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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 23., The mills on the Medford turnpike. (search)
The mills on the Medford turnpike. Whether the proprietors of the Medford turnpike builded better than they knew or not is unknown to any of whom we may now enquire, but the fact was that by its building, a water power was created and later improved as a mill privilege by the owners (or their assigns) of the marsh land through which it passed. One Captain Adams evidently saw possibilities as shown by the proprietor's record of August 23, 1804: Voted, That the request of Captain Adams respecting the Culvits be referred to the Committee to report their opinion at the next meeting. Also of Friday, October 12, 1804: Voted, That the Standing Committee be authorized to make a contract with Captain Nathan Adams respecting the flow of water at the Culvits. These culvits were the stone bridges built to carry the causey or turnpike road over Two-penny and Winter brooks. Both had their source in Somerville, and flowed through the southern corner of Medford into Mystic r