Congregational Church of Amherst, NH
Amherst History
Amherst, NH was first chartered in 1728 as Narragansett No. 3 and later called Souhegan No. 3. In January, 1760 it was chartered as Amherst and named for General Jeffrey Amherst, the commander-in-chief of the British forces in America at the time. Eighteenth century Amherst was much larger than the present town. By 1803, portions of Amherst had become the neighboring towns of Milford, Merrimack, and Mont Vernon.
Amherst became the first seat of Hillsborough County when the county was formed in 1769. The central village contained the courthouse, complete with jail, pillory and whipping post. By 1869, all county government had moved to either Manchester or Nashua. The courthouse became the Town Hall and the jail was eventually removed.
from: http://www.amherstnh.gov/history/
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Scott Frederick - Lovely Christmas image. I think we might have a white christmas this year. Have fun at the Navy Yard, just be mindful of the police around the yard. Also the shot I posted today is in an area, if you drive straight back to the end of the road that enters the yard, you will be at the river. Take a right there and follow that all the way down until you can’t go any further. From there you will make a right and continue to follow that road along the Delaware River, where you will see some abandoned buildings and also and abandoned Navy Residential community. I have yet to go into the homes.