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Then N. 16° E. 8 rods; then N. 12 rods; then N. 1º W. 52 rods to where the road begins to be six rods wide; then West one rod to a stake; then N. 1° W. 103 rods to a stake; then N. 20° W. 45 rods to an old log; then N. 26° W. 17 rods to a dry hemloc; then N. 15° W. 19 rods to a hemloc with stones about it; then N. 4° W. 17 rods to a stake by Mack's
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old hovel; then N. 10° W. 50 rods to a stake by Joshua Fuller's house; then N. 11° W. 68 rods to a hemloc; then N. 34° W. 45 rods to a heap of stones; then N. 32° W. 19 rods to a hemloc tree by Skinners; then N. 4° 30' W. 36 rods to a maple stump with stones on it; then N. 4º E. 24 rods to a hemloc stump; then N. 19° E. 16 rods to a hemloc tree against Mr. Daniels; then N. 1° 30' W. 68 rods to a heap of stones; then N. 36° W. 26 rods to a corner; then N. 1º 30' E. 13 rods to a pine stump with stones on it; then N. 48° W. 19 rods to a heap of stones by Moses D. Field's house; then N. 15° W. 20 rods to a stump with stones on it; then N. 20° E. 25 rods to a maple tree; then N. 6° E. 28 rods to a maple tree; then N. 50° E. 46 rods to a stump & stones on it by Thomas Smith's; then N. 10° W. 19 rods to a beech; then N. 1º W. 18 rods to a great hemlock tree; then N. 4° W. 6 rods to a maple; then N. 8° W. 20 rods to a stone by Chapins; then N. 22° E. 14 rods to a maple; then N. 30° E. 9 rods; then N. 31° E. 18 rods to a maple; then N. 29° E. 16 rods; then N. 25° E. 12 rods to a beech tree; then N. 9º E. 10 rods to a maple; then N. 2° E. 13 rods to a heap of stones; then N. 6° E. 6 rods to a hemloc; then N. 22 rods to a maple tree; then N. 12° W. 12 rods to a beech; then N. 22° W. 11 rods to a maple; then N. 4° E. 8 rods to a maple; then N. 5° E. 11 rods to a maple; then N. 2º E. 8 rods to a maple; then N. 2° W. 10 rods to a beech tree; then N. 19° W. 13 rods to a maple; then N. 17° W. 18 rods to a great hemloc by Joseph Mack's field; then N. 11° W. 11 rods to a maple tree where the six rod road ends; then N. 39° W. 7 rods to a maple tree; then W. 34º N. 15 rods to a beech tree; then W. 31º N. 10 rods to a beech tree; then W. 19º N. 13 rods to a birch; then N. 38° W. 8 rods to a maple tree; then N. 34º W. 13 rods to a hemloc; then N. 51° W. 8 rods to a beech; then W. 20° N. 14 rods to a great birch; then W. 24° N. 12 rods to a beech tree; then N. 38° W. 9 rods to a heap of stones in the town line, meaning the line between Surry and Alstead, &c.
"N. B. It may be "Surveyed by Jeremiah Stiles, *
observed that all the bounds are on the West
Obadiah Willcox 7
Peter Hayward Committee."
side of the road, &c.
Thomas Harvey
THE GILSUM ROAD
Just when the road was first built up the river to Gilsum is unknown, but some time prior to 1773, for in December of that year it was:
Voted to alter the road from Chapin's mills to Gilsum and except it by the River.
In 1783 the "Gilsum road" was laid-out again: "Beginning at Gilsum Line at the River and runs as the River runs until it comes to about seven rods
NOTE: The town records and a sheet of paper giving the above survey do not agree in two or three places; the sheet is copied.
*In checking over this survey we find it was five miles, 152 rods from Keene line to the "crotch of the road". The south end was two miles, 130 rods; we make it 2 miles 123 rods. The north end was 3 miles, 22 rods; while we make it 3 miles 29 rods. The total, however, is the same.
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west of the falle at the upper end of Chapin's mill-pond,"-said highway to be six rods wide at the beginning and taper off to four rods.
