All posts tagged "Lake Winnipesaukee"
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9.9K1New HampshireHow the Londonderry Scots-Irish Saved New Hampshire from Massachusetts
The Londonderry Scots-Irish prevented New Hampshire from a Massachusetts takeover by being fruitful and multiplying along the border. Massachusetts had taken over...
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11.1KNew England PlacesA Historic Train Ride in Each of New England’s Six States
What better way to take in New England’s fall foliage than a historic train ride? There’s no danger of running off the...
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4.9K2New England PlacesSix Strange Rocks of New England, From the Eubrontes to the Man-eating Stone of Glastonbery
It should be no surprise that New England’s stony soil should produce a goodly number of strange rocks. They have such nicknames...
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7.9K10Business and LaborThomas Edison Tries To Go Camping in New Hampshire
In the summer of 1919, Thomas Edison went camping in New Hampshire with three of his closest friends: naturalist John Burroughs, automaker...
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3.9K7New HampshireIceberg, The Guernsey Cow That Went to Antarctica
Of all the Guernsey cattle that can claim Cow Island, N.H., as their ancestral home, Iceberg is perhaps the most celebrated. Iceberg...
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6.2K9Business and LaborWinnipesaukee Water Wars and the 1859 Fight for NH Property Rights
[jpshare] On Sept 28, 1859, James Worster led 50 angry farmers, mill operators, loggers and laborers in a vain effort to destroy...
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6.3K6Business and LaborAustin Corbin, The ‘Part-Hog, Part-Shark’ Robber Baron of New Hampshire
In the history of New Hampshire, Austin Corbin stands out as probably the most loathsome blight the state ever produced. Born in...
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