Hudson, opposite Albany, with which it is connected by two bridges ; pop. in 1870, 6,202. It is the S. ter- minus of the Troy and Greenbush railroad, and is intersected by the Boston and Albany and the Hudson River lines. The depot of the lat- ter is at a point locally known as East Albany. The town contains two saw mills, flour mills, a blast furnace, &c. It was incorporated in 1795, and in 1855 East Greenbush and North Greenbush were separated from it. GREENCASTLE, a city and the capital of Put- nam co., Indiana, 1 m. E. of Walnut fork of Eel river, at the intersection of the Louisville, New Albany, and Chicago railroad with the St. Louis, Vandalia, Terre Haute, and Indianapo- lis, and the Indianapolis and St. Louis lines, 10 m. W. by S. of Indianapolis ; pop. in 1870, 3,227. It is pleasantly situated on a high table land, and is the commercial centre of a rich farming and extensive stock-raising region. It sontains a court house, a jail, a national bank, i large rolling mill and nail factory, seven public schools, including a high school, and several churches, and has two weekly newspa- pers. Indiana Asbury university (Methodist), situated here, was organized in 1835, and in 1874 had 10 professors and instructors, and i39 students, of whom 245, including 38 fe- rcales, were of the collegiate grade. The ^hitcomb and the college circulating libraries contain 9,000 volumes. There is also in the 3ity a Presbyterian female college, having 5 instructors and 120 students. GREENE, the name of counties in 14 of the [Jnited States. I. A S. E. county of New fork, bounded E. by the Hudson river, and Irained by Catskill creek and Schoharie river ; irea, 600 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 31,832. The surface is broken by the Catskill mountains, which are mostly sterile. The valleys and evel districts of the N. E. contain some ex- cellent soil. A branch of the New York Oentral railroad from Schenectady terminates it Athens in this county. The chief produc-
 * ions in 1870 were 72,016 bushels of rye, 138,-

389 of Indian corn, 378,422 of oats, 97,947 of Buckwheat, 276,787 of potatoes, 1,538,203 Ibs. rf butter, 52,147 of wool, and 103,357 tons of my. There were 5,902 horses, 14,825 milch x>ws, 10,791 other cattle, 12,778 sheep, and 5,276 swine ; 10 manufactories of carriages, 10 )f bricks, 6 of barrels and casks, 1 of cotton joods, 8 of furniture, 5 of iron castings, 2 of Machinery, 2 of paper, 9 of saddlery and har- less, 4 of woollen goods, 5 ship yards, 4 saw nills, 7 flour mills, and 4 tanneries. Capital, Jatskill. II. A S. W. county of Pennsylvania, Bounded S. and W. by West Virginia and E. )y the Monongahela, and watered by several mriall streams ; area, 600 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 25,887. It has a hilly surface and a fertile 'oil, and abounds in bituminous coal. The ihief productions in 1870 were 255,584 bushels )f wheat, 26,606 of rye, 749,520 of Indian corn, 438,222 of oats, 53,712 of potatoes, 759,135 Ibs. of butter, 444,489 of wool, and 23,206 tons of hay. There were 7,278 horses, 7,369 milch cows, 15,380 other cattle, 121,135 sheep, and 19,580 swine ; 7 manufactories of carriages, 6 of barrels and casks, 8 of furniture, 14 of saddlery and har- ness, 4 of stone and earthenware, 3 of woollen goods, 4 flour and 4 saw mills, 8 tanneries, and 6 currying establishments. Capital, Waynesburg. III. A central county of Virginia, lying partly on the S. E. slope of the Blue Ridge, and bounded N. E. by Rapidan river ; area, 230 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 4,634, of whom 1,452 were colored. It has an uneven surface, traversed by some fertile valleys. The chief productions in 1870 were 36,060 bushels of wheat, 84,033 of Indian corn, 37,886 of oats, and 262,030 Ibs. of tobacco. There were 1,046 horses, 885 milch cows, 1,221 other cattle, and 3,466 swine. Capital, Stanardsville. IV. An E. county of North Carolina, drained by the Mackoson, an affluent of the Neuse river ; area, about 280 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 8,687, of whom 4,521 were colored. The surface is level and the soil fertile. Marl is found in several places. The chief productions in 1870 were 223,988 bushels of Indian corn, 23,521 of peas and beans, 44,531 of sweet potatoes, and 6,268 bales of cotton. There were 779 horses, 982 milch cows, 2,225 other cattle, and 9,657 swine. Capital, Snow Hill. V. A N. E. cen- tral county of Georgia, bounded S. W. by the Appalachee and Oconee rivers, the latter of which intersects the N. W. part ; area, 374 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 12,454, of whom 8,156 were colored. It is intersected by the Georgia and Athens branch railroads. It has a hilly surface, and the soil, though originally fertile, is partly worn out. The chief productions in 1870 were 24,651 bushels of wheat, 132,635 of Indian corn, 9,735 of oats, 13,971 of sweet potatoes, 63,020 Ibs. of butter, and 5,699 bales of cotton. There were 829 horses, 993 mules and asses, 1,384 milch cows, 2,651 other cattle, 2,240 sheep, and 5,100 swine; 3 carriage factories, 1 cotton factory, and 6 flour mills. Capital, Greens- borough. VI. A W. county of Alabama, bounded S. E. by Black Warrior river and S. W. by the Tombigbee, the two streams uniting at the S. W. extremity of the county, and being navigable by steamboats during half the year ; area, about 750 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 18,399, of whom 14,541 were colored. The surface is moderately uneven ; the soil is fertile. The chief productions in 1870 were 207,782 bushels of Indian corn, 22,080 of sweet pota- toes, and 9,910 bales of cotton. There were 1,077 horses, 2,101 mules and asses, 2,145 milch cows, 3,459 other cattle, 2,576 sheep, and 6,674 swine. Capital, Eutaw. VII. A S. E. county of Mississippi, bordering on Alabama, drained by Chickasawha and Leaf rivers, which unite in the S. part to form the Pascagoula ; area, 830 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 2,038, of whom 372 were colored. It has an undulating sur- face, a soil only moderately fertile, and pine