On July 9, 1832, the Constitution establishing the Indian Stream Republic was adopted at this corner. The Center School, built here in 1828 and known as Independence Hall, served as a school, town hall, and courthouse, though the building did not survive. In 1840, the Republic became a township in the state of New Hampshire. The territory comprising the Republic was also known as Indian Stream Settlement, Township of Indian Village, Township of Liberty in Indian Strean, or "Indian Stream of a place called Liberty."