Other trading posts were established at ferry landings where stores were stocked with beeswax. molasses. flint. and powder. along with the best sellers of the day. rum and spirits. In the early 1880s. rich deposits of clay were found in Merrimack allowing the town to create a thriving brickmaking industry. By 1846. there were 12 brickyards in town. employing 100 people. Many of the local buildings began using brick with granite foundation from nearby quarries in their construction. Brickmaking and river boating flourished until the railroad arrived in In 1872. a cooperage shop at Reeds Ferry was established where English immigrants came to work. In 1897. other immigrants from Greece. Poland. and Slavic countries arrived to work in the many mills and factories being built. Today.
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