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Bark River is the name of a town embracing township five and the south half of six in ranges fifteen and sixteen; being twelve miles long from east to west and nine miles wide, and occupying the south east corner of the county. The south part of the town is prairie, and the north part timbered land. Bark river, Scupernong and Whitewater are the principal streams. The Bark river here affords a water power which was improved by the "Bark River Company" at an early day. The population in 1840 was 53.

The town of Jefferson embraces township six range fourteen and two miles of the south part of township seven east of the West Branch; also the north half of township six and the south two miles of township seven in ranges fifteen and sixteen. Its population in 1840 was 250, and it then had 18 horses, 229 meat cattle and 445 swine. The village is situated on the east side of the river a short distance above the junction of the West Branch, and contains

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