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bellion, to maintain the Union.
Summer Resorts. Deerfield is
becoming quite a resort for tour-
ists. From its many elevations,
many fine views of the surround-
ing country can be obtained.
There are but few pleasanter
farming towns in the State.
First Minister. Rev. Timothy
Upham (Congregational), ordain-
ed in 1772; died in 1811. A Free-
will Baptist Church was formed
here in 1799.
Boundaries. North by North-
wood, east by Nottingham, south
by Candia and Raymond, and west
by Epsom and Allenstown. Area,
28,254 acres; area improved land,
21,846 acres.
Distances. Thirty miles north-
west from Portsmouth, twenty-
two north-west from Exeter, and
eighteen miles south-east from
Concord.
Railroads. Candia and Ray-
mond are the nearest points to
any railroad. At the north-west
part of the town Epsom Station,
on the Suncook Railroad, would
be the nearest point.
DEERIMG.
Hillsborough County. This
town is diversified with hills and
valleys. The soil is strong and
productive, and is favorable to the
several purposes of agriculture.
Ponds and Streams. Dudley’s
Pecker’s, and Fullon’s ponds are
the principal bodies of water.
The two former are the sources of
the north branch of the Piscata-
quog River. The town is well
watered by small streams, which
afford some good water privi-
Minerals. In the north part of
the town, is a mine of Plumbago. |
Employments. The larger por-
tion of the people are engaged in
farming. About 700,000 feet of
lumber are annually produced.
(See tables.)
Resources. Productions of the
soil, $98,846; mechanical labor,
$4,100; stocks, bonds, and money
at interest, $14,700; deposits in
savings banks, $45,569; stock in
trade, $4,500.
Churches and Schools. Congre-
gational, Rev. Morris Holman,
pastor; Methodist, Rev. L. W.
Prescott, pastor. Deering Acad-
emy, located at Deering Centre.
There are eleven schools in town.
Average length for the year, sev-
enteen weeks.
Hotel. Appleton House.
First Settlement. Alexander
Robinson and William McKean
were the first settlers, in 1765.
The name was given to this town
by Hon. John Wentworth, in hon-
or of his wife, whose name, before
marriage, was Deering. It was
incorporated January 17, 1774.
First Minister. Congregational,
established in 1789, Rev. William
Sleigh, ordained in 1801, dismissed
in 1807.
Boundaries. North by Hills-
borough and Henniker, east by
Weare, south by Francestown an ]
Bennington, and west by Antrim.
Improved land, 12,963 acres.
Distances. Twenty-three miles
south-west from Concord; twenty-
two north-west from Amherst,
and eighteen miles north-west
from Manchester.
Railroads. Connected by stage,
three times a week, with Oil
Mills, 12 miles, on the Manchester
and North Weare Railroad; Hills-
borough Bridge, four miles, is the
nearest railroad station. The |
