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Category Archives: N.H. Historical Markers
New Hampshire Tidbits: Concord’s Bridges Mansion
On Mountain Road at the east side of Concord sits a house that belongs to the State of New Hampshire, called the Bridges House. It was not built by the Bridges family, but was donated by them to be used … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, N.H. Historical Markers, New Hampshire Men, New Hampshire Women, NH Tidbits, Structures
Tagged Bridges, Bridges Mansion, building, Concord, East, estate, Friends, Governor, Hampshire, house, mansion, new, New Hampshire, NH, residence, structure, Styles, tidbit
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New Hampshire Missing Places: The Whittier Pine of Center Harbor
It had been called the Whittier Pine. The famed poet John Greenleaf Whittier had his own personal name for this great tree–Wood Giant. It was located on land near the Sturtevant Farm on Route 25B/Dane Road, Center Harbor NH. [Editor’s … Continue reading
Posted in History, N.H. Historical Markers, N.H. Missing Places, R.I.P
Tagged Cardinal, Center, Centre, Dane, Deacon, fell, giant, Greenleaf, Haith, harbor, high, Hill, John, lake, lost, missing, Newman, Pine, Pineland, Pinelands, poem, poet, poetry, Sturtevant, Sunset, tree, Whittier, wood, Wood Giant
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The Celebrated Ventriloquist and Professor of Legerdemain & Namesake of Potter Place, New Hampshire: Richard Potter (1783-1835)
I was reading a 1968 article in the Nashua Telegraph about how Potter Place, New Hampshire is reportedly haunted. I suppose anywhere mankind has lived and died is haunted–Potter Place not less so. Besides, the official New Hampshire state marker … Continue reading
Posted in Haunted New Hampshire, History, N.H. Historical Markers, NH Persons of Color, R.I.P, Travel
Tagged black, black art, buried, cemetery, color, conjure, dark arts, first, ghost, grave, Harris, haunt, haunted, illusion, legerdemain, magician, mesmerism, mesmerist, mulatto, necromancer, people, perform, performance, performer, person, Potter, Potter Place, Richard, Sally, stage, throw, tricks, ventriloquism, ventriloquist, voice
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Inventor of America’s First Automobile–Maybe: George Alvin Long (1850-1951)
When it comes to who built America’s first automobile, the discussion becomes as overheated as a car climbing New Hampshire’s Mt. Washington. The answer comes down to the details. What is the definition of an automobile, other than being self-propelled? … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, N.H. Historical Markers, New Hampshire Inventors, Not New Hampshire
Tagged auto, automobile, car, charcoal, early, first, four, four wheel, gas, gasoline, George, George A. Long, Hampshire, Long, new, New Hampshire, NH, pioneer, powered, States, steam, steering, United, vehicle, wheel
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Manchester New Hampshire’s Military Squares and other Memorials
Whether you walk, or drive through Manchester New Hampshire’s neighborhoods, it is impossible to not become aware of the many statues, markers and commemoratives (such as named parks or buildings) dedicated to its military heroes. With Memorial Day (May 26, … Continue reading
Posted in History, Military of New Hampshire, Military Squares, N.H. Historical Markers, New Hampshire Men
Tagged Air Force, armed forces, army, Civil, Civil War, dead, grave, inscription, KIA, killed, Manchester, memorial, Memorial Day, MIA, military, Military Square, monument, navy, New Hampshire, remember, scuplture, soldier, Spanish American, square, tombstone, war, World War, wreath
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