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Tag Archives: weathervane
New Hampshire Glossary: Steeplejack (and Steeplejill)
A chance encounter with a blog story about a Baltimore Steeplejack suddenly raised my awareness of an interesting New England occupation–a steeplejack. And yes, I know steeples can be found outside of the northeast, but we probably have more per … Continue reading
Posted in History, New Hampshire Glossary
Tagged chimney, church, clock, dangerous, fall, jack, jill, killed, New Hampshire, NH, Portsmouth, steeple, steeplejack, tall, top, tower, weathervane
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1844: How a Yankee Weathervane Caused a Chinese Riot
Another New Hampshire Blogger, Heather Wilkinson Rojo of Nutfield Genealogy, inspired this story. Her photographic collection of weather vanes and the stories that go with them caused me to ponder the importance of these metal spire ornaments in our state’s history. It is obvious that … Continue reading
Posted in History, Military of New Hampshire, Not New Hampshire, Oddities, Accidents and Crazy Weather
Tagged arrow, Canton, Chauncey, China, Chinese, Cushing, Forbes, riot, vane, weather, weathervane, yankee
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