After a few years the above road was surveyed, as here given:
Plan of a Highway surveyed Feb. 2, 1789 from Gilsum Line to the High- way that leads thro the town of Surry, one & 1/2 miles long;
Beginning at the line between Surry and Gilsum on a flat rock, then N. 12° 30' W. 17 rods to a hemlock tree; then N. 23° W. 9 rods & 1/2 to a hemlock tree; then N. 55° (or 35°) W. 11 rods; then W. 33º N. 3 rods; then W. 10° N. 19 rods & 1%; then W. 1º S. 9 & 1/2 rods; then W. 8° S. 3 & 1/2 ? rods; then W. 28° S. 9 & 1/2 rods; then S. 43° W. 12 rods; then W. 36° S. 19 rods; then W. 24° S. 28 rods; then W. 11° S. 28 rods; then W. 20° S. 10 rods; then W. 10° S. 13 rods; then W. 12º N. 22 rods; then W. 17º N. 49 ? rods; then W. 3º N. 36 rods; then W. 15° S. 19 rods; then W. 15° S. 10 rods; then W. 8° S. 27 rods; then W. 11º N. 4 & 1/2 rods; then N. 41° W. 8 rods; then N. 27° W. 10 rods; then N. 16° W. 18 rods; then N. 27° W. 44 rods; then W. 30° N. 8 rods; then W. 3º S. 12 rods; then W. 20° N. 21 & 1/2 rods to the Highway that leads throu the town of Surry. Said road is 3 rods wide,; the survey is taken on the North side of Sd road.
Sylvaneus Hayward, Surveyor.
Nov. 9, 1869 Voted to layout and change the Gilsum road owing to the re- cent freshet.
THE CRANE ROAD
This road was surveyed and accepted by the town in 1789, and ran from the Gilsum road up the hill to Abiah Crane's buildings,-the Jackson Reed farm. This road was laid out two rods wide.
THE THOMPSON ROAD
On Sept. 7, 1799 this road was surveyed from Samuel Hills to Alstead line and joined a road "lain out by the Selectmen of Alstead." It began,
"On the east side of the old road at a birch tree on the bank of the brook, and ran North 17° E. 40 rods to a maple marked; thence N. 21° E. 8 rods to a butternut tree marked; thence N. 7° E. 20 rods to Al- stead line in Samuel Thompson's land" to the line of the road in Al- stead.
Mr. Hodgkins now lives on the Samuel Hills place and the late Charles W. Reed lived on the old farm of Dr. Samuel Thompson. Prior to 1799 the road up this valley terminated at the Thompson buildings which at that time stood in the field some ten rods east of the present barns on this farm.
Tradition says a "bridle path" ran northeasterly, and not far from the "falls on Alstead hills," united with the highway which ran on the highland easterly of this valley to Alstead Center.
THE WARE ROAD
In 1789 a road was surveyed from the Gilsum road to Comfort Ware's
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dwelling house-now known as the John Dustin place. His house. was only a few rods from Gilsum line; the road came down the hill and intersected the river road at mouth of Cannon brook, and was two rods wide.
THE KINGSBURY ROAD
This joined the Ware road, ran northward past James Kingsbury's house near the extreme north-east corner of the town, and then in a northwesterly course to Deacon David Reed's house in edge of Alstead. This road was laid out about 1792.
THE REED ROAD
Prior to 1790 this was the main and direct highway from Surry to Alstead Center. From what can be gleaned from the records and tradition, it ap- pears that it was laid out as early as 1778; it began on the north side of the Gilsum road at the corner of the Crane (Jackson Reed) road and ran north- erly up thru the pasture, west of the Asa Wilcox, Sr. house site, then norther- ly past John Redding's place (Nathan D. Reed), and to Deacon David Reed's house in edge of Alstead. In 1783 the south end was changed, beginning near "Butlers Rock" ran east over Thompson's brook then north-easterly up the hill where it intersected the earlier road, on the side hill east of the Holbrook tavern. This road was two rods wide.
Feb. 20, 1789 another survey was made with probably some slight altera- tions, at which time it began at "a stake and stones a little North of where Mr. John Hitchcock formerly had a tann house." Mar. 8, 1898 the town voted to discontinue the Reed road, subject to gate and bars.
