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Also see railroad cut between Perry-
villes and Parsons for Heldeburian. This
3 miles east of Parsons or 3 1/2 miles west of
Perryville, Penn.
Fine Camden chest nuts at around
Decaturville which is one mile east of
Perryville.
Decaturville. or rather Decion Spring
Parsons collection once made in a radius
of 5 miles around decion Spring, located on the old
Colonel Brallie's decion farm, 3 miles south of
Perryville. This is the "place" here a "mans"
home is the Brownsport (above the Balden) =
to the Louisville. Brownsport Landing is about
5 miles S.E. of decion Spring, and 3 miles N. of
Vice Landings.
The Brownsport consists of whitest clays and
20ft limestones usually found in the open "mountain
slades". Can easily be seen in the topography.
Decion beds below are red, dark the slades.
One of these grounds a 1/4 mile N. of home of Noah
Butler, on road from Vice to Perryville 2 1/2 miles
N. of Vice. Another 1/2 mile farther west.