Hidden History Of Lake Winnipesaukee

Author : Glenn A. Knoblock
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467148467

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Hidden History of Lake Winnipesaukee by Glenn A. Knoblock Pdf

From the time of the earliest Native Americans, Lake Winnipesaukee has experienced a rich yet often forgotten history. Known by many as "America's Oldest Summer Resort," the area's first summer home was built in Wolfeboro by a royal governor. The Massachusetts border once extended all the way to Laconia, while Center Harbor served as the site of the country's first college sports rivalry. Governors Island may now be the summer playground of the elite, but it was once at the center of a religious movement that called for the end of the world. From the country's most unusual airport in Alton to the tragic story of the Laconia State School, the lake has been the setting for many notable events. Join local historian and author Glenn Knoblock as he reveals the overlooked history of this unique region.

Author : D. Quincy Whitney
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781625843906

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Hidden History of New Hampshire by D. Quincy Whitney Pdf

A collection of colorful stories about some of New Hampshire’s most notable newsmakers and remarkable historic events. Includes photos. Hidden in the cracks and crevices of the Granite State are the stories of pioneers who pursued their passions, creating legacies along the way. Compiled by a Smithsonian researcher and former Boston Globe contributor, this treasury includes tales of: the mountain man who became an innkeeper the “Bird Man” who took his passion to the White House the gentleman who ascended the highest peak in the Northeast in a steam-powered locomobile the story of one skier’s dramatic win at the 1939 “American Inferno” Mount Washington race the Shaker Meetinghouse, built in just one day, in complete silence the gallant efforts to save the Old Man of the Mountain and much more

Author : Patti Unvericht
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467138192

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Hidden History of the Finger Lakes by Patti Unvericht Pdf

New York's Finger Lakes region is filled with compelling characters, tragic disasters and fascinating mysteries. Famed daredevil Sam Patch, known as the Yankee Leaper, thrilled audiences at Niagara Falls but took his last jump into the Genesee River with his pet black bear, plummeting to his death. The first ever Memorial Day was celebrated in Waterloo in 1866 and inspired a nation to adopt the holiday. Seneca Lake claims its fair share of ships, including the Onondaga, which was blown up with dynamite as part of a spectacle to commemorate the sinking of the USS Maine. Author Patti Unvericht reveals the forgotten history of the Finger Lakes region.

Author : Robert Thorson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2009-07-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780802719836

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Beyond Walden by Robert Thorson Pdf

Acclaimed geologist Robert Thorson has been fascinated by kettle lakes ever since his youth in the upper Midwest. As with historic stone walls, each kettle lake has a story to tell, and each is emblematic of the interplay between geology and history. Beyond Walden covers the natural history of kettle lakes, a band of small lakes that extends from the prairie potholes of Montana to the cranberry bogs of Cape Cod. Kettle lakes were formed by glaciers and are recognizable by their round shape and deep waters. Kettles are the most common and widely distributed "species" of natural lake in the United States. They have no inlet or outlet streams so they are essentially natural wells tapping the groundwater. Isolated from one another, each lake has its own personality, and is vulnerable to pollution and climate warming. The most famous kettle lake is Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts; but northern Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota are most closely associated with them. These lakes have had a tremendous impact on the livelihood and lifestyles of peoples of the area--Native Americans, early explorers and settlers, and the locals and tourists who now use the lakes for recreation. Thorson explores lake science: how kettle lakes are different from other lakes, what it takes to keep all lakes healthy, how global warming and other factors affect lakes. Beyond Walden has a strong environmental message, and will do for the kettle lakes of America's Heartland--and beyond--what Stone by Stone did for the historic stone walls of New England.

Author : Bruce Heald
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2001-07-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439613894

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Lake Winnipesaukee by Bruce Heald Pdf

A world unto itself, Lake Winnipesaukee and its environs have attracted and sustained a variety of cultures over the past centuries, from early American Indian tribes, to New World settlers, to today's seasonal tourists. Whether Indian hunter, aspiring pioneer, or modern-day angler, each, in turn, fell for the region's wild allure: its sheer natural beauty, fertile soils, and waters teeming with an assortment of fish, including great quantities of shad, salmon, pickerel, smelt, and trout. Within this magnificent setting, scores of hardy, resolute frontier men and women worked tirelessly to fashion homes and towns along the bays, tributaries, islands, and shoreline of the lake. Lake Winnipesaukee documents the history of the region from its early Native American heritage to the lasting legacy of the first American settlers. With over 150 accompanying illustrations, the many stories recorded in this unique volume evoke memories of a simpler way of life, when the lake was evolving from a scattering of humble villages, like Laconia, Meredith, and Wolfeboro, and just beginning to toy with a budding tourist industry. Readers of many generations will enjoy reliving the early summer camps, upstart businesses, and the variety of entertainment and recreation the lake's waters have provided, such as canoe trips, steamships rides, and ski boat adventures.