THE WILCOX ROAD, ALSO PART OF REED ROAD
The survey of this road was made at the same time as the South end of the Reed road-in 1778, and is so interwoven with the lay-out of the latter road, that a description of both are given: Beginning at Thompson's brook, east- erly thru Chapin's land (on or near Gilsum road) by marked trees to Abiah Crane's land, then crossing Crane's and land of Josiah Cheney's in a north- easterly course by marked trees to Asa Willcox's land, turning east by marked trees in the line between Sd Willcox and sd Crane's land until it comes to Abijah Bentons corner.
Said highway is laid out three rods wide, and on said Willcox's land.
THE SMITH ROAD
June 20, 1799 a pent road was laid out from Josiah Hendee's dwelling (the plastered) house on Gilsum road east, then north up Benton (later called the Cannon) brook, then crossing land of Jesse Jaquith to Stephen Smith's, where Abijah Benton formerly lived.
THE STREETER ROAD
When this road was originally laid out is uncertain, though probably about 1780. In 1794 a survey was made from "the County road near Thomas Smith's barn" to the Walpole line at which time it was made two rods wide.
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This remained an open and public highway until the great freshet of 1869, when owing to the expense of repairing the same, it was discontinued by a vote at a town meeting March 8, 1870.
THE DELEVAN ROAD
The town accepted this road March 1786; it ran from near the Henry Scovell place on Streeter road north-west to the old Marvin road, and was not in use many years. In 1798 the town paid Henry Scovell 20 shillings for land damage, on account of this road.
THE MARVIN ROAD
Remains of this road can still be seen in the pasture north of the Streeter road. It was the old road from Walpole to Alstead through Surry and was opened probably as early as 1780.
THE PROCTOR ROAD
This road crosses the northwest corner of the town from Walpole to Al- stead; when first opened is unknown, but in 1836 a survey was made.
March 11, 1862, Voted to discontinue the "Proctor road."
THE CARPENTER ROAD
June 9, 1794 this road was surveyed, though a road covering at least a por- tion of this highway was traveled as early as 1771. A short branch termin- ated at the Aaron Carpenter place. There was a bridle path, or cart road which ran from this road to the Merriam farm in Walpole-see map.
The west end of this road from Syl Smith's to Z. Streeters was laid out in 1805 and was "to be a Pent road for the present."
In 1868 Voted "to pass over" an Art. to Discontinue the Carpenter road. March 8, 1887; Voted to discontinue this road.
THE PERKINS ROAD
William Perkins settled here 1794 and a road was probably laid out to his buildings within a few years. The one from the Proctor road was surveyed in 1836. There was a bridle path or cart road which the family used to some extent prior to 1850 which started in the door-yard at the Holbrook tavern and ran up the hill through the fields.
Jan. 30, 1747, Voted to discontinue the road from Walpole to Wm. Perkins lane, so-called.
March 11, 1862, Voted to discontinue the Perkins road.
THE OBADIAH WILLCOX, JR. ROAD
Ran from near the sugar-house on the "Holly Farm" up west through the pasture and wood lot to where Obadiah Jr. formerly lived. No record of a lay-out, or discontinuance of this road has been found; the supposition is that it never was other than a private way to the buildings on the two farms.
THE JOSLIN ROAD
This was known as the "Harvey road" until 1815, after Capt. Thomas Har-
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vey the first settler in that part of the town. The date when it was first laid out is unknown, but it was probably before 1770. In 1777, 3,000 soldiers marched over this road on their way to the battle of Bennington.
Moses Hale surveyed it from the village to Walpole line. It varied in width, from two to four rods wide at that time. It was voted, 1793, "to reduce the Highway so far as it goes through Dellances land west of the meeting house towards Capt. T. Harvey's and make the road two rods wide, and to receive of said Dellance in lieu thereof a piece in addition to the burying yard by said meeting house. The following is Hale's Survey :
Surry, June 3, 1793. Survey from Surry Village to Walpole town line;
Beginning at the Southeast corner of *Adonijah Marvin's dwelling house; then ran W. 6° N. 30 rods-8 links; then W. 13º N. 9 rods to an elm tree; W. 1° N. 22 rods; W. 46° S. 9. & 1/2 rods; W. 27º N. 60 rods.
