Comics inspired by NH’s historical highway markers:
Republic of Indian Stream (Highway Marker #0001) – “Once a sovereign nation”…
Frontier Quarrels – Five reasons for the raid…
Hannah Dustin in the Snow – A wandering cartoonist visits the site of a massacre…
Hannah Dustin (1697) – “Famous example of frontier heroism.” (sic)
Swett 4: Wheel Trouble – 1865: Swett’s train ride to the mountains goes smoothly … until the wheels come off!
In Goshen, It WAS a War… – Now here’s something interesting we couldn’t help but notice about the John W. Gunnison roadside historical marker in Goshen…
Historic Handshake (Claremont, 1995) – In a way, this might be one of NH’s strangest Highway Historical Markers…
Young Chase at Keene – Tragedies, travels, & teenage failures of one of New Hampshire’s most powerful exports…
Wanted: Your Artwork! – (Slightly re-touched photo from recent LFAD tour of NH Highway Historical Markers…) Send us your “LIVE FREE AND DRAW” image
Capt. John W. Gunnison (Goshen) – A roadside marker in Goshen hints at stories & mysteries from the Wild West…
Frederick Douglass Visits Pittsfield (1842) – The famous abolitionist finds both prejudice and humanity in a NH graveyard: Douglass visited Pittsfield as part of a speaking tour through New England.
Moses Trussell (New London) – Wounded at Bunker Hill, and everything after…
Resources:
- Official site: NHDHR’s “NH Historical Highway Markers” page >>
- NHPR’s marker-inspired series: “Marking History” >>
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EXTENSION:
Roadside Markers of Northern New England:
In case your travels carry you beyond NH’s borders, here’s a map of roadside markers for Northern New England:
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