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Towns of Bloominggrove, Cornwall and Monroe

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Craigville.-A small manufacturing village, romantically situated on Greycourt creek, where the public road leading from Washingtonville to Chester crosses the creek, and about five miles south of Washingtonville. Though little has been done in the various departments of manufacture since the death of the Hon. Hector Craig, the great patron of the place, after whom it was named, yet we are informed that Mr. Barret Ames, a son-in-law of Mr. C., with a laudable zeal and patriotic motives, is deeply engaged in restoring the village to its former activity in manufacturing operations. To the name of Mr. Craig is added ville, from the Latin “villa,” a village.

At this place during the Revolution there was a forge and powder mill. The property passed into the hands of Mr. James Craig, the father of Hector Craig, who in about 1790 commenced the manufacture of paper, the first, of the kind in the county, which was continued by his son for many years after his death. Mr. H. Craig, for a few years, dressed Hemp by water power, without previously rotting the article; but it was found on being tested, that the staple of the plant was injured, perhaps by being kept too long bound up and heated in the green state, and the process was discontinued. The raising of hemp went instantly down in this county. We do not know that the process has ever been renewed or improved upon.

Satterley's Mills.-At this place there are flour and saw mill, with a small, collection of houses. They are situated on Satterley's creek, and about six mile, south of Washingtonville. The mills are called after the name of the owner, Mr. James Satterly.

Round Hill.-This hill takes its name from its shape, which is conical and quite regular in outline, and is near the residence of George W. Tuthill; Esq.

Musquetoe Hill-In the east part of the town, and as it is said, derived its appropriate cognomen from being infested with that troublesome and Vampire insect.

Rainer's Hill-Is situate in the neighborhood of Mr. Wm. S. Woodhull. The tradition is that shortly after the American Revolution, a widow lady whose name the hill now bears, came and resided there with an infant daughter; the latter of whom, could claim kindred with William the 4th of England. The family were American, and His Royal Highness during the war was a midshipman in the British Navy, and in the city of New York while held by the English.

Peddler's Hill.-This hill is in the eastern part of the town, near Satterly's mills. According to tradition, it had its name from the fact that a peddler was murdered and robbed upon it, or in its immediate vicinity. If the tradition is true, and we do not doubt it, the name ought to have expressed the nature of the deed more significantly than it does-such as Murderer's or Robber's Hill.

Maringamus.-This is the name of an Indian. The place is near Washingtonville, and at the early settlement of the town, Maringamus had a wigwam on the spot, which has long since been removed, and it is now occupied by a white man's dwelling. The locality is only of interest because a known starting point or station, to determine the lines of several patents which corner there. It is the duty of the town to preserve the knowledge of this spot.