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The Origin and History of New Hampshire’s Daniel Webster Highway
The Daniel Webster Highway in New Hampshire was originally called the “Merrimack Valley Road” and followed the course of the Merrimack River. On January 23, 1921, the Anaconda Standard newspaper (of Anaconda MT) announced that “backed by many prominent citizens, … Continue reading
Manchester New Hampshire’s 1946 Centennial Celebration
This story, as usually is the case, begins with a photograph–in this case several. My mother (Mary Webster) was a “camera nut” and took hundreds of photographs in the Manchester area, but most were of family. She did not take … Continue reading
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