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Heritage Commission The Town of Haverhill, New Hampshire Received January 25, 2008 8:29:07 PM EST The Heritage Commission’s major accomplishment this year was to finally complete all the requisite paper work for the protection of the Lime Kilns. The site is now officially listed on the NH Register of Historic Places. Thank you to owners Elizabeth Boveroux and Margot Kittredge for their cooperation. We are still struggling with the problem of protecting the Hazen site on the Connecticut River. It is difficult to reach due to the planting of corn in the access area, and bamboo continues to infest the plot. We are trying to destroy the bamboo with Roundup. This property is the site of the first homestead in the town of Haverhill owned by one John Hazen, the first settler. It is a beautiful spot located on a bend in the river and contains the foundations of the Sawyer buildings. The Commission was charged with the creation of a kiosk for the new Railroad Park in Woodsville. Plans for the kiosk have been drawn by WHS student Josh Newton in accordance with a design agreed on by Commission members. We are also searching for a railroad car of some sort that could be placed on rails in the Park and serve as an information center depicting Woodsville’s history of the railroad and log drives on the river. Inventories of the oldest buildings in the five village areas that make up the town of Haverhill are nearly complete. We accepted with regret the resignations of Ruth Wellington and Marilyn Seminerio. They have made significant contributions to the Heritage Commission since its inception in 2000 and will be sorely missed. Thank you, Ruth and Marilyn. Current members of the Commission are Shirley Cobb, Jane Darby, Lois Henson, Carolyn Byrne and selectboard representative, David Joslin. Alternate members are Chris Cronin, Wayne Mitchell, Frank O’Malley and Bruce Simonds. The Heritage Commission maintains a link on the Town of Haverhill website, and the public is invited to visit the site to view the minutes of meetings and updates on current activities. Respectively submitted, Lois Henson Vice Chairman Home | Back to List of New Pages| Heritage Minutes | | History Pages |
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