. The Granite monthly : a magazine of literature, history and state progress . it was a long detour toreach the crossing at the head of theriver. A ferry was established byRichard Hilton, near Newfields vil-lage, in 1700, and it was so greata public convenience that Jonathan Wiggin was authorized to have asecond near the site of the presentbridge in 1721. They were knownrespectively as the upper and lowerferries, but neither had boats largeenough to carry loaded teams, andthe inconvenience to travel was butpartially overcome. In 1746 people in Portsmouth,Stratham, Xewmarket, and otherintereste
. The Granite monthly : a magazine of literature, history and state progress . it was a long detour toreach the crossing at the head of theriver. A ferry was established byRichard Hilton, near Newfields vil-lage, in 1700, and it was so greata public convenience that Jonathan Wiggin was authorized to have asecond near the site of the presentbridge in 1721. They were knownrespectively as the upper and lowerferries, but neither had boats largeenough to carry loaded teams, andthe inconvenience to travel was butpartially overcome. In 1746 people in Portsmouth,Stratham, Xewmarket, and otherinterested places sought permissionto build a bridge near the lowerferry. But though they proposedto raise the necessary funds bysubscription, the project met withstrenuous opposition. Exeter, see-ing in it a serious menace to herinterests, held a town meeting andappointed a committee of three lea*d-. 8 \i A Catch of Aewsves A SRETCh OF STRATH AM. i6r ing citizens to frame a remonstranceagainst it. The proposed bridgewas to be provided with a draw, butthey urged that it would still besuch a hindrance to navigation thatit would destroy their commerce andthe ship-building industry, whichwas then considerable, that it wouldalso deter the bass from comingup river. Others feared its supportwould become a province chargeand would be an onerous voted unanimously againstit, and deputized Jedediah Philbrickto oppose the passage of the Fogg and 63 others of Ken-sington petitioned against it. AmosLeavitt and 61 Hampton Falls menopposed it. Sixty Kpping men pro-tested. Fast Kingston voted its un-willingness, and 36 Stratham menwere actively arrayed with the oppo-sition. But the legislative committeereported unanimously in its favor, river at that place was narrower,shallower, and less rapid than at theproposed location. The project con-tinued to languish until 176
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