This is the only picture I have of Lydia, except the pins. This is an earlier picture. I think it was the taken when they were first married. Carol Petts
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These are some pictures that let you see the people and places that are refered to in the book. Follow the link to the notes and you can see where much of the story has come from.
This is the only picture I have of Lydia, except the pins. This is an earlier picture. I think it was the taken when they were first married.
This is Web as a young man. I would guess it was taken around the time of his wedding to Lydia.
This is not Web but it does show you what the logging sleds were like and Web did alot of logging in the 1860's.
At age 15 Web went to Conn. to live and work with his brother Samuel.
This is Samuel and his wife. The two men worked for the railroad building the roads from Conn. to PA. It was in PA. that Web met and married Lydia.
These are the pins that Web gave to Lydia as a present. Lydia had gained weight by this time. Before her death in 1895 she had gained so much weight she weighed over 300 pounds, according to her niece Dora. When she died she was shipped back to PA by train to be buried with her three infant sons. It is said she made Web promise not to tell anyone how much she weighed. She knew he would have to have her casket weighed inorder to have her shipped. He kept his promise and Dora could only guess at her weight. Most of us in the family have to fight the weight so we can all understand.
Some of the pictures come from http://www.town.haverhill.nh.us/photoshaverhill.html You can find more information on the town by visiting this site. Most of the photos are ones I have. Some I got from my father and some I got on ebay.
The next pictures are ones taken around Haverhill, NH sometime before the turn of the century. Some are just after the turn of the century but will give you a good idea of what the area in which Web lived and worked.
This is the Woodsville railroad station from atop a freight showing the Express offices and passenger railyard. This is where Web and John picked up Frank and Ira. This was a post card I found on Ebay.
This is the round house at the Woodsville Railroad Station. This is why the center of activity moved from the Corner to Woodsville.
This is a view of Court Square, Woodsville,NH.
This is the railroad bridge from Woodsville to Wells River, VT.
Here are two of the covered bridges in Haverhill.
The farm is the George Chamberlain Farm. The picture is dated 1876.
This is the Bedell Covered Bridge. In 1866 it was necessary to carry snow onto the bridge so that the sleighs could use the bridge.
This is an early photo of North Haverhill.
This is the Exchange Hotel across the north common in North Haverhill. It was destroyed by fire in 1902.
These two pictures are of the Oliverian Brook in East Haverhill. 
This is the grist mill that Web went to when he went to the Brook to grind his grain. There were several grist mills in Haverhill.
This is one of the bridges over the Oliverian Brook for Route 10 traffic. This was taken sometimes prior to 1938 when the concrete bridge was built.
This is the Ladd Street School at Route 10 and County Road. This picture was taken in 1908. Web worked on the building of a school in Haverhill in 1866. I don't know which school but it would have been one like this if it were not this one.
These next pictures are all of the Corner district in the Southern part of Haverhill. Before the train came to Haverhill this was the center of activity for the town and county and Haverhill was the county seat. The court house was here as well as most of the commercial buildings.
When the railroad come the station and train yards were located in Woodsville so the commercial center began to center in Woodsville. The court house was relocated to Woodsville and after the fire oa 1892 that destroyed much of the commercial district, this too was relocated in Woodsville.
North Haverhill remained mainly a residential area. Court Street ran the full length of Haverhill from the corner, through North Haverhill, and into Woodsville. The Brook was on the East side of the town and was more a commercial district for the local farms.
These pictures are all of the Corner area.
This is the common or South Park. Note the horse and carrage in the right side. That is the Commercial district in the background. This was taken prior to 1902.
This is a picture viewed with a stereoscope, which gives you a three-D picture. The photographer's horse and carrage is just visible at the far left. It was done by Morrison about 1870 and titled "Shady Side Haverhill, N.H."
This is court street. The park is on the left.
This is where route 10 and Court Street meet. Route 10 runs east and west, Court Steet runs north and south.
This is Upper Court Street .
This looks down Court Street. That is route 10 in the forground.
This is the intersection of Court Street and Main Street.
South Main Street, route 10 before it was blacktopped.
The county jail was also on Court Street and the last public hanging in New Hampshire was held in in 1867 or 1868. Samuel Mills was convicted of murder and hanged. After this date all hanging were done in Concord at the State Prison.
Note the large timber sticking out of the side window. This is where he was hanged. The jail was at the rear of the jailer's home. 
This picture is taken on Central Street. 
The Connecticut River separates New Hampshire from Vermont and is the eastern boundary of Haverhill. It defines many land marks in Haverhill, this is the Ox Bow near North Haverhill.
Here are some early buildings around Haverhill.
This is Alumni Hall on Court Street. There is the former post office and library in the background.
This is the Gibson House with the Commercial District before the 1902 fire. The Gibson House is now a Bed & Breakfast.
This is another picture of the Gibson House. In 1850 it was The Towle Tavern. After the Gibsons lived here it was the J.H. Swift residence. It is located at the intersection of Route 10 and Court Street.
This is the Pfender House.
This is the Westgate House on Court Street. This was taken in 1908.
This is the John Hazen House in North Haverhill.
This is the Elm Side Farm in North Haverhill.
This is the Grafton County Farm in North Haverhill. This is where Moses stored some of his goods until his debts were all paid off, in 1866.
Here are two of the churches in Haverhill. 
This is the Congregational Church built in 1827. There are horse stalls in the back, later there was a small firehouse building there.
This is the Methodist Church.
The Life and Times of Daniel Webster Meader
