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DIRECTORY,
CONTAINING THE
NAMES, OCCUPATIONS AND RESIDENCE
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WATSON, DAVID, of Concord, N. F., comp. -A-directory containing the names, occupations and residence of the inhabitants of Concord Centre village. Concord, Printed by E. B. Tripp, 1850. 108p. illus. , fold. map. 16cm.
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PREFACE.
THE rapid growth of this Village, both in business and population, renders it very obvious that a new Directory is needed; and hence the present one, the second by the same compiler, is offered to the public. As the utility of such a work mainly depends upon its correctness, great pains have been taken to make it complete and correct. Still, there are undoubtedly some errors, for which we ask the favorable consideration of our patrons.
We have endeavored to comprise in this volume the names of all heads of families; all males of twenty-one years of age, and upwards; all persons doing business in Concord Centre Village; the names of the several streets; the officers of the different societies in this village; and such other information as is usually contained in a work of this kind.
In several of the streets which are but partly filled with buildings, the Nos. given in this Directory must be con- sidered rather as a direction towards the place, than as indicating the exact spot. In such cases, it is recommend- ed to omit affixing the number to the house till such street shall be more filled up, and the No. accurately ascertained. The erection of new buildings in some places where suffi- cient allowance was not made therefor, has rendered a change of numbers necessary; and whenever it may be
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deemed advisable, such street may be numbered anew by the proper authority of the town.
We would express our obligations to those gentlemen who have so generously aided in furnishing statistics for the work; and particularly to S. C. BADGER, Esq., who has rendered in the present, as well as in the former work, much valuable aid and assistance in preparing the Map and other matter for the press.
Concord, Jan. 12, 1850.
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HISTORY OF CONCORD.
CONCORD, the political capital of New-Hampshire, and seat of the courts for the county of Merrimack, lies on both sides of the river of that name; but the principal village, (with which our work has immediately to do, ) and the seat of most of the business of the town, comprises an extent of about two miles north and south, on the western side of the Merrimack, and back from the river about half a mile. It may not be irrelevant to bring together, in this compendious form, a few facts in regard to the place generally, which cannot be otherwise than interesting to a large proportion of those from whom the principal patronage to our little work may be expected.
The Indian name of the territory now comprising the town of Concord, was Penacook-which name it retained from it- first exploration by the whites, as early as 1639. It was granted in 1725, under the name of the "Plantation of l'enacook," by Massachusetts, (who claimed jurisdiction by virtue of the grant in the royal charter of " three miles north of the river Merrimack") to a company of settlers principally from Andover, Haverhill, and Bradford, in that State. In 1726, a committee appointed by the government of Massachusetts, with a number of the proposed settlers, proceeded to Penacook, and laid out one hundred and three home lots on the river. During this year, considerable pro- gress was made in the settlement, about fifty persons being employed in the warm season. The building of a block- house for defence, and as a place of worship, was com- menced this year, and finished the next. It was 40 feet in
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length, and 25 in breadth. It was located on Main street, on the spot where Mr. Nathan Stickney's brick store now stands, (No. 235.)
On the 15th of February, 1728, the first child was born- Dorcas, daughter of Edward and Dorcas Abbot. She died, Sept. 28, 1797. The first male child was Edward, son of the same parents, born Dec. 27, 1730; he died, Sept., 1801. They were born in the house now standing, No. 201, Main street, at the corner of Montgomery street, which is the oldest house but one in the town. The oldest house is that of the Rev. Mr. Walker, at the north end of Main street, lately modernized and now occupied by Joseph B. Walker, Esq. It is said to be the oldest two-story house between Haverhill, Mass., and Canada.
In 1730, the first bridge in the town was built over Sun- cook river; and a burial-piace located and enclosed the same year.
The first legal meeting of the inhabitants was holden at the meeting-house, Jan. 11, 1732-Capt. Ebenezer East- man moderator. At this meeting the inhabitants voted to raise £110 for the support of the ministry. At the next meeting, on the 6th of March, the inhabitants voted a bounty of 20 shillings for every wolf killed within the township: also a bounty of six pence for killing rattlesnakes, and a peuny for blackbirds.
