Category: SOURCE=Cogswell
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Bridge Up, Money Down (Henniker)
1780: How much rum does it take to build a bridge during a Revolution?
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Mrs. Peters Shoots a Bear (Henniker)
GUN SAFETY IN THE 1770s: If you come to visit, DON’T take that shortcut through the cornfield…
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Liberty-Pole (Henniker)
1829: Never mind all the war heroes and noisy demonstrations, HERE’s the big story of the day…
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Wolves Around a Fire (Henniker)
Early settlers in Henniker come up with an efficient way to reduce a predator population.
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A Very Singular Circumstance (Henniker, 1775)
Out of the firing line, into the forest. 19 April 1775 SOURCE: Cogswell’s History of Henniker (p.262)
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Shooting Stars (Henniker, 1833)
The greatest astronomical exposition in town, as of 1880… 13 November, 1833
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Mr. Barnes & the Bear (Henniker)
In honor of the start of hunting season, we continue with (what else?) another action-packed story of ursine urgency! … << BEFORE: Fishing for bear in Chesterfield. *”BY THIS TIME, BARNES BEGAN TO REALIZE…” ~ I just love that line. (source = Cogswell) Elisha Barnes was a leading figure in the early days of Henniker; for…
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Mrs. Huse & the Bear (Henniker)
In Henniker’s early days, a resourceful farmwife prepares dinner for her bear-hunting husband:
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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!