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New Hampshire Tidbits: Portsmouth’s Haven Park and Porter Statue
I’ve taken the tour many times–a relaxed horse-drawn carriage ride taken through historic Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and right by Haven Park with the statue of General Fitz John Porter. It is the real history that interests me more than whether … Continue reading
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New Hampshire’s Last Highwaymen
New Hampshire doesn’t seem like a hot-spot for highwaymen, and indeed there have not been many. In the early history of the State, travelers either did not have much coin or they didn’t travel with it. Because the roads were … Continue reading
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Physician of Sanbornton and New Hampton NH: Dr. Artemus Lawrence Holmes Carr (1833-1862)
He was only 29 years old when he died, and a youthful but serious face stares out at you from his gem-sized tintype portrait. He was the son of a physician, was well-educated, and married with two children. Those facts … Continue reading
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Tagged Carr, consumption, doctor, early death, flu, Hampshire, John, new, New Hampshire, New Hampton, NH, physician, Sanbornton, Weare
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New Hampshire WWI Military: Heroes of Conway
Conway in Carroll County New Hampshire has several monuments to those who both served and died during World War I. The town itself is composed of eight villages that are part of Conway—Center Conway, North Conway, East Conway, Intervale, Kearsarge, … Continue reading
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