We drove 25 miles south to Manchester, the biggest city in New Hampshire (100,000), today. We drove around looking for a place for lunch and ended up at Julien's Corner Kitchen on Bridge Street, across the street from Pulaski Park. Here's a photo of the statue of General Casimir Pulaski, a hero of the Revolutionary War.
Manchester was originally named Derryfield, but changed their name to Manchester in 1810 after Manchester, England, the largest textile producing city in the world. The first cotton and woolen mills were in operation in 1810. Eventually there was one mile of mills on the banks of the Amoskeag River. The company operated until 1935. Amazingly many of the mill buildngs and housing still exist and are being used by businesses. It looks prosperous. The Millyard Museum is housed in one of the buildings.
There is a walk along the river and we watched a man hauling his canoe up the bank. He swore the water was warm. We didn't believe him.
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