CLINTON

town (township), Worcester county, central Massachusetts, U.S. It lies along the south branch of the Nashua River, just north of Wachusett Reservoir, 13 miles (21 km) north of Worcester. Settled in 1654 as part of Lancaster, it was separately incorporated in 1850 and named for the statesman DeWitt Clinton. The manufacture of lace (for stagecoach windows), employing modern factory methods, was of early economic importance. In 1843 Horatio and Erastus Bigelow built a mill there for the manufacture of gingham (striped or checked cotton cloth). A few years later, the Bigelow carpet mills were also established. The town developed around these two plants, which existed until the early 1930s. Among the manufactures now produced are plastic molds, wire and cable, and electrical machinery. Commercial printing is important, as are health care and other services. Atlantic Union College (1922) is a Seventh-day Adventist institution located in nearby South Lancaster. Area 7 square miles (18 square km). Pop. (1990) 13,222; (1996 est.) 13,071. city, seat (1840) of Clinton county, eastern Iowa, U.S. It lies along the Mississippi River (there bridged to Fulton and East Clinton, Ill.), 40 miles (64 km) north-northeast of Davenport. The original settler, Joseph M. Bartlett, operated a trading store for Indians in the 1830s and named the site New York. The Iowa Land Company purchased the townsite in 1855 and renamed it after DeWitt Clinton, former New York governor. Once the largest sawmill centre in the Midwest, Clinton was forced by a diminishing lumber supply to turn to railroading, manufacturing (notably cellophane, paper, and chemical products), and agriculture (particularly corn products). Inc. 1859. Pop. (1992 est.) 29,188. village in the town (township) of Kirkland, Oneida county, central New York, U.S. Clinton lies along Oriskany Creek, just southwest of Utica. It was settled in 1786 and named for George Clinton, then governor of New York. Samuel Kirkland founded Hamilton-Oneida Academy there in 1793 as a school for Native Americans. Chartered as Hamilton College in 1812, it developed as a liberal arts college, with such notables as Ezra Pound, Elihu Root, Josh Billings (Henry Wheeler Shaw), Alexander Woollcott, and B.F. Skinner among its graduates. Inc. 1843. Pop. (1990) 2,238; (1998 est.) 1,957. county, north-central Pennsylvania, U.S., located on the Allegheny Plateau. It is drained mainly by the West Branch Susquehanna River, which winds in a deep valley through the centre of the county, and Sinnemahoning, Kettle, Beech, Bald Eagle, Fishing, and Pine creeks. Recreation areas include Bald Eagle and Sugar Valley mountains, five state parks, and Sproul State Forest. Ignoring a treaty of 1700, white squatters settled on Indian lands west of Pine Creek for more than 50 years before the Native Americans relinquished title to the land with the Second Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1784). The county was formed in 1839 and named for DeWitt Clinton. The main communities are Lock Haven (the county seat), Mill Hall, Renovo, Avis, and Flemington. Sawmills, paper mills, and wood products have long been among the county's main economic assets. Area 891 square miles (2,307 square km). Pop. (1990) 37,182; (1996 est.) 37,130. county, extreme northeastern New York state, U.S., bordered by Quebec, Can., to the north, Vermont to the east (Lake Champlain constituting the boundary), and the Ausable River to the southeast. The terrain rises from lowlands in the northeast to the Adirondack Mountains in the southwest. Other bodies of water include the Saranac, Great Chazy, Little Chazy, and Salmon rivers and Upper Chateaugay, Chazy, and Silver lakes. The major forest types are maple, birch, and beech, with stands of pine, spruce, and fir. The southwestern half of the county is occupied by Adirondack Park, which contains Ellenburg, Lyon, and Terry mountains. Other parklands include Point Au Roche, Cumberland Bay, and Macomb Reservation state parks. The region long was a hunting area for both Iroquois and Algonquin Indian tribes. The county was formed in 1788 and named for statesman George Clinton. Plattsburgh, the county seat, was the site of the Battle of Valcour Bay (Oct. 11, 1776) during the U.S. War of Independence and the Battle of Plattsburg (Sept. 11, 1814) during the War of 1812. From 1815 the city supported a military facility, which is now represented by the Plattsburgh Air Force Base. The State University of New York College at Plattsburgh was founded in 1889. Dannemora is the site of Clinton State Prison. Other communities include Champlain, Rouses Point, and Beekmantown. The economy is based on tourism and forest-related industries. Area 1,039 square miles (2,692 square km). Pop. (1990) 85,969; (1996 est.) 80,537.