If you read the town histories, these sorts of things happened all the time back in the day:
Category Archives: 1800-1899
Violent Deaths (Antrim)
Here’s a look at fatalities during the early days of Antrim, NH:
Terribly Troubled with Ghosts (Weare)
In which strange noises emanate from the unfinished room above …
John Hale Statue (Concord)
John P. Hale was a radical anti-slavery Republican during the Civil War.
More Deaths (Weare)
More tragic ends for some of Weare’s early citizens:
Deaths (Weare)
How folks died in the early days of Weare…
Kick of a Horse (Weare)
Town histories often include detailed (and fascinating) lists of the various ways early settlers met their ends. Â Let’s take a look at some interesting cases …
The Hessian (Weare)
What a wild place was Weare; here we meet a fellow who (A) fought on BOTH sides of the Revolution, and (B) really knew how to party! …
Rats (Weare)
You can’t snag rats and pinch pennies at the same time…
Snakes (Weare)
Let’s see what the old timers were up to in Weare, as related in William Little’s exhaustive History…Â (1888):
Snow Storm (Henniker, 1804)
A freak Autumn snow storm disrupts the apple and potato harvests…
“God almighty has hung out a sign…”
Daniel Webster‘s orating again… or IS he?!?!
Live Free and Draw 