All posts tagged "Lake Winnipesaukee"
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6.7KToday's History Highlights ArchiveA 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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2.7K2Today's History Highlights ArchiveSix 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’ve been given such...
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5.1K10New HampshireThomas 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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2.8K7New HampshireIceberg, The Well-Traveled Guernsey Cow
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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3.6K9MassachusettsWinnipesaukee Water Wars and the 1859 Fight for NH Property Rights
On Sept 28, 1859, James Worster led 50 angry farmers, mill operators, loggers and laborers in a vain effort to destroy a...
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4.2K6New HampshireAustin 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...