▁library ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁A ▁blue ▁pla que ▁comm emor ates ▁Michael ▁Dav itt . ▁The ▁young ▁Dav itt ▁migr ated ▁to ▁Has ling den ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 0 ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁being ▁ev icted ▁from ▁their ▁ten ant ▁farm ▁by ▁a ▁British ▁Land l ord . ▁ ▁He ▁began ▁working ▁in ▁a ▁cot ton ▁mill ▁but ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁his ▁right ▁arm ▁was ▁ent ang led ▁in ▁a ▁c og w heel ▁and ▁mang led ▁so ▁badly ▁it ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁am put ated . ▁When ▁he ▁recovered ▁from ▁his ▁operation ▁a ▁local ▁benef actor , ▁John ▁Dean , ▁helped ▁to ▁give ▁him ▁an ▁education . ▁He ▁also ▁started ▁night ▁classes ▁at ▁the ▁Mechan ics ' ▁Institute ▁and ▁used ▁its ▁library . ▁Michael ▁Dav itt ' s ▁family ▁home ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 7 – 1 8 7 0 ▁on ▁Wil kin son ▁Street ▁is ▁now ▁marked ▁by ▁a ▁mem orial ▁pla que . ▁Among st ▁the ▁library ' s ▁collection ▁is ▁an ▁early ▁photograph ▁( c . ▁ 1 8 9 2 ) ▁of ▁Thomas ▁Frederick ▁Wor r all ▁label led ▁Tom ▁Wor r all , ▁artist , ▁whose ▁water col ours ▁included ▁a ▁dep iction ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁White ▁Hor se ▁Inn ▁( long ▁demol ished ). ▁ ▁Railway ▁Has ling den ▁was ▁once ▁connected ▁to ▁Acc r ington ▁and ▁B ury ▁by ▁railway ▁( R ush , ▁ 1 9 8 3