Author : Julia Noyes Stickney
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1290038651

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Poems on Lake Winnipesaukee by Julia Noyes Stickney Pdf

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Author : David Alan Richards
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 894 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781681775814

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Skulls and Keys by David Alan Richards Pdf

The mysterious, highly influential hidden world of Yale’s secret societies is revealed in a definitive and scholarly history. Secret societies have fundamentally shaped America’s cultural and political landscapes. In ways that are expected but never explicit, the bonds made through the most elite of secret societies have won members Pulitzer Prizes, governorships, and even presidencies. At the apex of these institutions stands Yale University and its rumored twenty-six secret societies. Tracing a history that has intrigued and enthralled for centuries, alluring the attention of such luminaries as Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner and F. Scott Fitzgerald, Skulls and Keys traces the history of Yale’s societies as they set the foundation for America’s future secret clubs and helped define the modern age of politics. But there is a progressive side to Yale’s secret societies that we rarely hear about, one that, in the cultural tumult of the nineteen-sixties, resulted in the election of people of color, women, and gay men, even in proportions beyond their percentages in the class. It’s a side that is often overlooked in favor of sensational legends of blood oaths and toe-curling conspiracies. Dave Richards, an alum of Yale, sheds some light on the lesser known stories of Yale’s secret societies. He takes us through the history from Phi Beta Kappa in the American Revolution (originally a social and drinking society) through Skull and Bones and its rivals in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. While there have been articles and books on some of those societies, there has never been a scholarly history of the system as a whole.

Author : Dan Landrigan,Leslie Landrigan
Publisher : Down East Books
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781608939879

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New England's Hidden Past by Dan Landrigan,Leslie Landrigan Pdf

New England is so compact that even casual visitors can sample its diverse history in just a short time. But travelers and residents alike can also pass right by historic buildings, landscapes, and iconic objects without noticing them. New England's Hidden Past presents the region’s history in an engaging new way: through 58 lists of historic places and things usually hidden in plain sight in all six New England states. Pay attention and you’ll find stone structures built by Indians, soaring churches financed by Franco-American millworkers, and public high schools started by colonists when New England was still a howling wilderness. You may have seen them, but you probably don’t know the story behind them. New England's Hidden Past takes readers to the grave sites of revolutionary heroines, Loyalist house museums, as well as, Revolutionary taverns and colonial inns. It takes them to Indian trails, the oldest houses, historic department stores, ghost towns, and Little Italys. Each unique, interesting location or object has a counterpart in the other five New England states. A perfect guide to keep in the car and refer to when traveling New England or planning a trip.

Author : Allan Matthews
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Alton (N.H.)
ISBN : 0897258754

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Lake Winnipesaukee by Allan Matthews Pdf

Author : Daniel Heyduk
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-14
Category : Lakes Region (N.H.)
ISBN : 154670342X

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Stories in the History of New Hampshire's Lakes Region by Daniel Heyduk Pdf

Stories of memorable people, places and events reveal the history of New Hampshire's Lakes Region and Pemigewasset Valley. Tectonic upheavals and volcanic forces make the mountains, and glaciers carve the valleys. People hunt caribou on the open tundra of 12,000 years ago and later paddle the rivers and lakes. They fill the shores with their villages, until disease and warfare sweep them away. New settlers enter the empty land to farm, and to use its water power. Settlers cut the forest and build sailboats, horseboats and steamboats. Artists and writers discover the scenery and tourists swarm to the lakesides, riversides, and mountains. Stagecoaches give way to railroads and the first fragile airplane, while factories make railroad cars, gloves, socks and towels. Sleek passenger steamboats compete to dominate Lake Winnipesaukee. Children eagerly gather in the country's first summer camps, while wealthy landowners build mansions, and the land is dotted with one-room schools, cross-roads villages and country stores. People live through hard winters and floods, hurricanes and wars. There are hard times for farmers, and later, for factory workers, but they adapt to change and create new livelihoods and lifestyles. Many historic illustrations make past times vivid, and modern photos reveal pieces of the past that are preserved in the present.

Author : Stacy Ritz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0915233584

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Hidden New England by Stacy Ritz Pdf

From skiing to sailing, fine restaurants and inns to the best places to view the autumn colors, this completely revised guide helps readers plan an affordable visit to New England. Covers the hidden retreats as well as popular destinations in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.

Author : Steven Lomazow
Publisher : Kugler Publications
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2023-05-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9789062999408

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FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History by Steven Lomazow Pdf

FDR Unmasked chronicles Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s life from a physician’s perspective. It tells a harrowing story of heroic achievement by a great leader determined to impart his vision of freedom and democracy to the world while under constant siege by serious medical problems.

Author : Benjamin Franklin Parker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 678 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1901
Category : Wolfeboro (N.H.)
ISBN : HARVARD:32044025027707

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History of Wolfeborough (New Hampshire) by Benjamin Franklin Parker Pdf

Author : Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2010-12-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780307772978

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Good Wives by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Pdf

This enthralling work of scholarship strips away abstractions to reveal the hidden--and not always stoic--face of the "goodwives" of colonial America. In these pages we encounter the awesome burdens--and the considerable power--of a New England housewife's domestic life and witness her occasional forays into the world of men. We see her borrowing from her neighbors, loving her husband, raising--and, all too often, mourning--her children, and even attaining fame as a heroine of frontier conflicts or notoriety as a murderess. Painstakingly researched, lively with scandal and homely detail, Good Wives is history at its best.

Author : James Hiram Fassett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1915
Category : Nashua (N.H.)
ISBN : HARVARD:HNE6R8

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Early History of Nashua [N.H.] by James Hiram Fassett Pdf