Not our name, but our passion
Ebenezer Mackintosh was born on June 20, 1737 and raised in the south end of Boston. Mackintosh became famous as a voice of the common man in Boston and was a key leader in the protests against the stamp act of 1765. He was a veteran of the Battle of Ticonderoga of 1758 and a participant of the Boston Tea Party. He was a shoemaker by trade and moved to North Haverhill, New Hampshire to escape persecution from the British and loyalists.
The Beaver Lake Boat Access facility has a boat ramp and is adequate for car top canoes and kayaks and also has a ramp for small trailers. Beaver Lake has an average depth of 16 feet and has ten species of fish. It is a popular ice fishing venue in the winter. The 150 acre lake has ~ 150 lakefront properties mostly permanent residents. Gallen’s Town Beach is open to Derry residents only.
The Circle of Fun Playground in Auburn is directly adjacent to Lake Massabesic. In addition to the playsets there are picnic facilities. This is a good place for play dates or birthday parties if you have very young children. Lake Massabesic is Manchester’s water supply so there is no swimming or wading allowed.
In the early 1880s the town of Pembroke passed an ordinance mandating sources of water be available for man and beasts. This 1884 trough currently being used as an oversized flower pot dates from that period. It is thought that the water supplying the trough came from the nearby Meetinghouse Brook just a short distance south of the site. There is a historic marker adjacent to the trough with a marker describing Pembroke’s linear street planning on the opposite side.
The Griffin Mill Site in Auburn dates from 1826 when it was a grist mill. It was used for other applications throughout the 1800s up to the early 1900s. The site today is undeveloped but is a pleasant diversion for a few minutes when in the area.
