Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-02-11
Ceredo.

A correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette
gives the following description of Ceredo, Eli
Thayer's new town, located in Wayne CO.. Va.
AS there has been contradictory reports relative
to the place, this account will be read with in
terest:
"The situation of this town is on beautiful
plat of second bottom land just below Twelve
Pole Greek and two miles from Big Sandy, the
Western boundery of Virginia. The land is
rich, alluvial bottom, gradually sloping from
the adjacent hills towards the Ohio river, and
furnishes as fine site as could be desired for
town af any dimensions. Ceredo is the natural
terminus of the Covington & Ohio Railroad,
which is located to run through the town, and
is a continuation of the Virginia Central Rail-
road, and upon which over a million of dollars
has been expended, and to which Gov. Wise re-
commends an appropriation of million and q
half yearly until it is completed. There is also
a railroad in process of construction through
Kentucky to Ashland, seven miles below Ceredo,
which must eventually form continuous route
from East to West and become one of the
most important railroads in the Union. Ceredo
from its location, must necessarily be the termi-
nus of at least the Virginia Road And, besides
the Ohio at this point furnishes much better ia
cilities for navigation in low water than it does
above the bar, at the mouth of Twelve Pole,
which is just above thetpwn
The country back of the town is either roll
ing or hilly land, of medium productiveness for
agricultural purposes, and is inexhaustible in
timber, coal and iron ore. These are the prin-
cipal advantages, which the situation possesses
for the erection of a town. 1t is mild health
full climate, tolerably productive soil, exceed
ingly rich in some localities, has an abundance
of mineral wealth and timber, river navigation,
and prospective railroad facilities.
Now as to what has been accomplished. The
company have purchased about three thousand
acres of land, which they propose to divide up
and sell in lots to suit purchasers. Almost any
quantity of land can be bought in the vicinity
at low rates. There are twelve dwelling houses
besides building for stores and offices complet-
ed, large hotel nearly enclosed, a building for
steam power to run saw and planning mill in
process of erection, and receiving its machinery,
a church and schoolhouse under way, to be done
soon, and the foundation of a number of pri-
vate dwellings laid These together with the
shanties of number of laborers, constitute the
present town Of Ceredo. Most of the trades
and mechanic arts have here representative.
The enterprise has been hindered somewhat in
consequence of unavoidable delays in getting
steam machinery in operation, upon which de-
pendence is made for lumber to construct build
ings. These delays it is expected will soon be
obviated by the employment of large amount
of steam power. A company of ship builders
from New York are here getting out timber, and
will soon have vessel upon the stocks. Seve-
raj families are waiting in towns adjacent for
buildings to occupy, and large number of lots
have been sold to those who will undoubtedly
build upon them the coming season."