Although The town received its charter in 1781, granted to Danforth Keyes and 66 associates, permanent settlement did not begin until 1793. Several sawmills and gristmills were built along the Lamoille River.
The Portland & Ogdensburg Railway opened following the Civil War, facilitating the shipment of quarried stone. Several granite quarries and polishing mills are referenced on the map. Features numbered & lettered references to the following locations: Town Hall. High and Graded Schools. Methodist Church. Advent Church. Centennial House, A. C. Newell, Proprietor. Hardwick Gazette Office. Hardwick Quarries and Buffalo Hill. Buck Lake Quarries. Woodbury Quarries. Hardwick Granite Co., Monumental Work. Dark Blue Hardwick Granite. Hardwick Granite Co., Polishing Mill. Buffalo Hill Granite Co.. Woodbury Granite Co., Chas. L. Sanford, Superintendent. Stearns & Arnold, Granite Manufacturers. Brush & Curtis, Granite Manufacturers. T. A. Green, Granite Manufacturer. F. A. Emerson, Granite Manufacturer. Union Granite Co., Granite Manufacturers. C. R. Davis & Co., Granite Manufacturers. Bashaw Bros., Granite Manufacturers. T. T. Daniell, Granite Polishing Mill. Wheeler & Shipman, Lumber Manufacturers. M. E. Tucker, Lumber Manufacturer. A. B. Thomas, Box Factory. H. J. Swerdfeger, Flour & Grist Mill. Thomas Bros., Blacksmithing. W. A. Hatch, Blacksmithing. J. H. McLeod & Co., General Merchandise. I. P. Titus, General Merchandise. W. W. Marshall, General Merchandise. H. R. Kimball, Pharmacist and Jeweler. (Red Drug Store). O. J. Paquette, Hardwick Drug Store. Ira A. Shattuck, The Old Reliable Jewelry Store, Established 1870. J. J. Campbell, Furniture and Undertaking. Z. R. Huntley, General Merchandise and Country Produce. A. M. Ward & Son, Flour, Grain and Groceries. Hooker & Parks, Groceries, Meats and Provisions. C. B. LaClair, Groceries and Meats. W. E. Clement, Boots, Shoes and Notions. A. W. Mears, Harness and Horse Furnishing Goods. L. H. Warren, Produce, Carriages and Farm Tools. W. N. Lawson, Plumber. A. Philbrick, Builder. W. H. Carter, Livery, Feed and Sale Stable. C. S. Cobb, Hair Dressing Rooms. A. M. Ward, M. D., Office and Residence. Perley & Taylor, Attorneys. A. B. Thomas, Attorney. B. E. Bullard, Attorney. O. R. Kendall, Photographer. |