Excerpt from Annals of the Town of Hillsborough, Hillsborough County, N. H: From Its First Settlement to the Year 1811 There is no very remarkable elevation of land in the town though there are many fine eminences, from Whose summits extensive views of the surrounding country may be had. Stow's mountain, (the only hill in town whose altitude will permit it to assume the name) in the northwest part, is the highest point of land in Hillsborough. This mountain derives its name from the late Dea. Joel Stow who occupi ed afarm ...
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Excerpt from Annals of the Town of Hillsborough, Hillsborough County, N. H: From Its First Settlement to the Year 1811 There is no very remarkable elevation of land in the town though there are many fine eminences, from Whose summits extensive views of the surrounding country may be had. Stow's mountain, (the only hill in town whose altitude will permit it to assume the name) in the northwest part, is the highest point of land in Hillsborough. This mountain derives its name from the late Dea. Joel Stow who occupi ed afarm on its southeastern slope, neatly half a century. The highh est inhabited land is the site of the domicil of Mr. Justus Pike, on the eastern declivity of the above mentioned mountain. The lowest, is believed to be on the south side of the Contoocook, a few rods be low Hillsborough Bridge. The surface of the town is uneven, being greatly diversified by hills and (lales. It has a rugged yet, in gener al strong and productive soil. It is suitably divided into tillage and pasturage, and is principally of a deep gravelly loam, favorable for grass and all kinds of English grain. Every description of forest tree common in New Hampshire is found here in greater or less abundance. The most prevalent are the hemlock, beech, elm, spruce and ash, and the different varieties of the oak, maple, pine, birch and cherry. The lofty and noble white pine formerly abounded in great luxuriance upon the low ground on the banks of the rivers, but has principally been cut away for timber. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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