Hebron in Grafton County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)

Home Site of Nathaniel Berry

Governor,1861~1863

Photographed by Douglas Finney, July 16, 2019

1. Home Site of Nathaniel Berry Marker

Inscription. Governor Berry led the state through the Civil War. As one of its signers, he read the Altoona (PA) Conference letter to Pres. Lincoln in Washington. The letter pledges 22 governors' support of the Union cause via a commitment to provide additional soldiers to the war effort, as well as supporting the Emancipation Proclamation, issued Jan. 1, 1863. Berry was instrumental in the creation of several NH regiments, including the 3rd, home of the Nevers' Band, still active today.

Erected 2010 by NH Dept. of Natural & Cultural Resources - Div. of Historical Resources. (Marker Number 0223.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Government & Politics • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.

Location. 43° 41.653′ N, 71° 48.42′ W. Marker is in Hebron, New Hampshire, in Grafton County. It is at the intersection of Groton Road and West Shore Road, on the right when traveling west on Groton Road. The marker is a stone's throw SW of the Hebron Post office. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10 Groton Road, Hebron NH 03241, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Hampshire’s White Mountains.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Great North Woods,

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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Granite State (approx. 6.1 miles

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away); Geological History of the Polar Caves (approx. 6.1 miles away); Park History (approx. 6.1 miles away); Smith Bridge (approx. 6.6 miles away); Restoring The American Chestnut Tree (approx. 7.3 miles away); The Frost House (approx. 7.3 miles away); Robert L Frost (approx. 7.3 miles away); The Common (approx. 7.4 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. Nevers Band. (Submitted on September 9, 2019, by Douglas Finney of Concord, New Hampshire, USA.)
2. Nathaniel Berry. (Submitted on September 9, 2019, by Douglas Finney of Concord, New Hampshire, USA.)

View of Marker looking easterly along Groton Road toward W Shore Road. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Douglas Finney, July 16, 2019

2. View of Marker looking easterly along Groton Road toward W Shore Road.

View of Marker looking westerly along Groton Road. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Douglas Finney, July 16, 2019

3. View of Marker looking westerly along Groton Road.

Looking northeasterly toward nearby Hebron Village Store / U.S. Post Office image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Douglas Finney, July 16, 2019

4. Looking northeasterly toward nearby Hebron Village Store / U.S. Post Office

Nearby Hebron Village Green. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Douglas Finney, July 16, 2019

5. Nearby Hebron Village Green.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2019, by Douglas Finney of Concord, New Hampshire, USA. This page has been viewed 328 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 9, 2019, by Douglas Finney of Concord, New Hampshire, USA. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.