Landmarks in Ancient Dover, New Hampshire by Mary P. Thompson, Durham, N.H. ©1892, Printed by the Republican Press Association, Concord, N.H. LANDMARKS: Canney's Brook. NAMES: HORNE, S.R. ; TUTTLE, William P.; CANNEY, Capt. Thomas; Canney's Brook. This brook rises in the swampy lands in the upper part of Dover Neck, and is fed by Canney's spring, an abundant, never- failing source of excellent water on the old Canney land, in the rear of Mr. S.R. Horne's house. The brook crosses the so-called "Middle road" a little below the house, and further down is joined by Varney's brook on the land of Mr. Wm. P. Tuttle. At the head of tide water it becomes Little John's creek. It is related of Thomas Canney, a sea captain of the last century, that, drinking one day at his ancestral spring, he fell in, and came near being drowned. "A pretty story it would have been for the newspaper," he ex- claimed when rescued, "That Capt. Canney, after sailing all around the world, only came home to get drowned in Tom Canney's spring!" This Capt. Canney, an esteemed member of the Society of Friends, died May 16, 1805, aged 95. PG 35-36 Submitted by C. Parziale **************************************************************************** * * * * Notice: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter informa- tion is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * * The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.