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 Localities in Aiicioif Dover.

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��in Broad cove, aud below Fox point, so called as early as 1657. Was this the same as Rock island?

Royall's Cove. It was on the west side of Rack river nest south of Frenchman's creek, and so called as early as 1643. The same as Riall's cove, from Teague Rial!, or Royall, who had a grant of land there.

Sandy Bank. A locality on the east bank of Lamprey river, and so called in the Huo;h Donn grant in 1664.

Sandy Point. On one side of Pomeroy's cove in 1660.

Scatterwit. a district on the east side of Cochecho river, adjacent to the fourth falls of the same, and thus called as early as 1701. The Sanford and Everts map of Strafford Co., in 1871, erroneously calls it Scatter- with.

ScouDEw's Wigwam. Philip Scou- dew, an Indian, had a grant from the town of marsh land at Great bay prior to 1643, and had a wigwam there in that year.

Shankhassick. The Indian name of the first falls on Oyster river, at the head of. tide water.

Sligo. a district on the west side of the Newichawannock river, lying between St. Albon's cove and Quam- phegan, and thus called as early as 1694. Some of the early settlers at this point came from Sligo, Ireland.

Sligo Garrison. There was a garrison at Sligo as early as 1709, be- tween St. Albon's cove and Quam- phegan.

Starbuck's Brook. The first brook which flows into the Cochecho on the east side, above the first falls of the same. Elder Edward Starbuck had a grant in 1643 at (now) Home's hill

��on Sixth street, and the brook at the foot of Home's hill derived its name from him. Starbuck sold tliis grant to AVilliam Home, the first of the name in Dover.

Stevenson's Creek. It was thus called as early as 1700, and flows into Oyster river on the south side, below the first falls.

St. Albon's Cove. Situated on the west side of the Newichawannock river, and about one half a mile be- low the falls at Quamphegan, the head of tide water. It was thus called as early as 1652 ; it is often called Styles's cove, and is iu the town of Rollinsford.

Stony Brook. Three of the name are mentioned in the land grants, and all of them in the Oyster River parish. One, so called in 1653, in Davis grant, flowed on the south side of the Woodman garrison, and emptied into Beard's creek, on the western side of the same.

Another, so called in 1674, flowed into Oyster river on the south side, and more than a mile below the first falls. The third, mentioned in Doe grant in 1711, flowed into Larapereel river on the east side, and a little be- low the head of tide water.

Sunken Island. An island which has been all under water since the erection of the dam on the fifth falls of the Cochecho, and which was thus called as early as 1700. It is oppo- site the mouth of the brook which separates the old Dover town farm (now Eli Page's) from the present Strafford county farm. It served in 1721 to mark the west end of the northern line of the 400 acre grant to the Rev. John Reyner, and was thus called in the description of the bounds.

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