The " Plantation of Penacook," an extent of about seven miles square, was, in 1733, incorporated by the " Great and General Court of Massachusetts" by the name of Rumford, which name was given from that of a parish in England. It retained this name until June, 1765, when it was incorpo- rated by its present name, CONCORD, by the General Court of New-Hampshire, within whose jurisdiction it had been decided to be, by order of the king in conncil, in 1740.
In 1739, in apprehension of an attack from the Indians,
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the town ordered a garrison to be built around the Rev. Mr. Walker's dwelling-house. -
The first school-house was erected in 1742, " near the brook by the clay-pits," which is understood to have been about ten rods south of the Court House. About this time, the wife of Mr. Jonathan Eastman was taken prisoner by the Indians, and carried to Canada: She was redeemed and returned to her family some time after.
Ou Friday, Aug. 8, 1746, a party of about one hundred Indians from Canada came into town with an intention to destroy it. In expectation of their hostility, Capt. Daniel Ladd, with a company of forty men from Exeter, arrived the same day, and two other companies were already sta- tioned here. The Indians, on discovering this, concluded to lie concealed till the Sunday following, when they deter- mined to massacre the people assembled in the meeting- house. But the people went armed, which disappointed their intentions. One party of the Indians was concealed in a thicket of alders, then growing where the house No. 211.Main street now stands, and another in the bushes on the north, between the old North Church and Mr. Towle's house. Some of them were seen by a little girl during the merciers; but she did not make it known till the meeting closed, when the people marched out in a body, and the Indians concluded to abandon the attack. They then re- tired to the woods, and laid in ambush, ready to capture whoever might fall in their way.
On Monday, the 11th, seven of the inhabitants set out for Hopkinton, all armed. One of the party, (O. Peters, ) hav- ing proceeded some distance forward of the others, sat down, and waited the approach of his friends. The Indians rose from their ambush, fired, and killed him on the spot. Jonathan Bradley and his party had just gained the summit of the hill; and being deceived as to the number of the
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Indians, he ordered his men to fire and rush down among them. The whole body of Indians then arose, being about 100 in number. Bradley now urged his men to fly; but it was too late-the work of destruction had commenced. Samuel Bradley was shot through the body; stripped of his clothing, and scalped. To Jonathan they offered " good quarter," having been acquainted with him; but he fought with his gun against the host of enemies, until they struck him on the face repeatedly with their lives and toma- hawks, and literally hewed him down, scalped and stripped him. Two others, John Bean and Jolin Lufkin, attempt- ing to flee, were killed at the same fire with S. Bradley. Alexander Roberts and William Stickney were made pris- oners, and taken to Canada. As soon as the alarm was given, the soldiers at the garrison and several of the inhab- itants repaired to the scene of slaughter. As they approach- ed, the Indians were seen upon the retreat. The bodies were brought away, and interred in the church-yard the following day. Six of the Indians were killed, and several wounded.
On the 22d (corresponding to the 11th, O. S.) of August, 1837, a monument was erected by the descendants of Sam- uel Bradley to mark the spot where the massacre took place. An address was delivered on the occasion. by AsA McFAR- LAND, Esq. This monument stands on the north side of the road, about a mile and a half from the State House; it is a plain granite shaft, twelve feet in height, resting upon a base somewhat elevated, and contains the following in- scription :- " This Monument is in memory of SAMUEL BRADLEY, JONATHAN BRADLEY, OBADIAH PETERS, JOHN BEAN, and JOHN LUFKIN, who were massacred, August 11, 1746, by the Indians. Erected 1837, by Rich- ard Bradley, son of the Hon. John Bradley, and grandson of Samuel Bradley."
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Main street was laid out in 1785, by a committee con- sisting of Messrs. Benjamin Emery, Joseph Hall, John Bradley, Reuben Kimball, and Joseph Farnum.
Water communication was opened with Boston in 1815, by means of the Middlesex Canal and the Boating Compa- ny, and the first boat of the company arrived at the landing here, June 23, 1815, in 33 days from Boston,-then con- sidered a safe and expeditious mode of conveyance, but in 27 years to be superseded by the railroad, making its pass- age in as many hours as the other occupied days.
