No buildings were erected on the old road south of the bridge until 1825, excepting a potashery by Marshall Jones, about the year 1800, about where George Billings’ house now stands.

The main travelled road north from the village in 1794 was over Church hill and out on to Eagle street through North Church. No street was then open from Main to the north east corner of Centre, comprising what is now the business portion of Eagle street. About the year 1800, Captain Colgrove, who owned the land, commenced using it as a private way for lumber hauling, etc., and in the course of time he presented it to the town for a public highway. The first house in the southern part of Eagle street was built in 1806 by Joseph Darby, on the site of George Millard’s residence. The street soared aloft at such a rate that at one time she rivaled Main, but the tide turned and Main is and always will be the street of the town.

In 1806, — about which time Main street was cleared of its unsightly stumps, excepting one that tormented pedestrians up to 1858, — the whole street south of Main, embracing what is now Summer, Quincy and Chestnut streets, was a pasture very much overgrown with brush and it remained exclusively tilling land from 1814 to 1834.

In 1829 the population of the whole town of Adams, both villages, was about 2500; in 1820 it was 1836. Of North Adams in 1829 the probable population was 1000. This village then contained three churches, seven factory buildings, seven stores, two taverns, one printing office, one furnace, two blacksmith shops, one tin shop, two cabinet makers shops, six shoe makers, one jewelers shop, three milliners, two tailors, one hatter, two saddlers and harness makers, two wagon makers, three carpenters, four physicians, two lawyers, and sundry mechanics without shops. The number of dwelling houses all told, was 87, occupied by 105 families.

The present road to the Union from Eagle street was laid out in 1832 and in 1833 it was continued through the Beaver to the Clarksburg line. Previous to 1826 there was not a building of any kind in the Union proper. It was a stony, brush pasture.

River street (including Johnson’s ground) was laid out in 1832. The first building erected was the stone factory and the dwellings adjoining on the east.

State street was laid out in 1833, Summer street in 1834, most of the land belonging to the estate of Giles Tinker., Esq., and had, been used for farming purposes. The land was cut up into one fourth acre lots, the price paid being from $150 to $200. L. W. Stearns erected the first house, the same now occupied by E. R. Tinker, which has been twice remodeled since it was first erected.

Quincy street was laid out in 1842, the land belonging to Captain Richmond. Lots sold from $125 to $150. George Millard built the first house in 1842, the same one greatly enlarged and improved, now owned and occupied by Wm. Burton.

Holden street was laid out in 1844, the land formerly belonging to the estate of Caleb B. Turner. The portion lying north of Center street was purchased by Dr. E. S. Hawks and John Holden, in 1842. Mrs. W. M. Mitchell built the first house in 1843, which is still standing on the north west corner of Centre and Holden.

Chestnut street was laid out in 1849, the land belonging to G. W. Bradford. The lots sold from $200 to $300.

Eagle street, from Main to Center, was laid out in 1805, having previous to this been used as a lane.

Center street in 1815, having also been used as a lane by E. Estes, from his residence to Eagle street.

Morris street in 1860, although it had previously been a private way.