The Frost Place
has been listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
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New Hampshire State Register
of Historic Places
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This property has . . . — — Map (db m280563) HM
The rock profile you see 1200 feet above this spot had its beginning some 25,000 years ago during the great ice age. As the glacier moved southward the cliff began to take the shape you see today. As the ice age came to a close and the glacier . . . — — Map (db m148135) HM
These seven large rods are an interactive sculpture that honors the Old Man of the Mountain, the celebrated profile that collapsed due to natural forces sometime in the night on May 3, 2003.
You are in the same spot where travelers have . . . — — Map (db m116559) HM
When North America was first settled, pioneers built their homes of logs. To aid in falling the timber, they made U or V-shaped cuts at the tree’s base. Similar cuts were made in the logs to hold their cabins together. They called these cuts . . . — — Map (db m105988) HM
Dedicated to the Citizens of Franconia
who served in the World War
[Died in Service]
Herbert H Hodge • Fay E Whipple
[Honor Roll of Veterans]
Roscoe R Bean • Harold L Bowles • Roy W Bowles • John L Callahan • Ray L Chase • . . . — — Map (db m280483) WM
In the 19th century this industrial village developed
between the Grafton Turnpike and the banks
of Mill Brook. East Grafton was once known as
Bungtown, a name derived from an accident involving an overturned cart of failed barrel stoppers
or . . . — — Map (db m261126) HM
Born to a prominent family in Grafton, J. Sarah
Barney graduated valedictorian from Boston
University with degrees in medicine and surgery
in 1896. A founding doctor at Franklin Hospital,
where she practiced from 1910 to her retirement,
Dr. . . . — — Map (db m261129) HM
In 1964, Dartmouth College math professors John Kemeny and Thomas Kurtz created one of the first user-friendly computer programming languages, called Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. BASIC made computer programming accessible to . . . — — Map (db m253327) HM
The College first erected a fence specifically designated as a gathering place for Seniors in 1897 on the east side of the Green in front of Dartmouth Hall. Three years later the College moved the fence across the Green, where it remained for over a . . . — — Map (db m104406) HM
This tablet is erected
In grateful memory of
Ralph Butterfield
of the Class of 1839
Whose gifts to the college provided
for instruction in paleontology
archaeology ethnology, and other
kindred subjects and for the erection
of a . . . — — Map (db m179700) HM
Dartmouth
Class of 1945
Weather Post
In Memory of Those
Who Gave Their Lives In the
Service of Our Country
.… The Hill Winds Know Their Names — — Map (db m179890) HM
To The Honored Memory Of
Donald W. Bruce • John P. Coburn • Wendall P. Coburn • Austin H. Cook • Edward E. Corwell • Gordon E. Covell • Stanley S. Day • George E. Doyle • Gordon C. Jones • William V. Jones • Harold M. Lanyon • Robert S. Nichols • . . . — — Map (db m98050) WM
We are standing at this moment on the Appalachian Trail (commonly known as the "A.T.”). The Trail links Springer Mountain in Georgia with Mount Katahdin in Maine and is marked by white blazes painted on trees, utility poles (like here in town), . . . — — Map (db m179171) HM
The Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce
recognizes the singular accomplishments of
Thomas E. Byrne, III
Chairman Emeritus of the Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce
Former General Manager of the Hanover Improvement Society
Graduate of Dartmouth . . . — — Map (db m179167) HM
Wilson Hall named in memory of George Francis Wilson of Providence Rhode Island whose generous bequest to the College provided for the erection of this building imperatively needed for a library and so used from 1885 to 1928 after which it was . . . — — Map (db m179702) HM
"The Corner" was part of a mile-wide strip of land claimed by both Haverhill and Piermont, and finally divided between them. Haverhill Corner's architecture reflects its history as Grafton County seat (1793–1891), home of Haverhill Academy . . . — — Map (db m88003) HM
A Tribute to Those Who Served
1914 – In the World War – 1918
From Haverhill
Pike and East Haverhill
★Herbert E. Blake ★Tracy J. Ross
Aime M. Avard · Herbert L. Beamis · Harold P. Blake · Eric H. Blank · Harold P. . . . — — Map (db m162627) WM
The last of five 19th century bridges which have existed at this location was erected in 1866 by a local entrepreneur, Moody Bedell, who had operated a ferry service here prior to the first bridge in 1805. The 396-foot structure was the largest . . . — — Map (db m87999) HM
Born in Boston and a veteran of the 1758 Battle of Ticonderoga. As a known participant in the Boston Tea Party, for his own and his children’s safety, he walked to North Haverhill in early 1774. He later served in the Northern Army under Gen. Gates . . . — — Map (db m77798) HM
The rivers’ junction two miles north was rendezvous for Rogers Rangers after their destruction of St. Francis, Que., Oct. 4, 1759. Pursuing Indians and starvation had plagued their retreat and more tragedy awaited here. The expected rescue party . . . — — Map (db m77799) HM WM
Constructed in 1829 by the towns of Bath and Haverhill at a cost of about $2,400, this is one of the oldest covered bridges in the United States. Built with 3-by-10-inch planks that were probably sawn at an adjacent mill, the span is the earliest . . . — — Map (db m77800) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m137300) HM
Proprietor of more than half the Town of Holderness, this jurist, congressman and senator was New Hampshire’s first attorney general and second chief justice. In 1788 he spurred the State’s approval of the proposed Federal Constitution, thus . . . — — Map (db m74570) HM
Before the arrival of European settlers, the area that is now colburn park was part of a flat, pine-covered expanse formed by the ancient confluence of the Mascoma River and Mink Brook.
