Boundaries and Area. North
by Milford and Amherst, east by
Nashua, south by Massachusetts
line, and west by Brookline. Area
of improved land, 10,805 acres.

Distances. Thirty-eight miles
south from Concord, eight miles
south from Amherst, and five west
from Nashua.

Railroad. Nashua and Worces-
ter Railroad passes through the
south-easterly part of the town.

HOOKSETT*.

Merrimack County. Merri-
mack River passes through nearly
the centre of this town. The sur-
face is uneven but the soil is gen-
erally good, producing fine crops.
Near the center of the town in the
Merrimack is “ Hooksett Falls.”
The descent of the water is about
sixteen feet, in a distance of thirty
rods. A large ledge just above the
falls divides the stream and an-
swers as a pier for the Concord
Railroad bridge which spans the
river at this place. The water
power here is valuable. There is
one cotton factory which gives em-
ployment to seventy-five males
and one hundred and seventy-five
females. The rest of this priv-
ilege remains unimproved.

Elevation. From an eminence
called the Pinnacle on the west side
of the river, a delightful view of
the surrounding country can he
obtained. At your feet, is the
pleasant village of Hooksett;
across the river, on elevated
ground, stands the palatial resi-
dence of Gen. Natt Head, ac-
knowledged as being one of the
most expensive and beautiful
country residences in the State.
At the north-east, a distance of one
mile, can be seen the enterprising
village of Suncook, while the Mer-
rimack, above and below the falls,
with its verdant banks, the culti-
vated fields, and the distant hills
in the back-ground, form a grand
and picturesque scene. This Pin-
nacle on its south-eastern side has
an abrupt altitude of two hundred
feet. At its foot, on the west side,

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is a beautiful pond of water, of a
bright greenish tinge, remarkably
clear, of great depth, and having
no visible outlet. It is supposed
tiffs pond was the bed of the pin-
nacle from which the latter, by
some violent convulsion of nature,
was upturned. Hooksett holds
out many inducements for tourists
to spend their summer vacation,
around the falls or among the
surrounding hills. Four trains
daily to and from Boston, leave
and arrive at the Hooksett depot.
But few towns in the State have
better railroad facilities.

Employments. The employment
of the inhabitants is about equally
divided between agriculture and
manufacturing. The farmer finds
a ready market for his surplus
products either at Manchester,
Concord, Suncook or at Hooksett
village. The future prospects of
the farmers are flattering.

The manufacturing of brick is
extensively carried on. Over ten
millions of bricks are annually
prodireed, employing over one hun-
dred men in their manufacture.
Gen. Natt Head has the most ex-
tensive yards, annually producing
over three millions of bricks. At a
large granite quarry, twenty-five
men are employed, who annually
receive for their labor over $ 10,
000. One cotton manufactory an-
nually produces over three million
yards of cotton cloth. One har-