This part of the road is to be two rods wide. Then the road is to be two & 1/2 rods wide. Then W. 41º N. 20 rods; N. 39° W. 10 rods; W. 41º N. 8 rods; W. 27º N. 8 & 1/2 rods; W. 22º N. 28 rods; W. 35° N. 7 rods; W. 8º N. 12 rods; N. 34° W. 10 rods; W. 34º N. 6 rods; W. 21 ?º S. 11 rods to Mr. Allen's line, then the Highway is to be four rods wide to the Walpole line.
Then S. 4° W. 20 rods; S. 11° W. 6 rods; S. 40° W. 10 rods; W. 21° S. 64 rods; S. 46° W. 12 rods; S. 37° W. 12 rods; W. 20° S. 12 rods; W. 9º S. 26 rods to Capt. Harvey's house. Then, W. 5° S. 42 rods; W. 10° N. 20 rods; N. 29° W. 20 rods; N. 36° W. 41 rods; N. 31° W. 50 rods to Walpole line to a stake and stones by John Merriam's land on the North side of the Road.
The above survey is on the North side of the Road, and we propose it two rods wide to the Bound mentioned in the survey, then two and half rods wide to the West line of Delevan Dellance's land, except in the fol- lowing, viz .- the South line to run West 6º north 61 rods from the first station that there may be room to cross the Brook, then 3 rods wide ten rods up the hill, and from Delance's West line to Walpole line to be 4 rods wide.
THE FOX-LOT ROAD
Nearly mid-way between the Joslin and Carpenter roads is a 50 acre tract of pasture land once owned by Oliver Fox of Fitchburg, Mass. A bridle path, or cross-road was built between the two above roads prior to 1840 which not only crossed the Fox lot, but was used by the inhabitants to some extent for many years. This was never a "laid out road."
THE RUSSELL ROAD
This road runs from near Edward H. Joslin's to Alonzo F. Wilbur's. It was laid out on May 12, 1779, beginning at the Main road that leads by Capt. Harvey's and two rods west of his barn, then running south by the east side of said Harvey's house, then on the east side of a wall to the southeast corner of his plow field, then near the same course, east of "a great white rock near
* Adonijah Marvin's house stood on or near where Edward M. Britton lives.
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the brook" then to a hemlock tree across the brook, this road to be two rods wide. Then turning southwesterly it runs to Rufus Smith's land, this por- tion to be three rods wide. Then running west on said Smith's land about 46 rods to the North-east corner of William Russell's land, then running same course on Russell's land about 14 rods beyond the southeast corner of Walpole, where it comes "to a peak at Sd corner." This portion to be two rods wide. Said highway to be and remain a "Pent way" for the term of three years.
THE ASAHEL HARVEY ROAD
On June 20, 1799 a public road was laid out from land of John Brockway's (near No. 183) to Asahel Harvey's. In 1811 the town voted to grant a bridge over Asahel Harvey's mill-pond. Oct. 1, 1811 the town paid Jonathan Harvey $30.00 for building said bridge. June 3, 1817, voted to discontinue the road. March 1826 Ichabod Ballou and others petitioned the town that this be made a public highway-not granted. It was in use, however, especially in winter, until after 1850. The bridge where it crossed the brook was high in the air.
THE MAIN ROAD RESURVEYED, MARCH 26, 1803
We "then continued the old road to the north gate post at Isaac Monroe's barnyard (now O. B. Deane's-No. 33) and ran north twelve degs east forty rods to John Brockways welcrotch, the line there to be the west line of the road." The "welcrotch" mentioned, without doubt refers to a well sweep, or Old Oaken Bucket, at the well which is nearly opposite George A. Hall's dwelling house, No. 34. The well is 35 feet deep and still in use.
No complete history of all old roads and highway's in the west part of Surry, adjacent to Westmoreland can now be given, without much time and research. Often the records are obscure, then again the land in places has since been cultivated, thereby obliterating all trace of former location.