With the early settlement of the Town of Lebanon, John . . . — — Map (db m98080) HM
(right plaque)
In Memory Of
Lebanon Soldiers of the American Revolution
Zalmon Aspinwall • Thomas Baldwin • Rufus Baldwin • Azariah Bliss • Stephen Bliss • Daniel Bliss • Azariah Bliss Jr. • Nathan Bicknell • Samuel Bailey • Ellis . . . — — Map (db m98082) WM
To All The Men And Women
From Lebanon Who Served
Hir Country In Times Of Need
To Keep Alight The Fires Of Freedom
Dedicated By Veterans
And Citizens
Of Lebanon
May 30th 1988 — — Map (db m98081) WM
Dedicated by the Town of Lebanon to the Honor of Her
Sons and Daughters Who Served in the Armed Forces of
The United States During the World War 1917-1918
Adams, Frank L. • Aldrich, Edgar • Anstey, John E. • Archambeault, Wilfred • Baldwin, . . . — — Map (db m98051) HM
The West Lebanon waterfront at the confluence of the White and Connecticut Rivers has had a long industrial history since the arrival of European settlers. The early mills led to the railroad era that—quite literally—put West Lebanon on the map. As . . . — — Map (db m264425) HM
This Spruce Tree was planted by the Lebanon Bicentennial Commission in December, 1976 between Lebanon and West Lebanon to commemorate the unity of the City of Lebanon. — — Map (db m98188) HM
The cities of Lebanon, NH and Hartford, VT exist at the confluence of three rivers, which have been central to human existence in the Upper Valley since the days of the indigenous Abenaki people. The Connecticut River (Kwanitekw Zibo), Mascoma . . . — — Map (db m261658) HM
The Westboro Rail Yard Put West Lebanon on the Map
The Westboro Rail Yard was built in 1848 and in use until the 1970s, when it was abandoned by the Boston and Maine Railroad. The West Lebanon station was renamed "Westboro" to avoid confusion . . . — — Map (db m261578) HM
Paper, Pulp, Heels, Pianos, and Bedsteads
The mills of Lincoln prospered, first with logs at the sawmill, and later with the production of paper and pulp. Other mills in town produced bedsteads, women's hardwood heel forms- and even piano . . . — — Map (db m259128) HM
On the night of September 19–20, 1961, Portsmouth, NH couple Betty and Barney Hill experienced a close encounter with an unidentified flying object and two hours of “lost” time while driving south on Rte 3 near Lincoln. They filed an official Air . . . — — Map (db m74571) HM
A true company town In 1893 , J. E. Henry's lumber operation, and the town of Lincoln, sprang up almost overnight. Within six months, Henry's crew built a store, blacksmith shop, railroad, and portable sawmill. The sawmill at Lincoln, locally . . . — — Map (db m259050) HM
Millions of years ago, the borasaurus roamed this area, It was similar in size to a T-Rex but with a large drill like horn on its head. It was his constant sharpening of this horn that produced such a smooth hole in this granite boulder. This rare . . . — — Map (db m97311) HM
Clark's Bridge. Make: Howe Truss. Built: 1904. Weight 200 tons. Capacity 200 tons. Length 116'. Width 21'8". Clearance 20'6" Originally spanned the Winooski River in Barre, VT. Disassembled in 1960 and moved to Lincoln. Reassembled and in service . . . — — Map (db m97238) HM
Quinten E. Mulleavey born Dec. 16, 1948 Friend and dedicated member of the covered bridge project. One of three high school students who at the age of 16 helped move this massive covered bridge over the Pemigewasset River. Missing in . . . — — Map (db m97239) HM WM
Rivers as roads for lumber
In New England, limber and pulp mills traditionally got their wood from logs harvested in the winter and floated downstream during spring floods.
