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Tag Archives: New Hampshire
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
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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Motorcycle Invented in New Hampshire
Invented in 1867 by Francestown New Hampshire native, Sylvester Howard Roper, it was powered by coal. Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged coal, Francestown, invention, motorcycle, New Hampshire, Roper
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New Hampshire’s Missing Places: Peyton Place
I sometimes wonder how many tourists have visited New Hampshire looking for Peyton Place…
only to realize it does … Continue reading
Posted in N.H. Missing Places, New Hampshire Women
Tagged author, book, Central High School, De Repentigny, DeRepentigny, George, Gilmanton, Grace Metalious, Hampshire, Manchester, Metalious, new, New Hampshire, NH, novel, novelist, Peyton, Peyton Place, place, scandal, writer
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New Hampshire’s Castles
For a fairly small state, we sure have our fill of castles…
there is New Castle, Castle in the … Continue reading
Posted in Structures, Travel
Tagged Anam Cara Castle, castle, Castle in the Clouds, famous, Hales Castle, Hampshire, J.B. Hunt Castle, Kimballs Castle, Moultonborough, new, New Castle, New Hampshire, NH, Rindge, Searles Castle, Wentworth Castle, Windham
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