rived its name from Frances, the
wife of Governor Wentworth. It
was first settled by John Carson, a
Scotchman, in 1760, and was called
New Boston Addition. It was in-
corporated by its present name
June 8, 1772. Mr. James Wood-
bury was a soldier in the old
French war, and engaged beside of
Gen. Wolfe when he was killed at
the siege of Quebec. He also be-
longed to the company of rangers
commanded by the immortal
Stark. He died March 3, 1823.

First Minister. Congregational,
Rev. Samuel Cotton, 1773. Rev.
Moses Bradford, settled in 1790;
dismissed in 1827.

Boundaries. North by Deering,
and Weare, east by Weare and
New Boston, south by Lyndebor-
ough and Greenfield and west by
Greenfield and Bennington. Area,
18,760 acres.

Distances. Twenty-seven miles
south-west from Concord, and
twelve north-west from Amherst.

Railroads. Stage passes through
this town from Hillsborough
Bridge to Milford. The Manches-
ter and Keene Railroad will pass
through this town.

FRANCO .VIA.

Grafton County. Franconia
is considered one of the mountain
towns in northernNew-Hampshire.
Along some of the streams, there
is considerable interval land, which
is very fertile and productive, yield-
ing fine crops of oats, potatoes, and
hay. Large quantities of Maple
Sugar are annually manufactured
here.

Streams and Ponds. Several
branches of the Lower Ammonoos-
ic have their rise in the mountain-
ious tracts on the east. Ferrin’s

Pond near “Notch” is the source
of “Middle Branch,” one of the
principal branches of Pemigewas-
set River. Echo Lake, about one
mile in length and three quarters
of a mile in width, lies at the foot
of Mount Lafayette. It is almost
entirely protected, from violent
winds,by lofty hills which surround
it on all sides. The report of a gun
fired upon its shores may be heard
distinctly several times, thus imi-
tating successive discharges of
musketry.

Scenery. The varied scenery in
and around Franconia is not to be
excelled in any section of the White
Mountain district. No visitor has
thoroughly finished his tour to the
Mountains until he visits Franconia
and views its natural curiosities.
The Franconia mountain pass, pre-
sents to the traveler some of the
wildest scenery in the country, and
must ever remain as one of Na-
ture’s curiosities where the grand
and beautiful are so perfectly blend-
ed in its wild and rugged form.
The “ Old Man of the Mountain
“ the Basin;” “ the Flume, ” are all
worthy of a visit from lovers of
grand natural scenery. For a more
particular description see “ Notes
on mountains in New-Hampshire. ”

Summer Resort. Franconia has
become quite a resort for summer
tourists, about seven hundred per-
sons permanently board there
through the warm season of the
year, besides the transient visitors
who are constantly going and com-
ing. There are three hotels, besides
seven or eight large summer board-
ing houses for the accommodation
of visitors. Almost every house has
a few boarders. There has been a
large Iron Manufactory in success-
ful operation for a number of years,