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��Localities in Ancient Dover.

��LOCALITIES IN ANCIENT DOVER— No. III.

��By John R. Ham, M. D.

��Plum Pudding Hill. So called in the Coffin grant in 1670 ; if was be- tween Cocbecho and Tole End, on the Tole End road. It was probably the high ground between (now) Lexing- ton and Arch streets.

Pomeroy's Cove. It was on the Newichawannock river ; Major Rich- ard Waldron, in 1652, had a grant of Pomeroy's cove "to make a dock." Sandy point bounded it on one side.

Quaker Pastures. There were two Quaker Pastures set apart "to the inhabitants of this town [Dover] commonly called Quakers for the bet- ter Inabliug them to accomodate their Travelling friends." One was voted on May 20, 1717, of ten acres, "by the way that goes to Mallego, at the head of our town bounds between Belleman's Bank river and the mast path that now goeth to Mallego." The other, of ten acres also, was voted in same terms on 2.5 June, 1717, on Dover Neck, "between the watering gutt' and Cochecho."

QuampheganorQuampeagan. The Indian name of the falls at South Berwick at the head of tide water. The settlers called the stream below the falls the Newichawannock, and the stream above the fall the Salmon Falls river.

Redding's Point. So called as early as 1G52 ; it was a point of land on the south side of the Pascataqua river, east of Goat island.

Reyner's Brook. The brook which flows into Cochecho river on the east side, and next above the fifth falls of the same. It derived its name from

��a grant of land, in 1656, to Rev. John Reyner, and is retained to this day. His grant, comprising 400 acres, was on the east side of Cochecho river, commencing at the upper side of the farm now the homestead of Alderman Nathaniel Home, and "running north- east from the river 320 rods ; thence north-west 240 rods ; thence south- west 320 rods to the river, just below the Sunken island ; then 240 rods by the river to the first bound." See Sunken island. This grant was re- laid to John Waldron in 1721.

Riall's Cove. The cove on the western side of Back river, and next south of Frenchman's creek. It was so called as early as 1643. It is the same as Royall's cove, from Teague Riall, or Royall, who had a grant there.

Roads. On 27 October, 1653, the highway was laid out, five rods wide, from the second falls of the Cochecho "eastward to the swamp." That is from the (now) Whittier's fall to the George W. Pao-e farm. In 1661 a road was laid out from Cochecho to Oyster river, " fitt for man aud horse." In 1724 the road was laid out, four rods wide, from Hilton's point to the meeting-house at Pine hill. It was only a narrow cartway prior to this date, and had never been laid out by the town.

Rock Island. The small island south-east of Goat island, and it was crossed by the Pascataqua bridge of 1794.

Rocky Point. The point of land extending from the Newingtou shore,

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