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Category Archives: NH culture

Republic of Indian Stream (Highway Marker #0001)

“Once a sovereign nation”…

Posted byMarek7 May, 201815 May, 2018Posted in1800-1899, 1830s, 1840s, constitution, SOURCE=roadside markersTags:Canada, constitution, Indian Stream, markers, Pittsburg, United StatesLeave a comment on Republic of Indian Stream (Highway Marker #0001)

Frontier Quarrels

Five reasons for the raid…

Posted byMarek10 January, 201710 January, 2017Posted in1600-1699, 1690s, corn, cows, death, fish, Massachusetts, Merrimack, NH history, SOURCE=roadside markersTags:1697, abenaki, corn, cotton mather, cows, fish, Hannah Dustin, hannah dustonLeave a comment on Frontier Quarrels

Hannah Dustin (1697)

“Famous example of frontier heroism.” (sic)

Posted byMarek4 December, 201610 January, 2017Posted in1600-1699, 1690s, death, Massachusetts, Merrimack, NH history, Penacook, SOURCE=roadside markersTags:1697, abenaki, Hannah Dustin, hannah duston, haverhill, Massachusetts, massacre, raid2 Comments on Hannah Dustin (1697)

The First Bridle Path

Ethan Allen Crawford ramps up his tourism business…

Posted byMarek15 October, 20165 May, 2020Posted in1810s, Ethan Allen Crawford, hiking, NH history, White MountainsTags:Ethan Allen Crawford, mount washington, path, tip-top house, White MountainsLeave a comment on The First Bridle Path

Willey Family Disaster

A COMICS POEM; Extrapolated from Frank Leavitt’s original 3-verse poem (1885):

Posted byMarek13 October, 20161 May, 2020Posted in1800-1899, 1820s, death, poetry, White MountainsTags:avalanche, disaster, Frank Leavitt, poetry, rain, White Mountains, WilleyLeave a comment on Willey Family Disaster

Tom & Hen Hike Chocorua

Drawn from Thomas Cole’s diary.

Posted byMarek20 September, 201622 September, 2016Posted in1800-1899, 1820s, Art, cows, forestry, Henry Cheever Pratt, hiking, weather, White MountainsTags:Chocorua, cow, curse, diary, Henry Cheever Pratt, Thomas Cole, White MountainsLeave a comment on Tom & Hen Hike Chocorua

NH Constitution Article 10: Right of Revolution.

“The people MAY and of right OUGHT TO…”

Posted byMarek22 June, 20167 June, 2020Posted in1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.govTags:constitution, corruption, nh, revolution, stateLeave a comment on NH Constitution Article 10: Right of Revolution.

NH Constitution Article 9: No Hereditary Office or Place

Free elections, not family dynasties!

Posted byMarek20 June, 201623 June, 2016Posted in1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.govTags:constitution, nh, stateLeave a comment on NH Constitution Article 9: No Hereditary Office or Place

NH Constitution Article 8: Accountability of Magistrates & Officers; Public’s Right to Know.

Open, accessible government, for the people…

Posted byMarek18 June, 201620 June, 2016Posted in1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.govTags:accountability, constitution, nh, public, stateLeave a comment on NH Constitution Article 8: Accountability of Magistrates & Officers; Public’s Right to Know.

NH Constitution Article 7: State Sovereignty.

State’s rights, reserved for the people of NH…

Posted byMarek16 June, 201620 June, 2016Posted in1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.govTags:constitution, nh, rights, state1 Comment on NH Constitution Article 7: State Sovereignty.

NH Constitution Article 6: Morality and Piety.

This one explains why public schools and other state institutions don’t celebrate any one religion’s holidays

Posted byMarek17 March, 201621 June, 2016Posted in1980s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, religion, SOURCE=NH.govTags:constitution, morality, nh, religion, rightsLeave a comment on NH Constitution Article 6: Morality and Piety.

NH Constitution Article 5: Religious Freedom Recognized.

A logical extension of freedom of conscience.

Posted byMarek14 March, 201622 March, 2016Posted in1980s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, religion, SOURCE=NH.govTags:constitution, god, nh, religion, rights, state government1 Comment on NH Constitution Article 5: Religious Freedom Recognized.

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