tled here, in 1765. When the pro-
prietors surveyed the two town-
ships of Campton and Rumney,
they built their camp within its
limits, and from this fact the town
derived its present name. Campton
furnished her full quota in the war
of Independence, and five of her
townsmen yielded up their live's
to gain our liberties, and thirty
sacrificed their lives in the late
Rebellion, to maintain those liber-
ties, bought by the blood of their
forefathers.

Hotels. Sanborn House, and
Seymore House.

Boundaries. Bounded north
by Thornton, east by Sandwich,
south by Holderness and Ply-
mouth, and west by Rumney.
Area, 27,892 acres.

Distances. Fifty miles north
from Concord, and fourteen from
Plymouth.

Railroads. By stage daily, from'
Campton Centre to Plymouth Sta-
tion, six miles, on the Boston,
Concord, and Montreal Railroad.

CANAAN.

Grafton County. The surface
of Canaan is more even than sev-
eral of the adjacent towns. The
soil is generally deep and fertile,
producing excellent crops. There
are four small villages in the town,
Canaan Street, East and West
Canaan, and Factory Village.
East Canaan, on the Northern
Railroad, is the business centre for
a large area of the surrounding
country, and is an active village.
There are four stores, three mil-
liner’s and dealers in fancy goods,
one hotel, three qhurch edifices,
a newspaper and printing office,
besides various kinds of manufac-
tories, offices, &c. All the trade
of Orange, and a good share from
Dorchester and Groton comes to
this place. At West Canaan there
is one store, doing a very exten-
sive business. Before the days of
railroads, Canaan Street was the
mart for trade of a large surround-
ing country, being situated on the
turnpike, over which the stages
and big teams used to pass, but the
thriving villages of East and West
Canaan, and Enfield, have secured
much of its former prestige. It is
a very pleasant village about two
miles from East Canaan station,
and a desirable location for any
one to reside in. It is on the bor-
ders of a beautiful lake, and con-
sists of a single straight street, a
mile in length, lined on both sides
by magnificent shade trees, while
the residences are neat and tasty.
The town house, academy, two
churches and two stores are loca-
ted here. A mile beyond this is
Factory Village, also a lively place,
containing one store, and several
manufactories.

Mascoma River, which rises in
the north-west part of Dorchester,
winds through this town, affording
some of the finest privileges in the
State, but very few of which are
improved. The principal ponds in
this town are the Heart, Goose,
Clarke, Mud and Bear Ponds.

Heart Pond, so called from its
peculiar form, is situated near
Canaan street, upon a swell of land
so elevated that at a distance, it
presents the appearance of a small
lake on a hill. There is an appar-
ently artificial embankment nearly
around the pond, from four to five
feet high; but from frequent ob-
servations, it is found to have been
produced by the drifting of the ice
when breaking up in the Spring.