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 Concord, Neiv Hampshire.

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��dered by broad inten^ales, bounded by older river- terraces, on one of which is located the village, the precinct, or the city. This beautiful river is restless in its flow to the sea, and is constantly wearing new channels. Great changes have occurred within the memory of

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��Near the centre of the city's area of

��Broken Ground and the Break of Day. Directly to the east is the village of East Concord, with its church, school- house, ward-house, and many private residences, which lose nothing in at- tractiveness by a close inspection. At the base of the hill, in the same direc- tion, is a pile of buildings where the convicts of the State are employed in

���VIEW OF ASYLUM POND.

��sixty-four square miles, there is a min- iature mountain known as Rattlesnake Hill, rising several hundred feet above the plane of the river, and composed of one mass of granite of excellent quality. From the lofty summit, almost the whole city is in view. At one's feet, like a broad blue ribbon, glides the Merrimack ; beyond is the steep bank which limits the Dark Plains ; while still farther away is Oak Hill and the

��forwarding an important industr}'. Hu- manitarian ideas were carried out in the construction of the new State prison ; physical inconvenience and torture were not deemed an essential part of a pris- oner's punishment, and the health of the inmates was taken into considera- tion in accepting the plans. It is a model institution. A little farther to the south is Blossom-hill Cemetery, a peaceful resting-place for the dead.

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