According to the records there have been three "trunk lines"-at least a portion of the way-which crossed this part of the town from Keene to Wal- pole, viz. the "Old County road," the "New County road," and the "Pollard road." The two latter, at least, have been a portion of the "3rd New Hamp- shire Turnpike" road.
THE OLD COUNTY ROAD
As early as "June ye 24, 1780" this road is mentioned-"that leads from Keene to Walpole." From the latter town it crossed the highland through the very northeast corner of Westmoreland, then entered Surry, near where Philip Thomas, Jr. lived in 1858, continuing southeast past the old Town Farm and several rods east of the southwest cemetery to the foot of the first hill where it bore off, a little to the west of and parallel to the present road; here the old road can still be followed through the pasture; then crossing the field a few rods west of Walter H. Britton's barns, it entered the present highway 20 or 25 rods south of said Britton's buildings, then ran in the present road until at the dwelling house of the late George Lewis Britton, where it bore to the west crossing his barn-yard, then on south through the field and down the hill through the wood-lot parallel to and quite near the present highway which it entered a little above the corner at the John Cole
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place, continuing south past Cole's into Keene where it entered the present road at the old "Goodnow tavern," where the widow of Emerson A. Winches- ter now lives (1919).
That portion from John Cole's to Keene line was discontinued about 1825. March 12, 1875, voted to discontinue that part of the Old County road from Westmoreland line, past the Philip Thomas, Jr. place (No. 192) to near the stone bridge on the Westmoreland road.
In 1780 a road was laid out in the southwest part of the town, beginning at a red oak tree by the road that leads from Keene to Walpole, then running as the trees are marked to Roger Conant's house. Said road is laid out on the north side of the marked trees.
May 27, 1783, Voted to accept three roads laid out in the west part of Surry; No. 1, Beginning at Westmoreland line by Asa Hancock's land, then runs Northeasterly until it comes unto the corner of Abraham Smith's land, then Northerly unto the Highway that leads from Keene to Walpole.
No. 2, Beginning at Roger Conant's land, then runs Westerly unto West- moreland line.
No. 3, Also a road from the Main road by Phillip Britton's land south unto William Britton's land.
No. 1, was probably the present Westmoreland road, southwest from near the old Town Farm.
No. 2, There is some reason to believe this was the road from No. 211 to No. 112, in edge of Westmoreland.
No. 3 was the road west from the late George L. Britton's buildings to the Foster place and on into Westmoreland. In March 1856, Voted to discontinue that part of the highway leading from Hiram (Geo. L.) Britton's to the Frank Foster place.
June ye 1780, Laid out a road beginning at the end of a road near Dr. Noah Fuller's dwelling house in Westmoreland, then running southeasterly to the road leading from Keene to Walpole near Jesse Dasson's house, then northerly on land of Oliver Wright, Col. Bellows, Mr. Russell and Ezra Davis to the road that leads to Capt. Thomas Harvey's. The exact location of this road is not now known, though it probably began at the end of what is now known as "The London road" in Westmoreland and ran in the same general course as now, to where Alonzo F. Wilbur now lives.
THE NEW COUNTY ROAD
This road was laid out in 1795 by the county committee. At a special town meeting held Dec. 15, of that year it was voted to oppose a part of the new road where it took "good land" of Stephen Bowker, Moses Brown, Mr. Das- sance, Allen and Wright, although there was no opposition to the taking of the land of Benjamin Merrifield. A portion of the old road as "it is now traveled" was favored.
March 19, 1798 Voted to "View the new County road," also to exchange the old road which runs through the land of Moses Brown for the new County road. This road was built in 1797 & '98, and entered Surry direct from Wal- pole, "then passed where Tyler Bissell (No. 190) was living 1858, on in a southerly course a few rods east of the old town farm, and entered the Old
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County road at the foot of hill south of the cemetery. For nearly 25 years this highway served the public and after the incorporation of the Third New Hampshire Turnpike in 1799, it became an important stage route between Boston and Montreal via. New Ipswich, Jaffrey, Marlboro and Keene to Wal- pole, Bellows Falls, Rutland and Burlington. This road was discontinued as a "turnpike" in 1822, and became a town road.
Nov. 3, 1868 it was Voted to discontinue that part of this highway from Walpole line, past the old Tyler Bissell place to near the town farm.
