South Mill
Mid to late 19th Century / Sarah Haven Foster (1827-1900)
Collection: Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Excerpted from The Portsmouth Guide Book, 1896, by Sarah Haven Foster...
"In 1658, the town granted this mill privilege to the first John Pickering, who came to Portsmouth in 1636. And from whom all the families of the name in the neighborhood are descended. The grant was made upon condition of his keeping in repair a road over the dam for foot passengers going to church. The bridge at first was but six feet wide. Mr. Pickering built at the same time the mill which stood here until recently. The property remained in the family until about 1790."
~ Sarah Haven Foster (1827-1900), “South Mill,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed April 19, 2018, http://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/869.
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Title
South Mill
Description
Excerpted from The Portsmouth Guide Book, 1896, by Sarah Haven Foster...
"In 1658, the town granted this mill privilege to the first John Pickering, who came to Portsmouth in 1636. And from whom all the families of the name in the neighborhood are descended. The grant was made upon condition of his keeping in repair a road over the dam for foot passengers going to church. The bridge at first was but six feet wide. Mr. Pickering built at the same time the mill which stood here until recently. The property remained in the family until about 1790."
Creator
Sarah Haven Foster (1827-1900)
Source
Portsmouth Public Library, Art and Artifact Collection
Date
Mid to late 19th Century
Contributor
Special Collections, Portsmouth Public Library
Format
JPG, derived from TFF
Type
Watercolor
Identifier
Views of Portsmouth 6
Watercolor Item Type Metadata
Inscription Title
South Mill
PPL Accession #
1989.60.6
Provenance
Gift of Mary A. Foster, 1901