Since 1816, Concord has been the permanent seat of government. The houses in which the General Court held their sessions were the meeting-house, Judge Walker's store, in the store now occupied by W. P. Hardy, and in the town-house, on its completion in 1796, till 1819.
The building of the STATE HOUSE was commenced in 1816, and the legislature convened within its walls in 1819. The centre of the building is 50 feet in front by 57 in depth; the wings are each 38 feet in front by 49 in depth; the whole making a parallelogram of 126 feet in length by 49 in width, with the addition of a projection in the centre of each front of 4 feet. The outside walls are of hammered Granite. The lot on which it stands contains something more than two acres, enclosed on two sides with a solid wall of hammered stone, about 5 feet high; the front fences and gates are of iron castings, with stone posts and sills. The expense of building, including the land, the fence, and the furniture of the house, amounted to $82,000.
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In this building are a chamber for the Representatives, with an arched ceiling rising 30 feet from the floor; the Senate chamber, 18 feet in height; the Council chamber, and offices for the secretary and treasurer, the adjutant and attorney-generals, with a spacious room occupied as the State library.
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The STATE PRISON was erected in 1812, and origi- nally cost, with the appurtenances, about $37,000. It is situated on State street, north of the Capitol, and is three stories high, built entirely of granite. The south wing, now used chiefly for a hospital, and for the occasional con- finement of refractory convicts, is 70 feet in length, 36 wide, and the walls 3 feet in thickness. It contains 36 cells, 3 feet by 9, with the exception of six in the upper story, for the accommodation of the sick &c.,.which are 10 by 17. The north wing, built in 1833, at an expense of $17,500, and now used for the confinement of the prison- ers, is a building of which the cells and exterior walls are erected on a foundation of stone, about 7 feet deep, cov- ered with platform stone, 9 feet long, and from 1} to 3 feet wide, and from 8 to 12 inches thick. The exterior build- ing is of granite, 127 feet long, and over 37 wide. The walls are from 20 to 24 inches thick, and 25 feet from the floor to the plate of the roof, all of stone from 6 to 14 feet in length. At the distance of 8 feet from the exterior wall is the interior building, of brick, containing 120 cells, in three tiers, one above the other. In addition to which are a cook room, guard room, arsenal, and chapel. The cen- tre of the building is a house for the accommodation of the warden, his family, guards, &c., 4 stories high. The yard is enclosed by a faced stone wall, 259 feet by 192, and 14 feet high. The salary of the warden is $800. Present number of prisoners, (Nov. 13, 1849,) 90.
The N. II. ASYLUM FOR THE INSANE is situated on Pleasant street, upon an eminence half a mile south-west of the State House. It is a neat, but plain structure, accom- modating, with all possible comfort, a very large number of patients in proportion to its cost.
The centre of the principal building is 48 by 44 feet, four stories in height above the basement, surmounted by a neat
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and well-proportioned cupola, from the observatory of which a highly picturesque view is commanded of the adjacent and distant scenery. Two wings, each 90 by 36 ft., extend from the centre, and two additional wings, 126 by 36 feet, are designed to extend backwards from the extreme ends of the front wings. One of these, to accommodate sixty inmates, is now (Dec. 1, 1849) nearly completed; and the other will probably soon be demanded from the large num- ber who are applying for admission. The whole will thus form a continuous front, of a chaste and commanding ap- pearance, 300 feet in length.
The building is of brick, partition as well as external walls included; the whole resting upon a substructure of split granite. The basement, which is partly above ground, and well lighted, is divided into commodious storage, laundry, and cooking rooms. The whole building is warm- ed by hot air furnaces, which, during the cold season, supply daily, to each wing, somewhat more than 6,000,000 cubic feet of fresh air heated, thus ventilating as well as warming the apartments occupied by the inmates.
Six rods westward of the main building is a neat edifice of brick, two stories in height, divided into separate apart- ments for the furiously insane. The whole cost of all the buildings and farm, with stock and furnishing, has been not far from $52,000.
