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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1917 Excerpt:... HATHORNE: PART OF SALEM VILLAGE IN 1700. BY SIDNEY PEKLEY. This article comprises a section of country about two and a half miles in length and one and a half miles in breadth; and extends from about Centre street northerly to Indian bridge in Middleton and from about Maple street westerly to Ipswich river. That part of the territory shown on the map as northerly of the dashes was, before 1728, a part of the town of Topsfield, and since that time a part of Middleton. That part lying southerly of the dashes was a part of Salem until 1752, when it became a part of Dan vers. The larger part of this territory belonged to John Putnam, the immigrant, and his son Lt. Thomas Putnam, approximating in this section alone about one thousand acres; and it is impossible to designate each tract procured by them, by grant, purchase or devise. There were several roads in the early days, some private and some public, across this territory to reach the homes of the people. The location of the Newburyport turnpike is shown by parallel lines of dashes. The present Maple street between Beaver brook and the Essex County Agricultural school is shown by dotted parallel lines. Dayton street is also shown in the same way. The oldest of the highways within this territory is probably that which runs from the County Agricultural school to the Indian bridge, over Ipswich river, in Middleton. This was originally an Indian trail, and the aborigines forded the river where the bridge is located. This is described as a " highway which was laid out for Andover men," in 1685; and the bridge was there then and called "the bridge or casway made for Andover men." It was also called the Andover road in the same year. In 1696, it was called "ye old highway which was the highway from Salem to Andover...