March 15, 1819 Voted to oppose the new contemplated road in west part of the town from Keene to Walpole.
THE POLLARD ROAD
Nov. 4, 1823. Voted to open and make the New County road, or the Pol- lard road, so-called. An old paper describes this route as :
"Beginning at a popular tree standing on the south side of the Third N. H. Turnpike road about 20 rods southeasterly of Col. Caleb Bellows dwelling house in said Walpole and thence keeping southerly of said Turnpike road to near the east line of Capt. Jonas Fay's land and thence near the Whipple brook, so-called, to the said Turnpike road near the dwelling house of Edward P. Rollins, thence southerly to near the dwelling house of Joseph Mason, Jr., or in such other route or tract as may be most advisable from said Fay's land to near said Mason's dwel- ling house, thence easterly across said Turnpike road to Walpole line near the dwelling house of Jonas Pollard in Surry, thence southerly through a part of said Surry, through the notch, so-called to Keene line in such route or track as may be deemed the most convenient, thence through a part of said Keene, either to intersect the old Turnpike. at or near Goodnow's tavern (widow Winchester's) or to the south and east of said tavern, as may be thought most useful for the public."
The above road was built and those living in Surry who received a land damage thereby were:
Jonas Pollard $ 15.00
Philip Thomas
3.00
David Allen .25
Levi Hancock .10
Benj. Carpenter, Jr. 30.00
Benj. Carpenter 20.00
Royal Watkins 60.00
Total $128.35
Dated at Charlestown, N. H. Nov. 10, 1824.
From the Office of George Olcott to Francis Holbrook, of Surry.
Jonas Pollard took the job of building a large part of this road, in Surry, from which it became generally known as the "Pollard road," and though somewhat hilly, is the most direct route from Keene to Walpole village. He soon after opened a tavern at his dwelling house, sometimes called "The Half- way-house," (the present Alonzo F. Wilbur place). This road cost more than $500.
In 1810 a short road 191/2 rods long was laid out southwest from the "stone
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bridge" to join the Old County road with the road to Levi Hancock's house, adjacent to the first school-house in the S. W. district.
THE SUMMIT ROAD
In 1833. Voted to raise $400.00 to build a new road laid out by a commit- tee from the Court, to run from Keene to Westmoreland and which crossed to southeast corner of Surry. Since the railroad was built, this has been known as the "Summit road." From 1834 until 1844, Elijah Mason assumed all care of this road for the sum of $10.00 per year and while the town derived absolutely no benefit whatever it continued to keep the same in repair until Nov. 5, 1878 when it was voted to petition the superior court for the county to assume all care and responsibility of this road.
March 25 1799. Voted to continue the old road from J. Cheever Fowler's to Widow Mary Dassance and to pay damages. The exact location of this road is unknown, as is also the following which was laid out in 1784 by William Barron and Nathan Hayward, which ran between Benjamin Carpenter's and Capt. Sanger's and began at a beech tree north of the highway leading from Keene to Walpole, thence northerly to corner of said Carpenter's and William Russell, Jr. land to Capt. Sanger's land. Road to be two rods wide.
The old County road in the southwest part of the town from near the old town farm to the foot of the hill near the John Cole place was changed in 1826 to its present location, as here given :
"Began at a stake and stones in Levi Hancock's pasture on the road leading from Jonas Pollard's to David Allen's, running S. 54° W. 26 rods; then S. 41º 34 rods; then S. 6° E. 102 rods; on the old Turn- pike, on the old road S. 8° W. 36 rods; then S. 8° E. 15 rods; then S. 26° E. 76 rods to the old Turnpike; then S. 20° E. 56 rods; then S. 10° E. 80 rods to the old Turnpike; than S. 27° E. 80 rods; then S. 14° E. 76 rods to the foot of Mine Hill.
Surry May 18, 1826.
Laid out three rods wide."
THE POND ROAD
The early records speak of this as "The Gilbert road," after Ebenezer Gil- bert who settled near this road in 1786 and near where Luman Pond settled before 1850. It was known as "The Pond road" from about that time until a few years ago, then it came to be known as "Cottage street."
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