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NORWICH , a See also:village and the See also:county-seat of Chenango county, New See also:York, U.S.A., on the Chenango See also:river, 42 M . N.E. of See also:Binghamton . Pop . (1910 See also:census), 7422 . It is served by the See also:Delaware, Lackawanna & Western and the New York, See also:Ontario & Western See also:railways . The village has three parks, two See also:libraries—the See also:Guernsey Memorial Library and the D . L . See also:Follett Memorial See also:Law Library—and the Chenango Valley See also:Home for Aged See also:Women . Norwich is in a dairying and farming region, where hops especially are grown; and there are bluestone quarries in the vicinity . There are a variety of manufactures, and the New York, Ontario & .Western has repair shops and See also:division headquarters here . The first See also:settlement was made in 1792, and the village was incorporated in 1857 . |
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