Author Archives: Janice Brown

Manchester, New Hampshire: Victory Monument and Park

Victory Park of Manchester, New Hampshire is located between Concord and Amherst, Pine and Chestnut streets. It was originally part of a larger park called Concord Square or Concord Common and it extended to Vine Street (that portion is now … Continue reading

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New Hampshire’s "Live Free and Bobble"

You can now have John Stark and Daniel Webster in your own home….

with oversized nodding heads, and their … Continue reading

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John Stark Bobblehead Doll

John Stark Bobblehead Doll, with “Live Free or Die” quotation.

This doll is available from the New Hampshire Historical … Continue reading

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Francestown New Hampshire Motorcycle Inventor: Sylvester H. Roper (1823-1896)

The Smithsonian Museum defines a motorcycle as, “a self-propelled, engine-powered, two-wheeled vehicle.” 

That time-honored institution gives Sylvester H. Roper credit for creating the earliest known example … Continue reading

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Motorcycle Invented in New Hampshire

Invented in 1867 by Francestown New Hampshire native, Sylvester Howard Roper, it was powered by coal. Continue reading

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