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��Localities in Ancient Dover.

��1G89 was on the west side of the "cartway," now Central Avenue.

Ox Pasture (The). It was laid out as such in the Hilton Point swamp in 1652, and was divided among the inhabitants, with other common lands, in 1732.

Oyster Bed. The settlers discov- ered a bed of oysters in the stream, which, from this circumstance, they called Oyster river. It was half way between the mouth of the river and the first falls of the same.

Oyster Point. On one side of the mouth of Thomas Johnson's creek, on the east side of Oyster river, and was so named as early as 1654.

Oyster River. So called as early as 1640 from the discovery of a bed of oysters half way between the mouth and the first falls of the river. The settlers gave the name to both the stream and the settlement upon it. The parish of Oj'ster River was included in the limits of Dover till its separate incorporation in 1736 as the town of Durham.

Packer's Falls. The fourth falls in the Lampereel river, in Durham, was granted to Thomas Packer in about 1750. The second and third falls also are now included in "Pack- er's falls."

Paine's Garrison. In the Indian massacre at Cochecho, on June 28, 1689, Thomas Paine had a house on the road leading from Cochecho to Salmon Falls, now Portland street, at the intersection of Rogers street. Belknap did not mention it in bis account of the massacre. It is doubtful if it was or was not for- tified.

Paquamehood. In 1665, James Paquamehood, an Indian "of Tole

��End," sold to James Rawlings " three ponds and three hills, with all en- closed lands and marshes." The deed is recorded at Exeter.

Pascataqua. (One water parting into three.) The Indian name of the junction of the waters at Hilton's Point. The settlers gave this name to the stream issuing from Little Bay, above Goat island, and which, receiv- ing Back river on the west of Dover Neck, and Newichawannock on the east of Dover Neck, is lost in the sea at Portsmouth. Early historians also gave the name to the settlements up- on the stream. The river is now com- monly, but erroneously, called Piscat- aqua.

Pascataquack. The early name of the Great Bay.

Pascassick. The Indian name of the first falls of Lamprey river, at the head of tide water, where the cot- ton mills of Newmarket now stand, and which name the settlers also gave to the western branch of the river. Sometimes Piscassick, sometimes Pus- cassick, in the land grants. The western branch of Lamprey river is now commonly called Piscassick.

Pine Hill. The hill on which the third meeting-house of First church, Dover, was built before July 16, 1713, and where the dust of the fathers has mouldered for generations, was called Pine Hill as early as 1731.

Pine Point. A locality in New- ington, thus named as early as 1664 ; another Pine Point was on the Ne- wichawannock, in 1693, just below St. Albons cove.

PiNKHAM^s Garrison. It was on Dover Neck, about half a mile below the second meeting-house lot, and was taken down in about 1825.

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