An example of an early New England family home that was also used as
a Garrison House for protection against attacks from Native American
Indian tribes.
As soon as roads were built and well enough developed - horse drawn
stagecoaches were used to transport passengers, mail and goods between
towns and across regions.
Early New England Settlers - John Clough [Elizabeth ship - 1635; Salisbury, Mass. c.1639] & Jane - were ancestors of:
Charles Alfred Pillsbury (1842-1899) - Co-Founder of C.A. Pillsbury and Company and Minnesota State Senator
John Sargent Pillsbury (1827-1901) - Co-Founder of C.A. Pillsbury
and Company, Governor of Minnesota & Philanthropist (Uncle of
Charles Alfred Pillsbury)
William Robbins Barnes (1866-1945) - Co-Founder of Barnes & Noble