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Amoskeag Falls History (1192 words) |
 | The importance of Amoskeag Falls and the Merrimack River in the history of Manchester. |
| In 1729 a road approximately 10 miles long was built from Londonderry to Amoskeag Falls through the wilderness because of the importance of the Amoskeag Falls area.John McNeil is believed to be the first settler at the falls about 1733 in the area known as Happy Town located on the west side of the falls. |
| Manufacturing came to Amoskeag Falls in 1809 with the construction of the first mill on the west side of the falls, which was known as the Harvey Mill.Waterpower was taken from the dam on Harvey Mill and flowed to the manufacturing mill through a channel blasted in the rock. |
| Steam Locomotive Builders (1952 words) |
| American Locomotive Company (ALCO) was formed in 1901 when seven smaller locomotive builders merged with the Schenectady Locomotive Works (Schenectady, NY) in order to compete against the largest locomotive builder of the day, the Baldwin Locomotive Works. |
| The American Locomotive Company was known for its steam locomotives of which the 4-6-4 Hudsons and the 4-8-4 Niagras built for the New York Central and the 4-6-6-4 Challengers and the 4-8-8-4 Big Boys it built for the Union Pacific were its finiest examples. |
| William Woodard of Lima Locomotive Works experimented in increasing the grate area to greatly increase the steaming ability of the locomotive. |
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