File:History of Nottingham, Deerfield, and Northwood, comprised within the original limits of Nottingham, Rockingham County, N.H., with records of the centennial proceedings at Northwood, and genealogical (14793774473).jpg

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Title: History of Nottingham, Deerfield, and Northwood, comprised within the original limits of Nottingham, Rockingham County, N.H., with records of the centennial proceedings at Northwood, and genealogical sketches ..
Year: 1878 (1870s)
Authors: Cogswell, Elliott C. (Elliott Colby), 1814-1887
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Publisher: Manchester (N.H.) J.B. Clarke
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ittsfield should let its centen.nial pass unnoticed, thus making the inference to be drawn, that itspeople are behind its neighbors in intelligence. I write only to say, that I thank you for your kind invitation, andthat it will not be in my power to be present at the celebration, thoughit vi^ould give me much pleasure to do so. I will mention, that, in1830, I wrote a crude sketch of Northwood, for the New-HampshireHistorical Collections. And, as the real name of the author was with-held, possibly it may be of interest to you to know who was thewriter. Veiy respectfully and truly yours, Samuel G. Drake. Mr. Drake was born in Pittsfield, October 11, 1798, anddied at his residence in Boston, June 14, 1875, of pneumo-nia, aged nearly seventy-seven years. blares hill. This lies between the turnpike and Harvey Lake, and Deerlield, being a beautiful swell of land, from which is gained an extended view of the street on the turnpike, and of the lakes, Harvey and Suncook, that lie sparkling at
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HISTORY OF NORTHWOOD. Sll its base; farther in the west may be seen Kearsarge, andin the north the snow-capped peaks of the White Moun-tains ; Saddleback extends east and west, on the south ofit, and the Blue Hills form the background of the i)icture,in a northerly direction. Tlie road to Deerfield passesover this elevation, descending a steep declivity into a deepravine, across a small inlet to Suncook Lake and near itshead. This ravine, known as The Gulf, is a wild, pictur-esque spot, which, together with a tract of land on the cor-responding height on the opposite side of the Gulf, hasbeen called Griffin Town, because here dwelt a number offamilies of the name of Griffin, whose peculiarities of char-acter were quite marked. This Gulf is a favorite resortin the summer season for those fond of grand and roman-tic scenery, and well repays the lover of nature in her wildfreaks. Blakes Hill is named from families that early settledhere, by the name of Blake. Here was born the late Rev.J

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