Category Archives: New Hampshire Men

Litchfield New Hampshire Gold Prospector, Adventurer, and Father of Alaska: Leroy Napoleon "Jack" McQuesten (1836-1900)

Posted on 7 April, 2007 by Janice Brown

Leroy Napoleon McQuesten, (but usually called Jack) was born on a New Hampshire farm in Litchfield. 

When he was a … Continue reading →

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Dunbarton New Hampshire’s Statistician, Educator, Economist, U.S. Commissioner of Labor: Carroll Davidson Wright, A.M., Ph.D., LL.D. (1840-1909)

Posted on 22 March, 2007 by Janice Brown

Carroll Davidson Wright, was born in Dunbarton NH, in 1840, the son of a Universalist minister.

From lowly means he … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire’s First State Park: Miller State Park

Posted on 18 March, 2007 by Janice Brown

New Hampshire's first state park was created in 1891. In that year the New Hampshire state legislature enacted laws appropriating … Continue reading →

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The Last New Hampshire Man of the American Revolution: Samuel Downing (1761-1867)

Posted on 12 March, 2007 by Janice Brown

There were many patriots of the American Revolution, but few of them survive in photographs.  Private Samuel Downing is an … Continue reading →

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Poem: "The Skater’s Song," by Rev. Ephraim Peabody

Posted on 6 March, 2007 by Janice Brown

Away! away! — our fires stream bright
 Along the frozen river,
And their arrowy sparkles of brilliant light
 On the … Continue reading →

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