Statistics and Gazetteer of New-Hampshire, 1875, page 301

Boundaries. North by Haver-
hill, east by Warren, south by Or-
ford, and west by Bradford, Ver-
mont. Total area 23,000 acres;
improved land, 16,315 acres.

boards &c., and 24,000 clapboards,
are annually sawed.

Resources. Productions of the
soil, $ 45,289; mechanical labor,
$ 4,800; money at interest, $ 4,900;
stock in trade, $ 10,000; from sum-
mer tourists, $ 5,000.

Churches and Schools. There
is an Advent Society in town;
nine school districts, and six
schools; average length, for the
year, thirteen weeks.

Organization. The exact time
of the organization of the town
is not known. General Moody
Bedel, who rendered valuable
^service in the war of 1812, John
Haines, Esq., Rev. Nathaniel Per-
kins, Jeremiah Tabor, Ebenezer
Fletcher, and about fifty others,
settled here in 1810. Incorporat-
ed December 10, 1840.

Hotel. Connecticut Lake House.

Boundaries. North by the high-
lands that separate the waters of
the St. Lawrence from those that
fall into the Connecticut; east by
the State of Maine, south by Con-
necticut River, and west by Hall’s
Stream. The area is over 200,000
acres; area of improved land, 6,
008 acres.

Distances. One hundred and
seventy-six miles north of Con-
cord, and forty north-east of Lan-
caster.

Railroads. Connected by stage
to North Stratford station on the
Grand Trunk Railroad, about
twenty-five miles. It is expected
that the Montreal and Quebec
Railroad, will be extended through
this tract of New-Hampshire, and
develope its valuable resources
which are, at the present time,
in a latent state.

Distances. Seventy-five miles
north-west from Concord, and
. eight south from Haverhill.

Coos County. Pittsburg is the
northernmost and by far the larg-
est town in the State, and was
originally called Indian Stream
Territory. A large portion of
the town is still covered with a
heavy growth of wood and timber,
which was principally the proper-
ty of the State, prior to 1868. In,’
these heavy forests the Deer, Bear,
Wolf, and Sable still roam, while
the streams, lakes and ponds
abound with Trout, and Pickerel,
and along the banks, are the Otter,
Mink, and Musk-rat. The surface
of Pittsburg is broken and uneven,
but the soil is well adapted to graz-
ing. Corn, buckwheat, and the
English grains are successfully
produced.

Rivers and Lakes. Indian,
Hall’s, and Perry’s streams furnish
abundant water power. In the
north-east portion of the town, is
Connecticut Lake. It is four
miles in length, and three in
width, and is the source of Con-
necticut River. Four miles above
Connecticut Lake, is Second Lake,
which is connected with it by a
considerable stream. Third Lake
lies two miles above Second Lake,
has an area of 200 acres, and is
situated near the highlands, which
separate New-Hampshire from
Canada.