Enterprising lumber baron
J.E. Henry built a railroad that . . . — — Map (db m105956) HM
During World War II, the small roadside attraction started by Edward P. and Florence M. Clark, known as Ed Clark's Eskimo Sled Dog Ranch, fell onto disrepair. When their sons, Edward M. and W. Murray Clark returned home from the war, Edward from the . . . — — Map (db m97236) HM
The First Passenger Carrying Aerial Tramway in North America was erected on Cannon Mountain in Franconia Notch in 1938. When loaded, this tramcar carried 27 passengers to the summit of cannon mountain in 9 minutes. This type of car had served 42 . . . — — Map (db m97237) HM
The sawmill workers
The mill was not only their livelihood - it was also the center of their lives. but the seemingly endless resources of the forest, on which their jobs depended, were eventually exhausted.
The Mill Whistle
"You . . . — — Map (db m258987) HM
A reminder of bygone days, this stone structure was used to make wood into charcoal for the nearby iron smelters. Pine knots, a waste material from the adjacent lumber mill, were a prime source for charcoal. Charcoal production through this kiln, . . . — — Map (db m77674) HM
This was about the center of the first settlement of the village called Concord under its first charter 1763.
The second charter made in 1768 called it Gunthwaite.
At the close of the Revolutionary War, in the entire township. comfortably . . . — — Map (db m155837) HM
WORLD WAR II
Ainsworth Ola M. • Atwood Arthur • Atwood Dayton★ • Bailey James • Bailey John • Bailey Nancy • Bailey William • Bain Robert • Barrett Earl Jr. • Barrett Lorenzo • Bennett Roger • Berg, Robert E. • Bernatchy . . . — — Map (db m280490) WM
In honor of the men and women
of Lisbon
who served their country
in the World War
[Died in Service]
William H. Barrett • Percy E. Bergin • Merrill Clough
Timothy F. Dickinson • Clark A. Goudie • Howard A. Towle
[Honor Roll . . . — — Map (db m280473) WM
When “Daddy” Thayer’s Hotel opened on January 14, 1850, its intended patrons were rail-borne travelers.
In 1853, train service began, and Thayer’s ornate coach met this new breed of guests at the station.
When tourism boomed, the . . . — — Map (db m116235) HM
Main Street’s oldest surviving commercial building was built of village-hewn timber in 1833 by the Brackett brothers.
William (1785-1859) and Aaron B. (1797-1868) traders in general merchandise.
An upstairs hall hosted meetings, notably in . . . — — Map (db m116309) HM
The offices of Dr. Ralph Bugbee, Jr. (1821-1893) occupied this Italianate edifice when it was built in 1857.
Beneath its bracketed cornice and formal frieze, retailers have plied clothing, hardware, books, jewelry, carpets and sporting . . . — — Map (db m116279) HM
On this site in 1867, the Kilburn Brothers built a stereograph factory.
When production moved to Cottage Street in 1873, the structure became the Dow Store, then, in 1883, the White Store owned by Rev. Frederick Chutter, former pastor . . . — — Map (db m116267) HM
John B. “Jack” Eames (1891-1951), born in Groveton, NH, came to Littleton in 1920 and purchased the Premiere Theater in the Northern Hotel block on this site.
After fire destroyed the block in 1924, Jack rebuilt it to house the . . . — — Map (db m116266) HM
On July 4, 1833, Main Street’s first house of “publick worship” was dedicated here on Meetinghouse Hill.
Several denominations shared the English Gothic church, and it was a famed forum for abolition and temperance causes.
The . . . — — Map (db m116307) HM
In 1850, merchant Fry Gile (1819-1898) built a block here.
When he moved to Kansas in 1854, it was purchased by retailer Nathan McCoy (1813-1886).
The McCoy Block housed studios for the Kilburn Stereoscopic View Factory (1860-68) and in 1879 . . . — — Map (db m116277) HM
Thayers Inn has welcomed countless guests over the years. Among them have been the famous (and the infamous). A brief listing includes visiting Presidents Ulysses S. Grant, Franklin Pierce, Richard Nixon, and Jimmy Carter. Also stopping here were . . . — — Map (db m243268) HM
The Jax Jr. had two distinguished predecessors at this location.
