Concord, New Hampshire, USA (East, West) (Penacook) (Concord Heights)
1854 - Concord

Concord, a post-town, seat of justice of Merrimack county, New Hampshire, and capital of the state, is pleasantly situated on the right bank of the Merrimack river, 60 miles N. N. W. from Boston. Lat. 43° 12' 29" N., Ion. 71° 29' W. It extends about 2 miles along the river, and three-quarters of a mile back. The streets are handsomely laid out. and many of them beautifully shaded. The hotels, most of the mercantile business, and a large portion of the manufactories are on Main street, which is nearly 100 feet broad and about 2 miles long. State street, also about 2 miles long, has on it the state prison, a massive granite structure, and the Methodist General Biblical Institute, founded in 1847. The state house stands in the midst of a beautiful common, planted with maple and elm trees. It is built of hewn granite, is 126 feet long, 49 feet wide, and 2 stories high above the basement. The other public buildings are the churches. 7 or 8 in number, 2 railroad depots and 3 banks. Condition of the latter, December 1st, 1852: Debts due, S 389,1 15; specie, $26,164; deposits, $159,114; circulation. $176,896. By the aid of locks, the falls in the Merrimack, opposite the town, furnish a vast hydraulic power, extensively employed in manufacturing. The business of Concord, which is important and rapidly increasing, centres principally in Boston. Formerly, it was carried on through the Merrimack river and Middlesex canal ; but since the completion of the various railroads opening communication with nearly every section of the state, the canal has been abandoned. Nine newspapers are published here. Population of the entire township, 8576.

A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854.

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