▁on ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁town ' s ▁larger ▁areas ▁of ▁fl att ish ▁terrain , ▁there ▁being ▁ste ep ▁r ises ▁and ▁falls ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁and ▁west . ▁ ▁Always ▁rural ▁and ▁agricult ural , ▁the ▁town ▁in ▁its ▁early ▁years ▁had ▁a ▁few ▁gr ist ▁and ▁saw m ills , ▁built ▁mainly ▁to ▁serve ▁local ▁needs . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁center ▁area ▁benef ited ▁from ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁water ▁company ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 6 , ▁which ▁built ▁an ▁aqu ed uct ▁to ▁provide ▁water ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁in ▁wooden ▁pip es . ▁ ▁Its ▁first ▁meeting ▁house ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 2 , ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁the ▁Old ▁B ury ing ▁Gr ound ▁was ▁laid ▁out . ▁ ▁The ▁historic ▁district , ▁built ▁infrastr ucture ▁is ▁centered ▁along ▁Main ▁Street , ▁extending ▁a ▁short ▁way ▁north ▁to ▁the ▁j unction ▁of ▁Union ▁and ▁Central ▁Stre ets , ▁where ▁the ▁Hill top ▁C emetery , ▁the ▁town ' s ▁second , ▁is ▁located . ▁ ▁It ▁extends ▁south ward ▁along ▁Central ▁Street , ▁which ▁follows ▁a ▁hill ▁terra ce , ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁Ple asant ▁Street . ▁ ▁This ▁lo be ▁includes ▁more ▁dispers ed ▁resident ial ▁architecture ▁and ▁an ▁extensive ▁rural ▁landscape . ▁ ▁This ▁area ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁town ' s ▁oldest ▁houses , ▁mostly ▁Cape - style ▁frame ▁buildings ▁d ating ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 7 8 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁district ▁is ▁about ▁ ▁in ▁size ▁because ▁of ▁this ▁section