passage to the Ocean, it receives
the waters of Seabrook river.

Summer Resorts. Hampton has
been celebrated for many years,
for its extensive beaches and fine
Ocean scenery. Nearly midway
of the beach, there is a high bluff,
apparently rising from the Ocean,
called “ Boar’s Head.” On the
land side, is a gentle acclivity to
its summit, which covers a level
space of two or three acres. Upon
this summit, is a large hotel called
the “ Boar’s Head House ” kept by
the popular landlord, S. H. Du-
mas, Esq. A little south of this
house, on the side of the bluff, and
near the Ocean, is the Leavitt
House, managed by the proprietors
of the same name of the House.
This House is a new structure; but
is becoming quite popular, and re-
ceives its full share of patronage.
At the north-easterly base, is the
Granite Hotel, which is a popular
House.

The views obtained from the top
of Boar’s Head, are the finest on
the New-England Atlantic Coast.
Before you is the broad Atlantic,
the Isles of Sholes, the sea coast
from Cape Ann to Portsmouth, and
the white sails of the hundred
vessels bound to some foreign land,
or just returning from some long
voyage to their home port, make the
scene grand and interesting. The
beaches, on either side of the bluff
are broad, and afford excellent
opportunity for invalids and par-
ties of pleasure to bathe. There
are several hotels near the beach,
the largest of which is the Ocean
House. It is about two miles from
Hampton railway station, on the
Eastern railroad, where coaches
are in waiting, on the arrival of
each train, to convey travelers to
the various hotels. The number
of tourists who come here and stay
from one week to three months, is
estimated at twelve hundred, be-
sides the thousands who stop for
a day or two.

Employments. As can be seen,
the people are largely engaged in
keeping summer boarders, and
farming is made a lucrative busi-
ness by having a home market for
all their surplus productions, at
the hotels and boarding houses.
The business of manufacturing
sale shoes is carried on to a limited
extent; also lumber business, and
various other small mechanical
shops. The total value of manu-
factured goods annually produced,
is $ 56,560.

Resources'. Productions of the
soil, $ 95,447; mechanical labor,
$16,600; money at interest, $7,
100; deposits in savings banks,
$19,329; stock in trade, $21,967;
from summer tourists, estimate,
$80,000.

Churches and Schools. Congre-
gational, no pastor; Freewill Bap-
tist, no pastor; Methodist, Rev.
Elihu Scott, pastor. There is a
fund of $ 12,000, the interest of
which is to be devoted to the sup-
port of a Congregational minister.
There are seven schools in town,
two of which are graded. Aver-
age length for the year, thirty-one
weeks.

Literary Institution. Hampton
Academy.

Hotels. Union House, Boar’s
Head House, Ocean House, Hamp-
ton Beach House, Couch House,
Eagle House, Granite House, and
Dow House.

First Setttements. Hampton was
the fourth town settled in New
Hampshire, and was incorporated