Croydon, Sullivan County, NH Description From: MLMCKENZIE@prodigy.net - Michelle McKenzie Topic: Croydon, Sullivan County Source: A Gazetteer of New Hampshire Containing Descriptions of all the Counties, Towns and Districts in the State by John Hayward, John P. Jewett (publisher), Boston, 1849 SULLIVAN CO. The north branch of Sugar River waters this town. On this stream are numerous manufactures. Croydon Mountain is of considerable elevation, on which are two small ponds. The soil of Croydon is moist and rocky, and produces valuable crops. Boundaries. West by Cornish, north by Grantham and Springfield, east by Springfield and Wendell, and south by Newport. First Settlers. This town was granted to Samuel Chase and others, in 1763. First Ministers. Rev. Jacob Haven, ordained in 1788. Productions of the Soil. Indian corn, 1,263 bushels; potatoes, 46,639 bushels; hay, 2,600 tons; wool, 11,184 lbs.; maple sugar, 10,332 pounds. Distances. Forty-four miles north north-west from Concord, and eight north from Newport. ************************************************* * * * * 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 the 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.