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ton High School, E. J. Goodwin,
Principal—School Fund $3,000.
The Statistics and Gazetteer of New-Hampshire, Seventh
Edition, Compiled by Alonzo J. Fogg. Concord, N.H.: D.L.
Hotels and Eating Houses. Elm
House, Mechanics Hotel; and
Bickett and Wedgewood Eating
Houses.
First Settlement. Farmington
was originally a part of Rochester,
but was incorporated as a distinct
town December, 1798.
First Minister. Rev. James
Walker, Congregational, 1818.
Boundaries. North by New
Durham and Milton, east by Mil-
ton, State of Maine and Rochester,
south by Rochester and Strafford
and west by Strafford and New-
Durham. Area, 21,000 acres;
improved lands, 5,440 acres.
Distances. Thirty-five miles
north-east from Concord, and
eighteen north-west of Dover.
Railroads. Cocheco Railroad
passes through this town in a north-
westerly and south-easterly direc-
tion.
FITZWILLIAM.
Cheshire County. The sur-
face of this town is uneven, and the
soil hard, but suitably adapted for
grazing. There is a considerable
quantity of meadow land, which is
very productive.
Streams and Ponds. Camp and
Priest Brooks are the principal
streams in town. South, Sip’s,
Rockwood’s and Collin’s Ponds
are the only natural collections of
water.
Elevations. Near the Center of
the town is a large hill, noted for
the delightful prospect it affords.
Gap Mountain, which, at a dis-
tance, appears to be a part of the
Monadnock, lies partly in this
town and partly in Troy, On its
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stones, suitable for whetstones.
Granite, of a superior quality, is
extensively quarried.
Employments. The inhabitants
of Fitzwilliam are largely engaged
in manufacturing and stone quar-
rying. Nearly one hundred and
fifty men are employed in the stone
business. Over 3,000,000 feet of
lumber is annually sawed; 500,000
pails and 100,000 tubs are manufac-
tured, besides carriages, sash and
blinds, chair stock, &c. (See table
of manufactories.
Villages. There are two pleas-
ant villages in this town, which
are the seat of considerable busi-
ness. There are three church edi-
fices, three school houses, two post-
offices, savings bank, ten or fifteen
stores of various kinds, and several
hotels. The valuable stone quar-
ries, the extensive manufactories,
together with the fine scenery in
various sections of the town, which
draw hither hundreds of summer
tourists, every year, makes the
future prospects of Fitzwilliam
very encouraging.
Resources. Agricultural prod-
ucts, $53,606; mechanical labor,
including stone quarrying, $104,
000; stocks, bonds, and money at
interest, $19,170; deposits in sav-
ings banks, $66,640; stock in trade,
$15,225; from summer tourists, $8,
000; professional business, $18,000.
Library. Fitzwilliam Public Li-
brary.
Churches and Schools. Baptist,
Rev. H. W. Day, pastor; Congre-
gational, Rev. J. F. Norton, pas-
tor ; Methodist, . There are
twelve schools; average length for
the year, twelve weeks.
Hotels. Fitzwilliam, Cheshire,
Sip Pond House, and Monadnock
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