676 insane persons have been received as inmates. Of these, 558 have left, a good proportion of whom had re- covered, and 118 now remain, which is as great a number as the Institution can possibly accommodate.
Price of Board .- For the first thirteen weeks, $2.25 per week; for all subsequent time, $2.00 per week. In- digent insane persons are aided by funds given by the State.
Board of Trustees .- William Plumer, Jun., President; Franklin Pierce, Charles H. Peaslee, William Plumer, Nathaniel S. Berry, Joseph B. Walker, Warren Lovell,
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Israel Hunt, Jun., Thomas Shannon, Amos A. Parker, Ralph Metcalf, Joseph H. Smith.
Resident Officers .- Andrew McFarland, M. D., Physi- cian and Superintendent; Wm.B. Stevens, M. D., Assist- ant Physician. Friend Bailey, John G. Weare, Abram S. Tilton, Gardner Tilton, Ambrose Scribner, Josiah C. Shaw, Charles T. Lane, Andrew J. Sanborn, William A. Whid- den, Miss Emeline Prescott, Miss Sarah J. Gilman, Mrs. Mary Weare, Mrs. Excelia S. Tilton, Miss Emeline Tor- rey, Miss Hannah Sanborn, Miss Mary Emery, Miss Eliza J. Fowler, Miss Eliza Ryan, Miss Hannah Harrington, Miss Mary Casheen, Attendants and Assistants.
Court House.
At the formation of the county of Merrimack, in 1823, the Court House, which had, till then, been used for a Town House, was then altered and repaired for the accom- modation of the courts; in which state it remained until 1544, when it again underwent a thorough repair, having now one of the best and most convenient court rooms in the State.
Southerly of the Court House is the County Building, in which are kept the county records, with offices for the " !. rh of the courts, the register of deeds, and register of probate. It was built in 1844; is 42 by 33 feet, and two stories high. In the lower story are two rooms in front, and in the rear of each are two arched rooms, designed as safes. The second story is very similar to the lower, ex- rept that the safes are not arched. The building is consid- ered fire proof, being constructed entirely of incombustible materials. It has been several times altered; but still the rooms and safes are like the cold and gloomy cells of our State Penitentiary, the whole having been constructed with- out regard to taste, comfort, or convenience, and it is in no respect such a building as the wants of the county require. 1
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RAILROADS.
The Concord Railroad
Extends from Nashua, up the valley of the Merrimack river, to Concord. The work was completed through the entire distance, and the cars commenced running to Con- cord, on the 1st of September, 1842. It is 343 miles in length, and cost, including second track, depots, cars, locomotives, and all other expenditures, $1,450,000. It has 77 2-5 miles of heavy rails laid, including the main tracks and turn-outs. It has been from the outset in suc- cessful operation, and has become a leading trunk-road for numerous branches connecting with the Canadas and re- mote sections of the Union. The number of passengers transported over the road, for the year ending April 30, 1849, was 190,701, and 164,000 tons of merchandise. The price of freight from Concord to Boston is $3.00 for first class articles, and $2.50 for second class. Passen- gers' fare, 2 cents per mile.
A large and commodious Passenger Depot, with a very spacious hall and other elegant office rooms, has been re- cently erected, adding largely to the beauty and appear- ance of the railroad property around. The engraving of this splendid edifice was executed expressly for this Di- rectory by Mr. Il. W. Herrick, of New York, formerly of Manchester.
Northern Railroad.
This road extends from Concord to Connectient river, at West Lebanon, distant 69 miles, with a branch from Frank- lin to Bristol, distant 13 miles. The first section was opened in 1846, and the residue in 1847 and 1848. The capital stock amounts to $2,770,000. This is the largest
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thorough fare road in the state that has been constructed, extending to Northern Vermont, Western New York, and the Canadas. The transport over this road, both of freight as well as passengers, is very considerable, the cars fre- quently numbering over one hundred at a time. The maximum grade does not exceed 50 feet per mile. They have an engine house at Concord, 126 feet in diameter, and a repair shop, 180 feet in length by 50 in width, with a basement story, and loft over head, well equipped with the best quality of tools and machinery. They have also an engine house at Franklin, and at West Lebanon an engine house 130 feet in diameter, and a repair shop 80 by 50 feet.
