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Category Archives: N.H. Historical Markers
Franklin Pierce: Unlucky Number 14?
Franklin Pierce, the 14th President of the United States, and New Hampshire native, has always placed very low in polls of “best liked” Presidents. Even in New Hampshire…. Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, N.H. Historical Markers, New Hampshire Men, Travel
Tagged Franklin Pierce, New Hampshire, number 14, President, unlucky
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New Hampshire Glossary: Soapstone
Soapstone is a metamorphic rock, usually called Steatite by mineralogists, that formed from 300 to 400 million years ago under … Continue reading
New Hampshire Missing Places: East Weare Village
East Weare was a village located in the eastern part of Weare, Hillsborough County New Hampshire. According to Weare's history … Continue reading
Posted in N.H. Historical Markers, N.H. Missing Places
Tagged control, dam, East, evacuated, Everet, Everett, flood, lake, missing, New Hampshire, NH, village, Weare
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New Hampshire’s Famous Concord Coach and the Abbot-Downing Company
Mark Twain described it as “an imposing cradle on wheels.”
In 1867 Wells Fargo, the operators of the largest stagecoach … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, N.H. Historical Markers, Travel
Tagged Abbott, Albany, body, builder, coach, Concord, creator, Downing, factory, founder, J. Stephens, Joseph, Maine, New Hampshire, NH, owner, stage, stagecoach, Stephens, Steven, transportation, west
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Francestown New Hampshire Attorney, Governor, Secretary of the U.S. Treasury and Navy, and U.S. Supreme Court Justice: Levi Woodbury (1798-1851)
Levi Woodbury was born on 22 December 1789 in Francestown NH,
named after his uncle Levi, who had been captured during … Continue reading
Posted in N.H. Historical Markers, New Hampshire Men, New Hampshire Politics
Tagged attorney, Francestown, Governor, Justice, navy, NH, Supreme Court
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