Distances. Thirty miles west by
north from Concord.

Railroad. Sugar River Railroad
passes through the town.

NEWCASTLE.

Rockingham County. New-
castle is situated in Portsmouth
harbor, and was formerly called
Great Island. It is connected with
Portsmouth by a bridge. The
town is rocky and but a small part
is fit to till.

Fort Constitution is located on
this Island; also a light-house.

Employments. The soil among
the rocks is of good quality and is
made to yield abundantly. Fishing
is pursued with success. About

12,000 pairs of men’s and women’s
boots and shoes are annually made.

Churches, Schools and Library.
There are three churches, Congre-
gational, Rev. Lucius Alden, pas-
tor; Christian, Rev. J. H. Graves,
pastor; and Advent, transient sup-
ply. One school district with three
schools; average length of schools
for the year, 26 weeks. There is a
town library of 400 volumes.

Summer Resorts. About one
hundred summer tourists stay in
this town through the warm weath-
er. They find entertainment at
private residences. A public con-
veyance runs from Portsmouth
twice a day, distance three miles.

Resources. Productions of the
soil, $5,160 annually; mechanical
labor, $ 20,000; fisheries, not
known; deposits in savings bank,
$33,523; stock in trade, $14,407;
summer tourists, $ 5,000.

First Settlers. The first settle-
ment of New-Castle, no doubt,
commenced about as soon as that
of Dover or Portsmouth, but there
is no positive date, as it originally
was part of the latter c.ty. Hon.
Theodore Atkinson, for a number
of years Chief Justice of the Prov-
ince of New-Hampshire, Secretary
and President of the Council, was
born in this town, Dec. 20, 1697,
and died, Sept. 22, 1789.

First Ministers. Rev. John Em-
erson, ordained in 1704, dismissed
in 1712. Rev. William Shurtleff,
settled in 1712, dismissed in 1732.
Rev. John Blunt, settled in 1732,
died in 1748. Rev. David Robin-
son, settled in 1748, died in 1749.
Rev. Stephen Chase, settled in
1750, died in 1778. Rev. Oliver
Noble, settled in 1784, died in 1792.

Distances. An Island in Ports-
mouth harbor, about three miles
from the Eastern Railroad depot,
in Portsmouth.

NEW DURHAM.

Strafford County. The sur-
face is uneven, and a portion
rocky. The soil is moist and well
adapted to, grazing. Good crops
of corn, oats and potatoes are pro-
duced.

Ponds and Rivers. There are
five ponds, the largest of which,
Merry Meeting Pond, is about ten
miles in circumference. A never
failing stream issues from it and
discharges into Merry Meeting Bay
in Alton. Ellis River flows from
Coldrain Pond into Farmington,
and on it are some fine water
privileges. The Cocheco River,
also, has its source in this town.

Mountains. Mount Betty, Crop-
ple-crown, and Straw’s Mountains
are the principal eminences. On
the north-easterly side of Straw's
Mountain, is a remarkable cave,
the entrance to which is about
three feet wide and ten feet high.
The outer room is twenty feet