The first was the Premier Theater which John B. “Jack” Eames, “The Dean of New England Motion Picture Exhibitors,” purchased in 1920.
It was destroyed by . . . — — Map (db m116262) HM
Here, from 1867 to 1909, the world famous Kilburn brothers, Benjamin and Edward, produced and distributed thousands of stereoscopic views. Their collection, largest in the world and collector's items today, provided popular parlor entertainment . . . — — Map (db m116285) HM
After four attempts, a permanent public library was established in 1890.
From rented quarters, it moved to the new Town Building in 1895.
In 1902, to meet philanthropist Andrew Carnegie’s conditions, the Town pledged $1,500 per year for . . . — — Map (db m116253) HM
Millions of coin and stamp collectors know Littleton thought the Littleton Stamp & Coin Company, a mail order firm launched in December, 1945 on the second floor of Tilton’s Opera Block.
Fannie Kasper Sundman, impressed by the friendly and . . . — — Map (db m116273) HM
North Face
In commemoration of the soldiers and sailors of the Town of Littleton in the wars of the Republic
West Face
In Honor of the Citizen Soldier
South Face
In perpetuation of the spirit of the fathers . . . — — Map (db m155183) WM
In Grateful Memory Of Those Who Made
The Supreme Sacrifice World Wars I and II World War I
Armand Badger •
Francis Brown •
Alba Brunell •
Charles S. Carpenter •
George Cassidy •
George Cote •
Louis Cote •
George Findlay • . . . — — Map (db m157360) WM
On June 8, 1909, with elaborate pageantry, citizens celebrated the dedication of this restrained example of Beaux Arts Classicism.
Unique among Main Street’s surviving structures are the imposing paired pilasters, rusticated masonry and parapet . . . — — Map (db m116263) HM
This building was graced with the first church bell and spire in town.
Built in 1850 on the site of the Old Red Store, a pioneer tavern, the church was dedicated on January 8, 1851.
A Greek Revival portico with two fluted Doric columns was . . . — — Map (db m116306) HM
Ira Parker (1846-1938) built a house here in 1885.
He had left his family’s tannery in 1866 to make gloves.
By 1889 he had become general manager of the Saranac Buck Glove Company, the town’s major manufacturer.
Parker sold his share in . . . — — Map (db m116280) HM
When erected in 1889, this building housed the Littleton Public Library and the Christian Science Society, in which R.D. Rounsevel was prominent.
Its tenants included diverse retailers, insurance offices, the Republic-Journal newspaper, and . . . — — Map (db m116354) HM
When fire claimed Jacob M. Salomon’s dry goods store on this site, he built this angled Georgian Revival showpiece in 1912, capping three decades of Main Street development begun by H. L. Tilton.
Salomon (1878-1945) saluted his neighbor with . . . — — Map (db m116308) HM
In 1843, Henry Lowell Thayer (1817-1892), owner of an adjacent general store, secured this lot for a hotel.
By 1850, local builders Andrew Scott and Jonathan Nurs had created an eclectic masterpiece that set a standard of scale and style for . . . — — Map (db m116233) HM
The Curran Suspension Bridge, and its engineer, Kenneth Curran, enjoy a long and rich history in the Town of Littleton, a history that reflects the industrious, self-reliant nature of both town and benefactor.
The Curran Bridge is the . . . — — Map (db m116228) HM
On this site in 1930, Eugene and Stella Stone erected a modern parlor car diner with an open kitchen and seating for 25.
Its success prompted the Stones to sell the original diner in 1940 and to replace it with this Sterling Diner manufactured . . . — — Map (db m116248) HM
Store clerk Henry Lowell Tilton (1828-1909) joined the Californian Gold Rush and returned to make his fortune in timber and real estate.
In 1881, he built this, the town’s largest brick structure and the architectural template for Main Street’s . . . — — Map (db m116274) HM
This marble-fronted edifice has been the town’s Post Office since February 14, 1935.
