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The descriptive narrative, or simulation, focuses on the processes
and techniques used during the relocation. The trend analysis
examines the community over the same time period as the de s criptive
narrative, but emphasizes the overall social and economic patterning
of Hill and two similar control communities.
The attitudinal survey adds a social-psychological dimension to
this study identifying community sentiments -today and at the time
of relocation.
-Together these three methods produce a multi-dimensional retrospective
analysis of Hill, New Hampshire.
Archival Search.
The Hill relocation was eXcep -cionally well documented. In 1942,
Dan Stiles, a free lance writer from Connecticut, wrote a historical
sketch of the relocation process. From his manuscript the basic .
skeleton of events which made up the actual relocation were put
together. With this basic outline the continued search through
other secondary data sources began to give it validity and dimension.
Fred Clark, the Director of the State Office of Comprehensive
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Planning and Development, had written both office papers and journal
articles defining the advantages of his proposed model community
as well as the self initiative approach in achieving the actual
reestablishment of Hill.'
Because of the State Planning Agency's involvement with the relocation,'
everal records were kept which might have otherwise disappeared.
One example was the transcript of the meetings between the Corps
of Engineers and the town's selectmen' as they negotiated the value
of town property. (Appendix H) .
Records from the Corps and the town reports were used to recreate
the exact values given for properties in the private and public
sectors. The Corps also had detailed maps of the old village and
each structure.
Old scrapbooks, clippings and photographs were supplied by many
individuals who had lived in Hill during the relocation.
Within the town vault lay an even greater treasure--actual films '
of the relocation process, including how the buildings were moved,
actual construction, etc. Other visuals included State's -archives
which had photographic plates focusing on the location process.
The above are but a few of the myriad of sources which were used
in recreating the events surrounding the relocation. (See Appendix A).
'The word reestablishment will be used to denote the fact that the
majority of the community relocated together to form a new Hill
Village.
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