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NO MAN’S ISLAND Is it an island? Was it a peninsula attached to Vermont at one time? I guess that is a question that will remain unanswered, at least by me. Either way, there it sits! The island has a definite history and an interesting story which may not have ended. The island continues to battle ice jams, log jams in earlier years, and annual floods. Katharine Blaisdell, noted historian and author, has recorded facts about the island in her book “HAVERHILL New Hampshire in the Twentieth Century”. An open sided 30x50 foot dance pavilion was erected on the island which is located just north of the double decker bridge, which was built by the railroad in 1853. The building was owned by P. J. Haley and was built in 1899. The pavilion was a favored dance hall, picnic area, and rehersal studio for the local band. It also, by 1901, had started to create a reputation as being the areas drinkin’ place! Mr. Haley died in 1910 and remained idle until Henry J. Schaefer remodeled it and had the grand opening in July of of that same year. The charges were, 75 cents per couple plus an 8 cent war tax. Extra ladies were charged 25 cents plus 3 cent war tax. The dances ran every Wednesday and Saturday nights. The establishment was then known as Schaefer’s Casino. Page 1 Even a place that provided such wonderful hours of entertainment, and a few squabbles, must someday come to an end. And such was the case of No Man’s Island and it’s footbridge. The foundation for the footbridge, on the Vermont side, is still in tact. But, the bridge went out when the flood of 1927 made it’s attack! The island borders two states, three counties, four towns, and connects two rivers … the Connecticut and Ammonoosuc! Jim Hobbs Page 2
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