Landmarks in Ancient Dover, New Hampshire by Mary P. Thompson, Durham, N.H. ©1892, Printed by the Republican Press Association, Concord, N.H. LANDMARKS: Isinglass River NAMES: FOSS Nathaniel; ROBERTS; CAVERLY; FRENCH; TWOMBLEY; TUTTLE; BLAKE; LOCKE; BABB; COCHECHO MANUFACTURING CO.; Isinglass River. This is a branch of the Cochecho, that rises at Bow pond, Strafford. On the state map of Barrington in 1805, mention is made of Foss’s mills on this stream, not far from the source, with a bridge just below. Then come Robert’s sawmill and Nat’l Foss’s grist-mill. Farther down is Caverly’s bridge, on the Ridge road, with French’s mill just below, at the outlet of Long pond. In the bend below is Judge Hale’s house, east of Nippo pond. At the next bend stand Twombley’s mills, above the mouth of a brook that connects Isinglass river with Ayer’s pond. A little below the mouth of this brook is Tuttle’s fulling-mill, with Blake’s bridge below. Farther down, on the Green hill road, is Babb’s mill. Locke’s mill is on or near the line between Barrington and Rochester. Coming into Rochester, isinglass river flows along the west side of Blind Will’s Neck, and empties into the Cochecho on the west side. The Isinglass river is fed, not only by Bow pond in Strafford, where it takes its rise, but through its tributaries by Ayer’s, Nippo, round, and Long ponds, in Barrington. These ponds are the chief reservoirs of the Cocheco Manufacturing Co., which has a dam at the outlet of the three first, if not all. PG 113-14 - Submitted by C. Parziale ********************************************************************* * * * * Notice: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information 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. **********************************************************************