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Settler's Rock
60 Jaffrey Rd, Peterborough,
NH 03458-1743
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USA
Latitude & Longitude:
42° 51' 32.8284",
-71° 57' 45.8568"
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New Hampshire State
Historical Marker
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SETTLER'S ROCK
Scotch-Irish Immigrant Thomas Morison and a companion camped beside this rock .about 1739. The large boulder supported a temporary shelter of. green. Poles and boughs, and Its vertical face served as a fireplace. In 1749 Morison returned as the first permanent settler of Peterborough and the following year he brought Is family to a log house he had built near the rock. Morison was an Incorporator of the town In 1760, served on the first board of selectmen and was the town's first moderator. He resided on the farm until his death In 4797 at the age of 87.
Last updated: 9/21/2011 11:05 |
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Settler's Rock Historical Marker Location Map, Peterborough, New Hampshire
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