The mansion of Dr. William J. Beattie (1865-1913), a founder of Littleton Hospital, had occupied the site before the construction of this Georgian Revival . . . — — Map (db m116229) HM
Willowdale was established around a sawmill that was built in 1812. The village thrived because sawmills, gristmills, and a factory producing sawmill machinery were powered by the Ammonoosuc River. After the Littleton Lumber Company opened in 1870, . . . — — Map (db m74572) HM
In Memory
of the
Volunteer
Soldiers
and
Sailors
of
Lyme
1861 1865
(south side)
1st Cavalry
E.B. Allen • D.B. Buswell • C.D. Dimick • H. Gardner • J.G. Warren • G.A. Webster • D.H. Reynolds
2nd Reg’t
B. Smith • . . . — — Map (db m98047) WM
To All Those From Lyme
Who Served Their Country
In Times of Conflict or Peace
Spanish-American war 1898
World War I 1917 - 1918
World War II 1941 – 1945
(back)
Korea 1950 – 1953
Lebanon Grenada 1982 – . . . — — Map (db m98045) WM
Honoring the World War II
U.S. Army air crew who
crashed in a B-18 bomber
on Mt. Waternomee in
Woodstock, N.H., January 14, 1942.
Dedicated July 4, 1992
Lt. Anthony Benvenuto
Lt. Woodrow Kantner
Lt. Fletcher Craig
PFC Richard . . . — — Map (db m105910) HM WM
Dedicated to honor their patriotic services during Korean Conflict from the town of North Woodstock, N.H.
A list of 47 servicemen — — Map (db m148140) WM
N.H
The 9th State
1763
The Granite State
Flag Blue a & Gold 1909
Flower Purple Lilac
Bird Purple Finch
Tree White Birch
Ship The Woodstock
Emblem Old Man of Mtn
Motto Live Free or Die
Song Old N.H.
Length 250 miles
Ten . . . — — Map (db m105905) HM
January 14, 1942: the reality of World War II was brought home to New Hampshire when a U.S. Army Air Corps B-18A bomber strayed off course and crashed in the White Mountains, killing two crewmembers and severely injuring the other five.
. . . — — Map (db m116198) HM WM
1983 1965 - 1975
Honoring the Vietnam Veterans of Woodstock
North Woodstock, N.H.
A list of 61 servicemen and women; one Killed In Action, one Missing In Action — — Map (db m148141) WM
Dedicated to those who served in
the Armed Forces of our Country
in World War Two from Woodstock
A list of 126 servicemen and women; 7 Killed In Action — — Map (db m148137) WM
Honor-Roll
1914 World War 1918
Erected in honor of
those men and women of Orford
who were in the service of
the Nation, the Allies and humanity
during the years when
the German armies attempted
to conquer the civilizations
of the . . . — — Map (db m158330) WM
Orford's seven Ridge houses were built over a period of time from 1773 to 1839 by professional and business men of the town. The Bulfinch-style house of John B. Wheeler, built in 1814-1816, southern-most in the row, was designed by a Boston . . . — — Map (db m32090) HM
The Samuel Morey Memorial Bridge
erected 1937 by the States of New Hampshire and Vermont assisted by the federal government dedicated 1938.
Captain Samuel Morey, born 1762 died 1843, first successfully applied steam power to the navigation of . . . — — Map (db m155822) HM
United States Army Air Corp
Born Plymouth, N.H. 10 April 1917
Missing in Action on a bombing
mission over Rabaul, New Britain
7 August 1942
Awarded the Congressional Medal of
Honor December 2, 1942 — — Map (db m243952) WM
Doug DiCenzo was born February 5, 1976 and raised in Plymouth, N.H. Doug was a friend to all and always carried a smile at Plymouth High School. He captained the football and wrestling teams and was president of his class and the National Honor . . . — — Map (db m244776) HM WM
Begun in 1840 as one of Plymouth's buckskin glove manufacturers, it became Draper and Maynard after John Maynard joined Jason Draper in 1881. Baseball gloves were added to its product line in 1884, making it among the world's largest sporting goods . . . — — Map (db m245599) HM
On Dec. 7, 1808 the NH Legislature chartered Holmes Plymouth Academy "to promote religion, virtue and literature." Public-spirited citizens that included Col. Samuel Holmes of Campton, NH,
drafted the charter.
The Academy operated on this . . . — — Map (db m245598) HM
This tablet marks the site of
Holmes Plymouth Academy
Established in 1808 through
the liberality and public spirit of
Colonel Samuel Holmes
of Campton, N.H.
a Revolutionary soldier
The first training for teachers
in New . . . — — Map (db m243954) HM
The Plymouth Town Hall, formerly the Grafton County Courthouse, was constructed in 1891. The building was entered into the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. In 1994, it was completely renovated.
The bell which now hangs in the . . . — — Map (db m243951) HM
