New Hampshire: A Tale of Two (or More) Kearsarge

Posted on 5 September, 2006 by Janice Brown

Possibly the most controversial names in New Hampshire place history, Kearsarge,

House on top of Mount Kearsarge, from a stereoscopic view.

House on top of Mount Kearsarge, from a stereoscopic view.

pronounced, “Ki-ah-sarge,” is odd enough that you’d assume it would not be confused with any other.

Not so, considering that two New Hampshire mountains, four navy ships, several New Hampshire hotels and one museum all share it. Continue reading →

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Robbins’ cinquefoil

Posted on 4 September, 2006 by Janice Brown

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West Peterborough NH

Posted on 3 September, 2006 by Janice Brown

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communion token

Posted on 3 September, 2006 by Janice Brown

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Sam Walter Foss, Poet

Posted on 3 September, 2006 by Janice Brown
Photo of Sam Walter Foss from book, "Reminiscences of Candia," by Wilson Palmer, Cambridge MA, Riverside Press; 1905; page 238

Photo of Sam Walter Foss from book, “Reminiscences of Candia,” by Wilson Palmer, Cambridge MA, Riverside Press; 1905; page 238

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