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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Progress on canals and locks along the Connecticut River with produce transport; Blodget's Canal at Amoskeag Falls, New Hampshire, and Exeter Canal at Pawtucket Falls set to open on the 18th instant after rapid construction; local aqueduct advancing vigorously.
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The canals and locks on Connecticut river, advance rapidly—and great quantities of produce are daily floating in them.
Blodget's Canal, so called, at Amoskeag falls, in the state of New-Hampshire, opens the 18th instant, which is, as we hear, the day that the Exeter Canal, at Pawtucket falls, opens. Blodget's Canal was so near being completed thirty days ago, that 50 tons of timber passed through it.—This great and arduous piece of work, cutting through large rocks, making dams and locks of near a mile in length, gradually sinking 50 feet, has been performed in two years and a half, under the direction, and at the expense of Samuel Blodget, Esq. of Haverhill, who is the sole proprietor thereof.
The Aqueduct in our vicinity is prosecuting with vigor.
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Connecticut River And New Hampshire
Event Date
18th Instant
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canals advancing rapidly with produce transport; blodget's canal nearly complete with 50 tons of timber passed; both blodget's and exeter canals opening on 18th instant after 2.5 years construction; aqueduct progressing vigorously.
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Canals and locks on Connecticut River advancing rapidly with daily floating produce. Blodget's Canal at Amoskeag falls, New-Hampshire, opens 18th instant, same as Exeter Canal at Pawtucket falls. Blodget's Canal cut through rocks, dams and locks nearly a mile long, sinking 50 feet, built in two years and half by Samuel Blodget of Haverhill, sole proprietor. Aqueduct in vicinity prosecuting with vigor.