NEW CHESTER - in Grafton county, was incorporated in 1778, and contained in 1810, a population of 895 inhabitants; bounded N.W. by Danbury and Alexandria, N. by Newfound pond, E. by Pemigewasset river, and S. by Andover, comprising 23,456 acres.
Grafton turnpike and a branch of Blackwater river pass over the S.W. part of the town, and over its northerly part flows Smith’s brook, which falls into the Pemigewasset river opposite New Hampton. A ridge, called Ragged mountain, separates this town from Andover. There are here 3 religious societies, 1 meeting house, 3 grain mills, and 5 saw mills. In the year 1796, twenty five persons died here of the dysentery. SOURCE: From The Gazetteer of the State of New Hampshire (in three parts), compiled from the best authorities, by Eliphalet Merrill and the Late Phinehas Merrill, Esq.,
Printed by C. Norris & Co., Exeter, NH, ©1817.
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