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Haverhill to the memory of Hannah Diiston, who in 1697 

 was seized and carried avray by the Indians, and who then 

 performed the wonderful exploit of putting her captors to 

 death, for which act the General Court made substantial 

 acknowledojment of her bravery. 



This beautiful monument was erected upon the spot 

 set apart as a public park, by the people in the early his- 

 tory of the town, and was unveiled with suitable cere- 

 monies on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 1879, and presented to the 

 city by Hon. E. J. M. Hale. 



The pedestal is of granite and the statue is of bronze, 

 () feet high, and the entire height is 15 feet. The bronze 

 reliefs are each 2 feet 3 inches by 1 foot 6 inches, and 

 represent : Firsts her capture ; second^ escape of her 

 children; tJiird, sla^^ing of her captors and her escape; 

 and fourth^ her return. The ideal statue was designed 

 by Mr. C. Weeks of Haverhill, and the casting was made 

 at Chicopee, Mass. ; the base was cut by JNIr. Weeks, who 

 put the whole structure in position. 



Haverhill for seventy' years was a frontier town, and 

 its early history tells of many cases of savage cruelty per- 

 petrated l)y the Indians upon its first settlers. The name 

 of Hannah Duston will ever stand prominent in the annals 

 of the town. 



HAVERHILL PUBLIC LIBRARY. 



Hon. E. J. i\L Hale (the gentleman Vvdio gave to the 

 city the Hannah Duston monument, previously men- 

 tioned), desirous of having a Public Library in his native 

 city, submitted January 29, 1873, a proposition to the 

 city government of Haverhill. 



That His Honor, the Mayor, appoint six persons as 

 Trustees for life, and the vacancies to be filled by the 

 remaining Trustees, to receive all funds and administer 



