[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12986]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        HAVERHILL, NEW HAMPSHIRE

 Mrs. SHAHEEN. Madam President, I wish to celebrate and 
recognize the 250th anniversary of the town of Haverhill, NH.
  Haverhill, first known as Lower Coos, was settled by citizens from 
Haverhill, MA and incorporated by Governor Benning Wentworth in 1763. 
Haverhill is situated on our State border, next to the mouth of the 
Ammonoosuc River, and shares much of its heritage with its sister city 
of Newbury in Vermont across the Connecticut River. Haverhill's 
location at the end of the Old Province Road was critical to its rapid 
development; this road, one of the earliest highways in New Hampshire, 
served as a supply route connecting the northern and western 
settlements with the seacoast. Haverhill's village of Woodsville hosted 
a railway supply enterprise that played an important role in the early 
years of the Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad. Haverhill may have 
looked remote on a map, but it was clearly a town on the move.
  Today, visitors to Haverhill may visit the oldest covered bridge 
still in use in New Hampshire, the Haverhill-Bath Bridge, built in 1829 
and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Haverhill 
Historic Society has painstakingly curated many artifacts from the 
town's long and industrious history and hosts fascinating lectures 
throughout the year. Haverhill is also home to the Museum of American 
Weather, which offers an unusual and insightful view into New England 
history through its exhibits documenting weather events across our 
region.
  The town of Haverhill will celebrate its semiquincentennial jointly 
with Newbury, VT through a series of events this year, culminating in 
an old-fashioned skating party in December. I congratulate Haverhill on 
250 years of accomplishments, and thank its citizens for their many 
contributions to the Granite State.

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