Near Stewartstown in Coos County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)
Metallak
Photographed by Kevin Craft, July 21, 2014
1. Metallak Marker
Hunter, trapper, fisherman and guide, well and favorably known by the region's early settlers, "The Lone Indian of the Magalloway" was the last survivor of a band of Abnaki inhabiting the Upper Androscoggin. Blinded by accidents, Metallak died a town charge in 1847 at the reputed age of 120. He is buried in the North Hill Cemetery on the road to the east.
Erected by New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources. (Marker Number 047.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the New Hampshire Historical Highway Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1847.
Location. 44° 58.511′ N, 71° 26.017′ W. Marker is near Stewartstown, New Hampshire, in Coos County. It is at the intersection of Hollow Road (New Hampshire Route 145) and Creampoke Road, on the right when traveling north on Hollow Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Colebrook NH 03576, 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 45th Parallel (approx. 1.8 miles away); Supreme Court of the United States Boundary Commission (approx. 3.1 miles away in Vermont); a different marker also named 45th Parallel
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Additional keywords. Abenaki
Photographed by Kevin Craft, July 21, 2014
2. Metallak Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 23, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 1,061 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 23, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
