History of York County, Maine With illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers . bard, committee. Therewere then two wharf-houses. Lords barn and Abbottshouse and shop adjoining. By request of the owners themill-privilege was divided in 1768, and 20 lots laid out byJames Warren, surveyor, for Thomas Abbott, John Lord,Samuel Lord, John Hussey, Deacon Libby, and a mill-common. Sullivan describes the landing as having a setof saw-mills, and also a great landing-place where immensequantities were rafted or carried in sloops. The place is onthe line of railroad connect
History of York County, Maine With illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers . bard, committee. Therewere then two wharf-houses. Lords barn and Abbottshouse and shop adjoining. By request of the owners themill-privilege was divided in 1768, and 20 lots laid out byJames Warren, surveyor, for Thomas Abbott, John Lord,Samuel Lord, John Hussey, Deacon Libby, and a mill-common. Sullivan describes the landing as having a setof saw-mills, and also a great landing-place where immensequantities were rafted or carried in sloops. The place is onthe line of railroad connecting the Boston and Maine andPortland, Saco and Portsmouth Railways, and has become athriving manufacturing centre. Falls, at the head of navigation, on thePiscataqua, was used for a grists and saw-mill, and also byCapt. Foote for carding wool and making a coarse clothand blankets, for which he acquired quite a Portsmouth Company, organized in 1831, purchasedthis privilege; erected a substantial stone dam, 11 feethigher than the old one, and 275 feet long, thus adding.
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