. The history of Boscawen and Webster [] from 1733 to 1878 . ond. BASHAN. The south-western section of the town was covered with a denseforest growth. There were so many great red and white oak trees,that Dea. Enoch Little, Sr., thought it was worthy of bearing thebiblical name of Bashan, the country east of the Jordan, renownedfor its oaks, mentioned in Zech. 11:2: Howl, O ye oaks of name thus given has remained to the present time. RATTLESNAKE HILL. Webster, in common with many other towns, has its Rattlesnakehill, the highest hill in Bashan. AVhen the first settlers erected t
. The history of Boscawen and Webster [] from 1733 to 1878 . ond. BASHAN. The south-western section of the town was covered with a denseforest growth. There were so many great red and white oak trees,that Dea. Enoch Little, Sr., thought it was worthy of bearing thebiblical name of Bashan, the country east of the Jordan, renownedfor its oaks, mentioned in Zech. 11:2: Howl, O ye oaks of name thus given has remained to the present time. RATTLESNAKE HILL. Webster, in common with many other towns, has its Rattlesnakehill, the highest hill in Bashan. AVhen the first settlers erected theirhomes in that section, it was the haunt of rattlesnakes. Mr. MosesGerrish, on one occasion, killed forty in one day. The hearts of rattle-snakes were regarded as a specific for the cure of consumption in thosedays, and Mr. Gerrish was employed by the Shakers to hunt thereptiles. KNIGHT MEADOW BROOK. The brook which runs south, west of Little hill, from Tuckers pond)in Salisbury, to the stream issuing from Long pond. S A I> I S H I H V l- It A X K 1. I X. <^ri r m^ <l LOCALITIES. XXV LOCALITIES UPON THE LINE BETWEEN BOSCAWEN AND WEBSTER. LONG STREET. Frequent mention is made, in the records, of Long street. It isthe highway leading from High street, in Boscawen, to Corsei hill,and from thence by White plain to AV^arner. BEAVER DAM. The stream, which has its source in Salisbury, and which flows intoCouch pond, has been made the dividing line between Boscawen andWebster. It was a favorite haunt of beavers, whose dams may still beseen. POND BROOK. The brook south of Couch pond, running to Great pond, and fromGreat pond to the Contoocook river, bears the name of Pond brook. GREAT POND. The name, undoubtedly, was given to this sheet of water by thefirst settlers, as it occurs in Abner Cloughs journal, 1754, an extractfrom which will be found in the historical section. It lies half in Web-ster and half in Boscawen. COUCH POND. This is the small pond north of Great pond. O
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