through this town in an easterly
and westerly direction. There
are two stations “ Henniker ” and
“ West Henniker.” At the latter
station is a pretty village, contain-
ing a large paper-mill, store, post-
office, school house, and fifteen or
twenty neat dwelling houses.

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Merrimack County. The sur-
face of Hill is uneven, but the soil
is good and in some localities very
fertile. There are many fine farms
under a high state of cultivation,
producing excellent crops.

Rivers and Ponds. This town is
watered by Pemigewasset and
Smith’s Rivers, besides there are
several small streams. Eagle
Pond is the most noted sheet of
water.

Mountain. Ragged Mountain
is of considerable elevation and
but little inferior to Kearsarge.
From its summit a good view of
the surrounding country may be
obtained.

Employments. The inhabitants
are generally engaged in farming.
There is some trade and manufac-
turing. About 3,000 pairs of sale
boots and shoes are annually made.
Woodward’s patent Latch Needles
for hosiery, are manufactured to
the value of $ 8,000 annually. (See
tables.)

Resources. Agricultural prod-
ucts, $53,539; mechanical labor,
$ 6,500; stocks, bonds and money
at interest, $7,670; deposits in
savings hanks, $ 54,720; stock in
trade, $ 9,276; from summer tour-
ists, $800.

Churches and Schools. There are
two Christian Churches—Revs.
Calvin Osgood and H. A. Stratton
are their pastors. There are ten
schools in town; average length
for the year, fifteen weeks.

First Settlers. September 14,
1753, this town was granted to
eighty-seven proprietors, (the
greater part of whom resided in
Chester), and was called “ New
Chester,” which name it retained
until January 1837, when it re-
ceived its present name, in honor
of Hon. Isaac Hill, who was Gov-
ernor of the State at that time.
The first settlers were Captain
Cutting Favor, and Carr Iluse,
Esq., in 1768. Incorporated No-
vember 20, 1778.

First Church. Congregational
church, December 11, 1816.

Boundaries. North by Danbury,
Alexandria and Bristol, east by
New-Hampton and Sanbornton,
south by Franklin and Andover,
and west by Wilmot and Danbury.
Area, 20,000 acres.

Distance. Twenty-four miles
north from Concord.

Railroad. Bristol Branch of the
Northern Railroad.

HILLSBOROUGH.

Hillsborough County. Hills-
borough is considered as one of
the best and most enterprising
farming towns in the county. The
surface is uneven, but the soil is
strong and very productive.
There are some fine farms under
a high state of cultivation, produc-
ing good crops of corn, grass, &c.

Rivers and Ponds. Contoocook
River passes through the south-
east corner of the town, and affords
some excellent water power.
Hillsborough River has its source
from ponds in Washington, passes
through the town, and forms a
junction with the Contoocook on
the south line of the town. The