Shaw’s Grist Mill, West Salisbury
Over the many decades the town of Salisbury has seen many commercial ventures.
The following is a nearly complete list of those enterprises we are aware of but any information or corrections are welcome:
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BLACKSMITH”S SHOPS/Wheelwright shops:
Andrew Pettingill -likely Old Coach Road, South Road Village
P.A. Fellows -near Bog Road rte 27 South Road Village
West Salisbury Black Smith Shop, possibly. Photo in Salisbury Lost, no other data found
George Calef’s Carriage repair, Blacksmith Shop, Clock repair ca 11883-1911 -Center Road Village, (Salisbury Heights)
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BOOKBINDER:
Christopher Paige -South Road
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BULL RAKE FACTORY:
T.D. Little Bull Rake factory –Old Coach Road, South Road Village
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CHAIR BACK FACTORY:
Sawyers Sawmill -on road adjacent to the Blackwater River
FLAXSEED MILL
Mills on Stirrup Iron Brook late 1700’s
Wilder & Bowers -Flaxseed
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FULLING & CARDING MILL:
Captain William Pingree -on the Blackwater
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CIDER MILL:
Edward Renfew’s Cider Mill- South Road Village, Form home at the Corner of Old Coach Rd and Rte 127.
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FILLING STATIONS:
Heath’s Filling Station ca. between 1905 and 1957 -Center Road Village, (Salisbury Heights), 624 ROUTE 4
Cunliff (likely a filling station as well as store)> Barton >Crossroads Store (currently)- Route 4 & 127 South Road Village
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GENERAL STORES:
Maj Stephen Bohonon’s Store from his home- First Store in Salisbury Route 4 & 127. First public hall was over Stephen Bohonon’s store. South Road Village
Nathanial Noyes Store: -Second store in Salisbury 1785-1808 South Road VillageSouth Road Village moved to Israel Kelly House (Bartlett House) after 1806. Origianly located between house #3 & #4 N/E side of Rte 127 east of the Crossroads, in front of the South Road Cemetery.
Thomas and Eliphalet Williams, later Samuel Bartlett -Center Road Village, (Salisbury Heights)
Eldbridge Greenough’s Store -ca 1850>C.E. Foote Cunliff> Barton> Crossroads Store (currently)- Route 4 & 127 South Road Village
Greenleaf Store prior to 1794> Hills Store> Red Tea House –South Road Village
Cyrus Gookin/Dunlap Store and Post office– West Salisbury 1857-1920, currently a residence
Jonathan P. Webster’s store 1801-1858> Drew’s Store, Inn and Post Office- 1898-1916 -Center Road Village (Salisbury Heights)
Nan Dexheimer Antique Shop and Crafts, ca 1965-1975
Rene Beaudoin’s out of home ca 1940’s mid 1960’s- South Road Village
Rene Beaudoin’s Market- mid 1960’s – just south of new crossroads junction
GRISTMILLS:
Cyrus Gookin Grist Mill prior to 1834, to at least 1890 -on The Blackwater River, West Salisbury
Henry & Samuel Calef Mill -on Stirrup Iron Brook
David Kimaball & Moses Sawyer converted Emerson tannery into Grist Mill -on Stirrup Iron Brook
James Currier Mill -on the Blackwater River West Salisbury
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HARNESS & SADDLERY:
Townsend’s Harness & Saddle Shop – right off the Crossroads on rt 4 NE, South Road Village
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HATTERS:
Caleb Morse
Thomas R. Greenleaf Hat Factory initially – right off the Crossroads on rt 4 NE, moved 1834,Old Coach Road, South Road Village
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INNS & TAVERNS & MEETING PLACES
Major Stephen Bohonon– public Hall
Bell Tavern- located at the Reuben True House (Salisbury Heights)
Stephen Webster -2 story hotel South Road Village
Abel Elkin 1794- Tavern Centre Village (Salisbury Heights)
Mrs. Drew Hotel– was site of Jonathan P Webster store (Salisbury Heights)
Masonic Hall– For at time at the corner of Old Coach Rd and Rte 127 opposite the Academy. South Road Village
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MINES:
Plumbago- up Buckhorn Road, Past Scribner’s Corner
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MINERAL HARVESTING:
Tripoli polishing material- Wilders Pond bog
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POTASH FACTORIES:
Andrew Bowers Described in the History of Salisbury by John Dearborn p.507 as a large Potash Factory opposite Academy Hall. Sold to John White’s Potash until 1830 -South Road near Bog Road South Road Village
SAWMILLS:
Charles Shaw–on Stirrup Iron Brook /Shaw Pond
William Holmes– (previously Wilder & Bowers etc) on Stirrup Iron Brook
John Shaw Sawmill- West Salisbury on the Blackwater River
Shingle/sawmill Silas Elkins, Reuben Greeley -Mill Brook
Stevens Sawmill– On Mill Brook off Scribner’s Corner (Buckhorn Road)
Samuel Loverin Saw Mill -Loverin Hill Road
Fellows Mill -0n Beaverdam Brook opposite near Fellow Cemetery
Elkins> Dunlap> Pingree Sawmill> Prince’s Mill
Nathaniel Greeley -Tucker Pond stream
T.D. Little Steam Shingle Mill– after 1834 -Old Coach Road,South Road Village
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TIN SHOP:
Flanders Tin Shop – right off the Crossroads on rte 4 NE, ,South Road Village
TAILOR:
William Cate, Deacon -624 Ret 4 see William Cate and
Salisbury Heights for images
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TANNERY:
John Calef -on Stirrup Iron Brook
John Emerson -on Stirrup Iron Brook
Herschel Green Tannery -Center Range Road, Loverin Hill Rd and Hensmith junction)
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TIN SHOP:
Flanders Tin Shop – right off the Crossroads on rte 4 NE, South Road Village
Powering the early mills> Power of Water, Power of Hot Wate
Oral history accounts of the old mills and tanneries> Remembering the Old Mills, Oral Histories