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 364 Localities in Ancient Dover.

Cocheclio pond, aud the brook running Bunkek's Garrison. Bunker's gar-

throuffh it is called Blackwater brook, rison, which was successfully defend-

Blind Will's Nkck. Blind Will, ed in the Indian massacre at Oyster

a sagamore of the Indians about river, on July 17, 1694, and which

Cocliecho, was a friendly Indian in the stands to-day in an excellent state of

service of Major Richard Waldrou. preservation, is on the east side of

In March, 1677, Major Waldron sent the river, on the road leading from

out eight friendly Indians to obtain the mouth to the first falls,

information as to the presence of hos- Calves Pasture (The). The name

tile Indians. This party was sur- given to a town pasture as early as

prised by a band of Mohawks, and 1652, when it was laid out. It was

only two or three escaped. Blind on Dover Neck, bordering on Back

Will was dragged away by the hair, river, aud contained thirty-six acres

and, being wounded, perished on the in 1722, when it was divided among

neck of land at the confluence of the the settlers.

Isinglass and Cochecho rivers. This Campin's Rocks. This name was neck has ever since been called Blind given as early as 1660 to a high gran- Will's Neck. ite ledge on the western bank of the

Bloody Point. The point of land Cochecho river, about a mile below the

in Newington opposite Dover Point, first falls, and which by projecting

The name arose, in 1631, from a into the river constitutes the " Nar-

6Zooc?Zess dispute, as to the jurisdiction rows." Tradition says a man named

of the spot, between Capt. Walter Campin, being pursued by Indians,

Neal, the agent of the Portsmouth was obliged to jump from the ledge

settlement, and Capt. Thomas Wig- into the river in order to escape,

giu, the agent of the Dover settle- Camprgn River. This name was

meut. The name came at length to given, as early as 1647, to what was

denote all of Dover's territory on the afterwards called the Lamper-eel riv-

south side of the Pascataqua river, er, and now the Lamprey river,

aud is retained as the name of the Cedar Point. So called in 1652.

point to this day. Whitehouse's map It is the point of land on the west of

of Dover, in 18.34, has incorrectly the mouth of Back river, and lies

placed Bloody Point on the north side north of Goat island,

of the Pascataqua, viz., on Dover Charles Point. This name was

Neck. given, as early as 1660, to a point at

Branson's Creek. This name was the entrance of Little bay, in Oyster

given as early as 1653 to a tributary river parish. From Charles Adams,

on the western side of Oyster river, who lived near here,

near its mouth. Clay Point. A point of land on

Bristol. On an old map, in 1634, the east side of Dover Neck, and so

the settlement at (now) Dover was called as early as 1656.

called Bristol. Cochecho. The Indian name of

Bunker's Creek. It flows into the falls on the river, where the city

Oyster river, eastern side, and is near of Dover now stands. It was spelled

the Bunker garrison. by the first settlers in various wavs.

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