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Tag Archives: first
New Hampshire: The First Turkey on Mount Washington
The first and only turkey ever cooked on the summit of Mt. Washington…
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was taken up by the lately … Continue reading
Posted in History, Really Old News, Travel
Tagged Christmas, Dartmouth College, first, Mount Washington, New Hampshire, turkey
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Boscawen New Hampshire Inventor, Prof. Moses Gerrish Farmer (1820-1893)
When asked who invented the electric light bulb, most people say Benjamin Franklin…

This simply is not true. … Continue reading
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.”
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That time-honored institution gives Sylvester H. Roper credit for creating the earliest known example … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, New Hampshire Inventors, New Hampshire Men
Tagged 1867, first, Francestown, inventor, motorcycle, New Hampshire, steam, Sylvester Roper, velocipede
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Jefferson New Hampshire Doctor: Deborah "Granny" (Vicker) Stalbird (1755-1845)
She travelled, an angel of mercy, throughout northern New Hampshire, braving all kinds of dangers to relieve suffering…
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Posted in Genealogy, New Hampshire Women
Tagged Colonel, cook, Coos County, Deborah Vicker, doctor, first, Granny Stalbird, healer, housekeeper, Jefferson, Joseph Whipple, Library, New Hampshire, physician, Somersworth, woman
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