''AN HIGHWAY SHALL BE THERE, AND A IVA Y." 20/ 



That crossing is one of the oldest bits of highway 

 in the town still used for travel. Another short stretch 

 of ancient highway is where Summer Street passes in 

 front of M. B. Stetson's store on to the Cove where 

 an ancient loading place was ; also Snow Place, leading 

 into the Bryant estate, formerly ended at a public loading 

 place. 



There was a loading place on the north side of the 

 head of the Cove, perhaps near the Higgins boat shop, 

 and another somewhere on the south side ; but the creek 

 ran between, and there is no mention of a bridge across it 

 until the year 1762, January 28, when " the Question was 

 put wheather the Town will Procure and lay out a Way 

 Over y*^ Creek at y^ Head of Ship Cove in y^ Second 

 Parrish. Passed in the affirmative." What is now Elm 

 Street was probably a cartway along the edge of the 

 marsh leading to the north side of the Cove. 



All of these old ways have been changed so that only 



Pliotr.9, Mrs. K. K. Kiln 



Southeast fko.m Elliot Stouuard's. 



