The Oval
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Thanks to Carol Merrill for sending this shot in. Looks like the Eagle atop Eagle hall was getting some repairs in 1970.
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Thanks to Carol Merrill for sending in this 1966 parade picture.
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Thanks to Carol Merrill for sending in this 1966 parade picture.
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Thanks to Carol Merrill for sending in this 1968 parade picture.
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Thanks to Karen Martin Dion for sending in this parade picture from downtown back in 1969. Recognize any of the people in this picture?
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From an old postcard. Note the vines all over town hall.
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Here's a random shot through a car window back in the 70's or 80's when McCrory's 5&10 store occupied it's storefront downtown. Thanks for Karen Dion Martin for sharing the picture with us!
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Thanks to Carl Johnson of Milford as well as the Calvetti family (Dolores Leger and Joanne Hayes) of Milford for the addition of this great picture. It is a panorama of the Milford oval from what appears to be 1928.
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Here's a picture from a parade on the oval in 1964. In the background is Boulter's pharmacy, which eventually moved across the oval to where Foodee's pizza is today before closing (in the late 80's??). Thanks to Carol Merrill for sending in the picture.
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A very early shot of Eagle Hall from a postcard.
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A shot of the World War I memorial on the oval. It was put in place in 1927. The date of this shot is unknown. Maybe the late 1950's based on the looks of the cars?
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From a postcard dated 1907. A shot taken from the entry to Elm St. The Foster Block on the right still stands today. The Old Gristmill Store building at the current location of Texaco. The old gristmill store was torn down in 1944. On the other side of the store, a couple of stucco buildings were built in 1924. In 1929, Standard Oil bought the stucco buildings, tore them down and built a brick Socony gas station, which was operated for many years by Paul Hutchinson. This station was removed for the present Texaco station which is much larger and its site includes the area where the grain store stood. Thanks to Jim Philbrick of Milford for the information on this site.
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Buxton's Tavern, Union Hotel, Hotel Howison, and the Milford Inn were the names of this establishment on the oval. This space was more recently occupied by Ralph's service station and foodee's pizza.
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Looking to the south from the bandstand. Thanks to Carol Merrill for the upload.
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Buxton's Tavern on the West side of Union Square. Built by Jonathan Buxton, Sr. in 1787. Once known as the "Union Hotel" and "The Howison House" and finally as the "Milford Inn". The building burned to the ground on May 3rd, 1959. This location on the oval housed the state liquor store, boulters pharmacy and more recently the home of Foodee's pizza and Ralph's service station.
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Another shot of the oval from a postcard.
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Here's another parade shot that was sent in by Carol Merrill.
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Here's another parade shot that was sent in by Carol Merrill.
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A shot taken around the turn of the century of some kind of event in the center of town.
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Another shot of the oval taken from a postcard. This one was dated in 1938. Thanks to Rae Randall Pelletier for this picture.
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Another old postcard titled "Union Square, looking north, Miford, NH"
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A nice shot of the oval about 10 years before the current bricks walkways were installed. This picture is from somewhere around 1984.
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I was on my way to work when I saw them doing construction on this building. I was amazed to see the original Rexall drug sign inside the facade. I went back home to get my camera to take this picture.
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Picture of the Town Hall during the Pumpkin Festival October 2001
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The town hall decorated in style for the town's centenial celebration in 1894.
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A 19th century shot of the town hall.
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Another shot of the town hall. This one is from a postcard and almost appears to be painted.
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Another shot of the Town Hall and the oval from a postcard.
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Another shot of the Town Hall and the oval from a postcard.
