Clinton

Clinton, (1) capital of Clinton county, Iowa, on the Mississippi, which is here crossed by an iron railroad bridge, 4000 feet long, 60 miles SSE. of Dubuque by rail. It has numerous mills, foundries, and factories, and a trade in lumber and grain. Pop. (1870) 6129; (1890) 13,619.—(2) A town of Massachusetts, on the Nashua River, 45 miles W. of Boston by rail. It has large manufactures of ginghams and plaids, carpets, combs, and machinery. Pop. (1890) 10,424.—(3) A post-village of Oneida county, New York, 9 miles WSW. of Utica, is the seat of Hamilton College (1812), a Presbyterian foundation, with about 160 students, and of several other noteworthy educational institutions. Pop. 1236.