Hopkinton

Hopkinton
Title Hopkinton PDF eBook
Author Dale J. Burnett
Publisher AuthorHouse
Pages 738
Release 2008-05
Genre History
ISBN 1434351858

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Hopkinton, NY is a quiet little town in the northeast part of the state, settled by New Englanders and built in the New England style with a village green, white wood frame churches, and large Victorian houses. Life here has generally moved at a leisurely pace; yet Hopkinton's people have had their dramas - both comedy and tragic - and their stories have been remembered. In 1903, Carlton Sanford had a book published documenting the settling of the town from a wilderness in 1802 through its first hundred years of development and tracing the descendants of the first settlers. Now Dale Burnett has written a folk history of the second hundred years, chronicling the events in the lives of Hopkinton's people and the town itself through the 20th century. Mr. Burnett has researched each separate district of the township and spoken with at least one person from each area to get its history from someone who lived there. In addition to the facts one would expect - businesses, history of the fire department, town officers - he has taken almost every house along each road in the town and listed the residents through the years, along with any tales that may have been told about them. Based mainly on interviews with older Hopkinton folk, some of whom were alive when Sanford's book came out, the stories handed down have been preserved as the old people told them. Facts are supported by newspaper articles, deeds and other documents. Included are tales of Hopkinton's characters, its three or four murders, and its one kidnapping case with still unanswered questions. And, following Mr. Sanford's example, at the end of "The Second Hundred Years" are genealogies submitted by Hopkinton families, many of whom can still trace their ancestry to those early settlers.

Hopkinton

Hopkinton
Title Hopkinton PDF eBook
Author Kirk W. House
Publisher Arcadia Publishing
Pages 134
Release 2004
Genre History
ISBN 9780738536385

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Hopkinton has always been a rural town, but it grew up on pioneer industry. The mills on Wood River and other waterways form only part of this collection of Hopkinton images. You will also see town residents putting on plays, going to Camp Yawgoog by wagon, and fishing on Yawgoog Pond. Here is Hopkinton from the dawn of photography to the middle of the twentieth century: stone walls and farmsteads, horse-drawn buggies and early autos, and the fondly remembered Wood River Branch Railroad.

Hopkinton

Hopkinton
Title Hopkinton PDF eBook
Author Gordon E. Hopper
Publisher Arcadia Publishing
Pages 100
Release 1997-09-01
Genre History
ISBN 9780738590141

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The picturesque starting place for the Boston Marathon, the town of Hopkinton, Massachusetts, is home to a rich variety of industries and businesses. Residents here have strong ties to the community, as evidenced by the town's wealth of festivals, public parks, and gardens. This exciting new photographic history takes us to the time when electric streetcars ran in Hopkinton and the coming of the railroad shaped the growth of the town. We catch glimpses of residents hard at work in the area's old boot and shoe shops, granite quarries, sawmills, and cranberry bogs. From views of early town government, schools, and church buildings to intimate scenes of home and everyday life, the over 150 rare and previously unpublished images contained in Hopkinton create a dramatic mosaic of the town's past.

Hopkinton and Contoocook

Hopkinton and Contoocook
Title Hopkinton and Contoocook PDF eBook
Author Mala Duclos Tyler
Publisher Arcadia Publishing
Pages 130
Release 2012
Genre History
ISBN 0738591378

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Granted the influential position as a half-shire town in the mid-1790s, Hopkinton enjoyed a period of social and political prominence in the state, even nearly becoming New Hampshire's state capital a decade later. While the state's political hub found its home in nearby Concord, Hopkinton flourished into a town rich in industry, abundant in natural beauty, and brimming with character. Comprised of three unique villages--Contoocook, Hopkinton, and West Hopkinton--the town presents three distinctively different versions of quintessential New England life. The Contoocook River's strength was harnessed to power mills producing leather, box-making machinery, and silk. When the railroad arrived in 1850, commerce expanded and visitors arrived to enjoy the peaceful settings. Hopkinton Village became a favorite stop for wealthy travelers who enjoyed the Beech Hill Country Club and accommodations such as the nearby Perkins Inn. Through vintage images culled from the Hopkinton Historical Society and private collections, Hopkinton and Contoocook chronicles the evolution of these communities, challenged by natural disasters and the inevitable effects of time, and showcases their steadfast ability to maintain their allure, historical ambience, and timeless charm.

Early History of the Town of Hopkinton

Early History of the Town of Hopkinton
Title Early History of the Town of Hopkinton PDF eBook
Author Carlton Elisha Sanford
Publisher
Pages 720
Release 1903
Genre Hopkinton (N.Y.)
ISBN

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Genealogy of David Annis of Hopkinton and Bath, New Hampshire

Genealogy of David Annis of Hopkinton and Bath, New Hampshire
Title Genealogy of David Annis of Hopkinton and Bath, New Hampshire PDF eBook
Author John McNab Currier
Publisher
Pages 92
Release 1909
Genre Family History
ISBN

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A Century Sermon Delivered in Hopkinton, on Lord's Day, Dec. 24, 1815

A Century Sermon Delivered in Hopkinton, on Lord's Day, Dec. 24, 1815
Title A Century Sermon Delivered in Hopkinton, on Lord's Day, Dec. 24, 1815 PDF eBook
Author Nathanael Howe
Publisher
Pages 140
Release 1817
Genre Hopkinton (Mass.)
ISBN

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