Boston, Concord & Montreal Railroad.
This road was chartered Dec. 27, 1844. It extends from Concord to some point on the Connecticut River be- tween Haverhill and Littleton. Leaving Concord, the route lies on the east bank of the Merrimack, striking the Win- nipisseogee River at Sanbornton Bridge; thence in the val- ley of that river and along the shores of its beautiful lake and extended bays and tributaries, reaching the Pemige- wasset at Holderness, and passing in the valley of the latter river to Plymouth. Baker's and the Oliverian Rivers fur- nish a route to Haverhill, whence the road passes up the Connecticut to Woodville, opposite Wells River.
The first opening was made from Concord to Sanbornton Bridge, May 10, 1848. Other portions have been suc- cessively put in operation, and the present terminus is at Plymouth, 51 miles from Concord. A distance of 20 miles north of Plymouth, extending into the town of Warren, is under contract, and the greater portion of that distance is nearly ready for the rails. Cost to Plymouth, $1,000,000.
Passenger and merchandise trains now run daily between Concord and Plymouth.
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Plymouth is distant 126 miles from Boston, 29 miles from Franconia Notch, and 51 from Fabyan's Mount Wash- ington House; making the whole distance between Boston and Mount Washington, by this most direct route, 177 miles.
This railroad passes through that picturesque and ro- mantic country which has appropriately been called " the Switzerland of America;" and the traveller, while com- fortably seated in the cars, may feast his eyes upon the most varied aspects of lake and mountain scenery. Form- ing, as it does, by far the nearest and most desirable route to the White Mountains, it is a great favorite with the tourist.
Daily stages run from Union Bridge to Gilmanton Cor- ner; from Sanbornton Bridge to New-Hampton; from Meredith Village to Centre Harbor, Conway, Fryeburg, and White Mountains; from Plymonth to Haverhill; also through the Franconia Notch to Littleton and the White Mountains. In the summer months, the steamer " Lady of the Lake" connects with the cars at the Wier's, mak- ing daily trips to Centre Harbor and Wolfborough. This road forms the nearest, most expeditious, and most desira- ble route to the White Mountains.
Concord and Claremont Railroad.
The charter for this road was granted in June, 1848, and a board of Directors and other officers were chosen on the 3d of August following. That part of the route from Concord to Bradford was put under contract for construc- tion on the 19th day of October, and the grading and other work was commenced about the Ist of November of the same year. It was completed and opened to Warner, a distance of 183 miles, on the 20th of September, 1849, less than one year from the commencement; from that point to Bradford, it is nearly graded, and will be completed and
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ready for use early next spring; distance about 7 miles. A dividend of six per cent. was ordered and paid on the Ist of December, from the earnings of the road-an unu- sual occurrence in the building of railroads. The business upon the road, thus far, has very much exceeded the most sanguine expectations of its friends. Distance from Con- cord to Claremont, 50 miles.
The CONTOCCOOK VALLEY RAILROAD enters upon the Concord and Claremont at Contoocookville, about 113 miles from Concord. It passes up the valley of the Con- toocook River, and is built and ready for running as far as Hillsborough Bridge, about 25 miles from Concord. Per- haps this has been the cheapest constructed railroad ever made in this State-the average cost not exceeding $10,000 per mile. This branch, with the contemplated Black- water branch, when made, will add much to the business upon the Concord and Claremont.
Portsmouth and Concord Railroad.
Nearly half of this road is already finished, and the resi- due is under contract and will be completed early the next season. The cars have just commenced running from Portsmouth to Epping, 173 miles, and a large portion of the remaining section is nearly ready for the iron. The masonry for the bridge across Turkey Falls, near where it leaves the Concord Railroad, is finished, and the grading and masonry, as far as Suncook Village, is also nearly completed. Arrangements have been made with the Con- cord Road for the use of a track on their road from Merri- mack River to Concord, a distance of about two miles, and for suitable depot accommodations there.
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