Concord in Merrimack County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)
The Pennacook
Photographed by Douglas Finney, February 8, 2019
1. The Pennacook Marker
When Europeans settled in New England in the 1620s, the largest Native American tribal group in the future state of New Hampshire used the flat lands and bends of the Merrimack River in present Concord for its central village. Named “Pennacook", which means “at the failing bank". they were a branch of the Abenaki. The Pennacook were allied with other tribal groups in the Merrimack watershed and owed allegiance to the sagamore Passaconaway. Once numbering in the thousands, by the 1720s only a remnant of the group remained in the area.
Erected 2013 by NH Dept. of Natural & Cultural Resources - Div. of Historical Resources. (Marker Number 0238.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1620.
Location. 43° 13.39′ N, 71° 31.605′ W. Marker is in Concord, New Hampshire, in Merrimack County. It is on College Drive, on the right when traveling north. The marker is a few hundred feet north of a boat launch access road to the Merrimack River and is adjacent
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Regionally, this marker is in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: End Of The First N. H. Turnpike (approx. Ύ mile away); Eastman (approx. Ύ mile away); Site of First Ferry (approx. Ύ mile away); Site of Rumford Garrison No. 2 (approx. 0.8 miles away); The First Garrison in Concord (approx. 0.9 miles away); Site of House (approx. 0.9 miles away); First Session of the Legislature at Concord (approx. 0.9 miles away); On The Interval Below This Spot (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Concord.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 18, 2019. It was originally submitted on February 16, 2019, by Douglas Finney of Concord, New Hampshire, USA. This page has been viewed 902 times since then and 67 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on February 16, 2019, by Douglas Finney of Concord, New Hampshire, USA. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
