Landmarks in Ancient Dover, New Hampshire by Mary P. Thompson, 
Durham, N.H. ©1892, Printed by the Republican Press Association, 
Concord, N.H. 


LANDMARKS:	Garrison Hill

NAMES: VARNEY, Ebenezer; ALLARD, Job; 	

	Garrison Hill.  This name was originally given to the small hill in 
Dover on which Heard's garrison once stood, but for more than half a 
century has been transferred to the height at the eastward, called in early 
times the Great hill, and at a later period Varney's hill.  If no garrison 
ever stood on the Garrison hill of the present day, it was at least 
surrounded by garrisons.  Heard's was on the westerly side; Otis's farther
off, at the south; and a little later, one , if not two, Wentworth 
garrisons were built at the eastward.  And Varney's house probably had 
defenses.  Ebenezer Varney acquired land here in 1696, after which it was 
generally called "Varney's hill."  This name is given to it as late as 
1834, on Whitehouse's map of Dover.  (See Great Hill and Varney's Hill.) 
         Garrison Hill is about a mile above the Dover railway station. 
Eight and a half acres thereon were bought by the city in 1888, for a 
public park and a reservoir to supply the city with water.  The reservoir, 
which contains about two million gallons, is supplied from Page's springs, 
and, when necessary, from Willand's pond.  The Hussey springs have also 
been recently acquired.  The Park has deservedly become a popular resort 
the view from the top of the hill, which is 298 feet above the head of 
tide-water, extends from the white Mountains to the Isle of Shoals.  In 
every direction is a glorious range of hills - among them the Northwood 
hills and Saddleback mountain, the three Pawtuckaways in Nottingham,, the 
Blue ridge in Strafford, with Blue Job at the head,¹ Otis's or Ricker's
hill in Rollinsford, Frost's hill in Eliot, and further east Mount 
Agamenticus of legendary fame.  

¹The name of Blue Job is given to the highest part of the Blue Hill range 
in Farmington, from Job Allard a former proprietor.								
						

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