Today, we read the good news that the property next to ours might be purchased by the City of Concord, NH for a conservation area with public access. In the nineteenth century, the site held a mill that dyed wool for Union soldier’s uniforms. The current property owner, a 91 year old man whose Finnish parents acquired the lot in 1918 and built a house on it, tells us that he has a mill stone that is permanently dyed blue from the Indigo dye used. Very cool to have this piece of history!
Plans are in place to tear down the house, when the agreement is complete. The nine acre lot goes all the way back to the Merrimack River, to the hiking trail there that is part of the Heritage Trail. The plan to use the land for public recreation is a nice one!
Good News!
