LEDYARD, WILLIAM, 1738-81; b. at Groton, Conn.; commander of fort Griswold,. near New London. in 1781. deft nding the post with great courage agaiest an overwhelm ing British force until it was taken by storm, when. with more than 100 of his soldiers, he was massacred by the enemy. A monument commemorates the event.
LEE, or LEEWARD, a nautical term for the quarter to which the wind is directed, as distinguished from windward, or the part a•henee the wind comes.
LEE, a co. in s.e. Alabama, having the Chattahochee river for its e. boundary, drained by affluents of the Tallapoosa; about 610 sq.m. ; pop. '80, 27,373-27,285 of American birth, 15,050 colored. It is intersected by 3 branches of the Western railroad of Alabama: the Selma, the West Point, and the Columbus. Its county seat is the ter minus of the Savannah and Memphis railroad, and the East Alabama and Cincinnati. Its surface is uneven, with densely wooded hills and wide fertile plains. Its tillable lands are adapted to the cultivation of cotton, sweet potatoes, rice, sugar-cane, fruit, and the products of the dairy. It has fine pasturage for the raising of live stock. It produced in '70, 3,509 lbs. of honey. Number of farms in '70, 1203, including 7 of 1000 acres and over. Cash value of farms in '70, $1,405,738. Scat of justice, Opelika.
LEE. a co. in n.e. Arkansas, formed in 1873 out of parts of Monroe, St. Francis, and Phillips counties, and has the Mississippi for its eastern border; 1000 sq. miles. It is watered by the Languille, Blackish, and St. Francis rivers, flowing through it from n. to s., and emptying into the Mississippi. It has a vast area -Of alluvial soil adjacent to the river banks, susceptible of cultivation when not subject to overflow. The cli mate resembles that of Louisiana in its humidity and forwardness of vegetation in the spring, and is said to be adapted to the cultivation of the vine and the silk-worm. A large extent of unsettled country is covered with a heavy growth of beech, denoting a rich soil, and there are groves of elm, hickory, and oak. Cotton is the staple article of cultivation; other products are fine maize, sweet potatoes, and the vegetables gen erally of Mississippi and Louisiana. Scat of justice, Marianna. Pop. '80, 13,288.
LEE, a co. in s.w. Georgia, having the Flint river for its e. bomidary, is watered by two of its affluents, and intersected centrally by the Smithville and Albany line of the Southwestern railroad; 350 sq in.; pop. '80, 10,577-10.56G of American birth, 8,839 colored. Its surface is generally level, and equally divided into plain and forest; its wooded elevations furnishing building timber of pine and oak. The product of its tillable lands is grain of all kinds, cotton, sweet potatoes, and sugar-cane. Some atten tion is paid to vine culture. Cash value of farms in '70. $992,874, numbering 139, including 19 of 1000 acres and over. Seat of justice, Starkville.
LEE, a co. in n. Illinois, watered by the Rock river crossing the n.w. corner, and the Green river and Big Bureau creek rising in the county and flowing southward. The Chicago and Northwestern railroad traverses the IL portion, and forms a junction at Dixon with the Rockford and Rock Island and the Illinois Central railroads; 72$ sq.m.; pop. '80, 27,494-22,347 of American birth. The country along Rock river is undulating, and partially covered with dense underbrush and scattering timber; the rest of the county spreads into broad, level prairi s, inclining to be low and wet. but affording good grazing, pasture, and meadow farms. Stock raising is a remunerative business. Every kind of timber that prevails in Illinois may be found in the groves; and miles of hedge-fencing of the usage orange are planted every spring. In the cen tral portion some Galena limestone is quarried. Indiau corn, wheat, oats, flax, and sweet potatoes are the staple products Total value of all farm productions, including stock, in '70, $3,001,570. The principal industries are the manufacture of agricultural iMplementS, carriages, dressed flax, iron castings, and woolen goods. Value of manu factures in '70, $2,060,295. Seat of justice, Dixon.