Chocorua in Carroll County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)

The Chocorua Legend

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 10, 2019

1. The Chocorua Legend Marker

Inscription. In several versions, the legend’s sequence relates the mysterious death of Chocorua’s son while in the care of a settler named Campbell. Suspicious of the cause, the Pequawket chieftain took revenge on the settler’s family. Then, in retaliation, Campbell killed Chocorua on the peak of the mountain now bearing the Indian’s name.

Erected 1965 by State of New Hampshire. (Marker Number 31.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Native Americans • Wars, US Indian.

Location. 43° 54.529′ N, 71° 14.065′ W. Marker is in Chocorua, New Hampshire, in Carroll County. Marker is on Chocorua Mountain Highway (New Hampshire Route 16) 0.8 miles north of Chocorua Lake Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chocorua NH 03817, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. In Memory of Those Who Served (approx. 3.7 miles away); First Summer Playhouse (approx. 3.7 miles away); Granville Homestead (approx. 4½ miles away); Chinook Kennels (approx. 4.6 miles away); Kancamagus Highway / Who was Kancamagus? (approx.

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6.3 miles away); Cart Roads and Wagon Paths Connect a Community (approx. 6.7 miles away); How the Covered Bridge was Built (approx. 6.7 miles away); Swift River Covered Bridge (approx. 7.8 miles away).

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1. Legend of Chocorua. Chocorua was a Native American chief who some accounts say had remained behind after many of his tribe had moved to St. Francis in Canada after the 1725 Battle of Lovewell's Pond in Fryeburg, Maine. The story seems to be that Chocorua entrusted his young son to a family of local settlers named Campbell, with whom he was on friendly terms. His son died while visiting the Campbells, presumably from accidentally ingesting some poison that had been prepared for a troublesome fox. (Submitted on June 29, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. The Legend of Chief Chocorua. Prior to the settlement of New England by the white man little or nothing is known of its history. The deeds, noble or otherwise, of the native Indians, as well as the terrible happenings of the then past, are all covered in oblivion. And, as appears from the date of the first settlements, for an hundred years its annals, as now recorded, are but little else than a narrative of conflicts fraught with thrilling

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 10, 2019

2. The Chocorua Legend Marker

(New Hampshire Route 16 in background)

incidents. Among the events which constitute the beginning of New England’s history, the story of Chocorua, his eventful life, his death, and the terrible curse that seemed to have followed his downfall, hath been made conspicuous. (Submitted on June 29, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 550 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 29, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.