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Category Archives: 1810s

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

Cold Friday (Henniker, 1810)

A severe cold snap means opportunity for this punctual young lady…

Posted byMarek6 December, 201219 January, 2016Posted in1810s, education, Henniker, SOURCE=Cogswell, weatherTags:Henniker, James Bartlett, Rebecca Ramsdell2 Comments on Cold Friday (Henniker, 1810)

Live Free and Draw Wood (Keene, c.1812)

An example of how NH town governments kept costs low 200 years ago: the annual minister’s firewood bee!

Posted byMarek29 November, 201229 November, 2012Posted in1810s, forestry, harvest, Keene, SOURCE=GriffinLeave a comment on Live Free and Draw Wood (Keene, c.1812)

Young Chase at Keene

Tragedies, travels, & teenage failures of one of New Hampshire’s most powerful exports…

Posted byMarek28 November, 201230 December, 2012Posted in1800s, 1810s, 1820s, Connecticut, Cornish, death, education, glass, hiking, judicial branch, Keene, Roxbury, Salmon P. Chase, SOURCE=Griffin, SOURCE=roadside markers, sources, VermontTags:Keene, nh, Salmon P. ChaseLeave a comment on Young Chase at Keene

Capt. John W. Gunnison (Goshen)

A roadside marker in Goshen hints at stories & mysteries from the Wild West…

Posted byMarek26 November, 201212 December, 2012Posted in1810s, 1830s, 1850s, death, education, Goshen, graves & memorials, SOURCE=roadside markersTags:CO, goshen, Hopkinton, John Gunnison, massacre, St. Louis, UT, West Point1 Comment on Capt. John W. Gunnison (Goshen)

Woman from Lyndeborough (Antrim, 1812)

If you read the town histories, these sorts of things happened all the time back in the day:

Posted byMarek29 October, 201231 October, 2012Posted in1810s, Antrim, death, graves & memorials, LyndeboroughTags:antrim, burial, death, grave, lyndeborough, missing, stone, womanLeave a comment on Woman from Lyndeborough (Antrim, 1812)

Violent Deaths (Antrim)

Here’s a look at fatalities during the early days of Antrim, NH:

Posted byMarek28 October, 201219 December, 2012Posted in1780s, 1810s, Antrim, death, mills2 Comments on Violent Deaths (Antrim)

Deaths (Weare)

How folks died in the early days of Weare…

Posted byMarek25 October, 201224 December, 2012Posted in1810s, 1820s, 1830s, death, dogs, hunting, milk, SOURCE=Little, squirrel, WeareTags:death, Enos Baker, Hasket Eaton, John Robie, Jonathan Atwood1 Comment on Deaths (Weare)

Kick of a Horse (Weare)

Town histories often include detailed (and fascinating) lists of the various ways early settlers met their ends.  Let’s take a look at some interesting cases …

Posted byMarek24 October, 201231 October, 2012Posted in1810s, death, horses, SOURCE=Little, WeareTags:death, horse, kick, regret, swear, weareLeave a comment on Kick of a Horse (Weare)

Marriage Announcement (Henniker, 1815)

How they announced a marriage in the early days…

Posted byMarek11 October, 201215 October, 2012Posted in1810s, Henniker, marriage, SOURCE=CogswellTags:announcement, church, cogswell, custom, Henniker, marriageLeave a comment on Marriage Announcement (Henniker, 1815)

First Elephant (Henniker)

An exotic event provides performance opportunities for a local character…

Posted byMarek8 October, 201222 October, 2012Posted in1810s, elephant, entertainment, Henniker, SOURCE=CogswellTags:1815, animal, elephant, first, Henniker, showLeave a comment on First Elephant (Henniker)

The First Voter Check-List (Henniker, 1813)

In 1813, NH tests out a strange new voting procedure: keeping track of voters with an official checklist! 

Posted byMarek9 September, 201231 October, 2014Posted in1810s, elections, Henniker, NH history, politics, SOURCE=Cogswell, sources, stick figuresTags:checklists, county, democracy, elections, history, local, nh, politics, state, vote, voter registration, votingLeave a comment on The First Voter Check-List (Henniker, 1813)

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