This bird’s-eye view print of Tilton, New Hampshire was drawn and published by Henry Wellge, Norris & Wellge Co. in 1884. Tilton was settled in the 1700's at the fork of the Winnipesaukee and Pemigewasset rivers as Crotchtown.
When a bridge was built across the Winnipesaukee River at that point in 1763 the town became known as Sanbornton Bridge. Sanbornton Bridge split from Sanbornton to become the town of Tilton in 1869; named after early settler Nathaniel Tilton.
Tilton’s grandson, Charles E. Tilton owned the major textile mills that were established here. Charles Tilton was a popular contributor of the town in the 1800's. Tilton School was founded here in 1845 as New Hampshire Conference Seminary. The institution, training young men for work in the Methodist church, added a female college in 1852.
The view includes labeled roads, buildings, bridges, waterways and railroad routes. Reference names are indistinct in some cases.
Features references to the following locations:
Tilton Memorial Arch, erected 1883.
Episcopal Church.
Congregational Church.
Methodist Church.
Catholic Church.
New Hampshire Conference Seminary.
Schools.
Town Hall and Post Office.
R. R. Depot.
Citizens National & Iona Savings Bank.
Dexter House.
Belknap Mountains.
Ossipee Mountains.
Tilton Mills, Tilton & Peabody.
Granite Mills, Ballantyne & Fletcher.
Elm Mills, Richard Firth.
Tilton Hosiery Co., G. E. Buell & Co.
Hosiery & Underwear Mill, R. N. Calvin.
Lord Bros. Mfg. Co., Rubber Optical Goods.
Tilton Machine Shop, B. C. Stevens.
Grist Mill, Chas. W. Blood.
Saw Mill, A. G. Cook.
New Hampshire Manufacturing Co’s Mills.
W. C. Wyatt, Harness Mfy.
C. B. Garmon, Blacksmith.
F. J. Moulton, Photographer.
C. P. Merrick, Drugs and Fancy Goods.
C. C. Rogers, Attorney at Law.
J. F. Taylor, General Merchandise.
Lord Bros., Drugs, Fancy Goods and Jewelry.
S. Condon, Jr., Boots and Shoes.
Philbrick & Mull, General Merchandise.
S. R. Perring, Insurance.
W. D. Hankin, Attorney at Law.
Skating Rink.