Category Archives: N.H. Historical Markers

Jefferson New Hampshire Inventor & Aeronaut, Prof. Thaddeus S.C. Lowe (1832-1913)

Posted on 6 December, 2006 by Janice Brown

Thaddeus S.C. Lowe was a brilliant inventor. 

Even the items on a list of his 'major' accomplishments would seem … Continue reading →

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Candia New Hampshire Journalist, Editor and Poet, Sam Walter Foss (1858-1911)

Posted on 6 November, 2006 by Janice Brown

During his lifetime, he was called “Poet of the People,” and “Master of the Yankee Dialect,” but today he is … Continue reading →

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Cornish New Hampshire’s Statesman & U.S. Chief Justice, Salmon Portland Chase (1808-1873)

Posted on 13 September, 2006 by Janice Brown

Samuel Portland Chase, son of Ithamar and Janette (Ralston) Chase…
was born in Cornish, New Hampshire, 13 Jan 1808… Continue reading →

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New Hampshire’s Turnpike History

Posted on 23 August, 2006 by Janice Brown

When we hear the word, “turnpike,” we think of

our current day asphalt-covered highways, traversed by fast-moving gas-driven automobiles.  Most forget … Continue reading →

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Littleton New Hampshire: Kilburn Stereoscopic Views

Posted on 8 August, 2006 by Janice Brown

Stereographic photographs “were the first genre of visual mass media to appear in American society.”

They pre-date the … Continue reading →

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