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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 3., The roads of old Medford. (search)
se in which Grove street now runs, down to the river at a point near where Arlington street connects with Jerome street. March 22, 1708-9. Pursuant to a motion of the Sheriff of Middlesex, referring to a County road that is needful to be laid out from Menotomy road, so across Menotomy fields, over the Ware, through Medford, to the place called Mr. Convers Mills in Woburn, the Court appointed a committee to enquire into the convenience of the Highway and whether it is needful. . . . July 8, 1709, the committee report that having visited the road leading from Menotomy to Convers Mill in the township of Woburn, both in the Ancient road where Wheeler his mill formerly stood, and also the road leading through Adams his gate, leading by Mr. Jonathan Dunster over Mistick River, at a place commonly called the Wears. And we do judge it most convenient for the publick and least prejudicial to any private person, that said ancient road leading by said mill, cannot reasonably be made passa
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 17., About the old mill (search)
e old dam. Here we have the first direct reference to the possible existence of two dams across the river. At this time it may be well to quote from the report of a committee appointed by the Court of General Sessions of the Peace to enquire into the convenience of the Highway and whether it is needful, referring to a County road that is needful to be laid out from Menotomy road, so across Menotomy fields, over the Ware, through Medford, to a place called Mr. Convers mills in Woburn. July 8, 1709, the committee report that having visited the road leading from Menotomy to Convers mill in the township of Woburn, both in the Ancient road where Wheeler his mill formerly stood, and also the road leading through Adams his gate. . . . And we do judge it most convenient for the publick and least prejudicial to any private person, that said ancient road leading by said mill, cannot reasonably be made passable. . . . From the foregoing it appears that Wheeler's mill had disappeared or wa