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hornblende, and chlorite slate.
Bog iron ore, in small quantities, is
found in various localities. Near
Little Sugar River is a mine of
copper and iron pyrites. Near the
mine is also found Iolite, a fine,
delicate, blue-colored stone, which
is highly valued by jewelers; al-
so titanium, valued in the art of
Poi-celain Painting, and the man-
ufacture of mineral teeth, is
found in considerable quantities.
Employments. The inhabitants
are principally engaged in agricul-
1 ural pursuits. Over 28,000 pounds
of maple sugar, is annually manu-
factured. 450,000 feet of lumber,
of all kinds, is sawed annually.
Resources. Productions of the
soil, $109,418; mechanical labor,
$ 1,000; stocks and money at in-
terest, $9,360; deposits in savings
banks, $39,093; from summer
toursts, $2,000.
Churches and Schools. Metho-
dist Church, Rev. Silas Quimby,
pastor; Baptist Church, -;
Methodist Church at West Unity,
. There are twelve school
districts and nine schools in town;
average length, for the year, nine-
teen weeks.
Hotel. Unity Spring Hotel.
First Settlements. Unity was
granted to Theodore Atkinson,
Meshech Weare, and forty-five
thers in 1764. John Ladd, Mo-
ses Thurston, Charles Huntoon,
Esq., and Joseph Perkins first set-
tled here in 1769. The town re-
ceived its present name on account
of a friendly adjustment of a dis-
pute which had existed for a long
time, between certain parties in
Hampstead and Kingston, each
party claiming the same territory
under different grants. Incor-
porated July 13,1764. |
Boundaries. North by Clare-
mont and Newport, east by Go-
shen, south by Lempster and Ac-
worth, and west by Charlestown.
Area, 24,447 acres; area of improv-
ed land, 14.437.
Distances. Fifty miles west by
north from Concord, and nine
south from Newport.
Railroads. Nearest railroad
communication, from center of
the town is at Claremont station,
five miles, on the Concord & Clare-
mont Railroad. When completed,
the Forest Line Railroad will pass
through Unity.
WAKEFIELD,
Carroll County. Wakefield
ranks, in point of wealth, the
fourth, and, in mechanical busi-
ness, the third town in the county,
and at present is growing rapidly.
The surface is uneven, but the
soil is generally good, and well
adapted to grazing. There are
some fine farms highly cultivated,
which produce excellent crops of
wheat, corn, oats, and hay.
Rivers and Ponds. Pine River
has its source in a pond of the same
name. The principal branch of
Piscataqua River takes its rise
from East Pond, in the south-east
part of the town. Pumice Pond
lies between this town and Effing-
ham, and is 450 rods long and 400
wide. Lovewell’s Pond, lying in
the south part of the town, is 700
rods long and 275 wide. This
pond received its name from Cap-
tain Jolm Lovewell, who surpris-
ed and destroyed a party of In-
dians, near its eastern shore, Feb-
ruary 20, 1725. There are several
valuable water privileges, and,
along the streams, there is con-
siderable interval, which is well |
