On Base Station Road, 5.9 miles east of U.S. 302, on the left when traveling east.
Completed in 1869 for $139,500, this unique railway was built through the genius and enterprise of Herrick and Walter Aiken of Franklin and Sylvester Marsh of Campton. Over three miles long, the average grade to the 6,293-foot summit is one foot in . . . — — Map (db m77797) HM
On Main Street (New Hampshire Route 16), on the right when traveling north.
The small man-made 'islands' in the river were used to secure a chain of boom logs which divided the Androscoggin River during the colorful and dramatic annual log drives, when the Brown Paper Company and the International Paper Company shared the . . . — — Map (db m74564) HM
On East Milan Road, 1.5 miles north of 12th Street, on the left when traveling north.
On the knoll north of this site, William Sessions and his nephew, Cyrus Wheeler erected "the first building that could be honored with the name of house" in what is now Berlin, NH. Sessions helped clear many other farms in the area. In the 20th . . . — — Map (db m87972) HM
On U.S. 302 at Mt. Washington Hotel Road, on the left when traveling north on U.S. 302.
A main route to Mount
Washington was through
Crawford Notch, which
follows the Saco River to Saco
Lake-just southeast of here.
Like much of the rest of northern
New England, Crawford Notch
was part of the homeland of the
Abenaki tribe of . . . — — Map (db m162621) HM
On U.S. 302 at Mt. Washington Hotel Road, on the left when traveling north on U.S. 302.
Friends, colleagues, and admirers of executive
councilor Raymond s. Burton gathered here on
November 1, 2013, against a backdrop of the famed
Mount Washington Hotel, the path of the famous
cog railway and the majestic presidential range, . . . — — Map (db m162612) HM
On U.S. 302 at Mt. Washington Hotel Road, on the left when traveling north on U.S. 302.
Mount Washington is the highest mountain in
the northeastern United States. Part of the
Presidential Range of the White Mountains, it
was named for George Washington. It was first scaled
by Europeans in 1642. Ethan Allen Crawford and . . . — — Map (db m162616) HM
On U.S. 302 at Mt. Washington Hotel Road, on the left when traveling north on U.S. 302.
"Comfortable Quarters and a Good
Table"... accommodating visitors to the
White Mountains
The rugged mountain
tops, fearful chasms and
beautiful intervals” of the
White Mountains have beckoned
visitors since the early 1800s. . . . — — Map (db m162614) HM
On Base Station Road, 6.2 miles east of U.S. 302 when traveling east.
This is the first engine used on this road. Weight only 4 tons. Cost but $3,000.00. Was brought here in sections through the woods by ox teams from Fabyan Place. It has carried a load of 60 persons up the mountain at once and has worn itself out . . . — — Map (db m125195) HM
On U.S. 302 at Zealand Road, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 302.
The village of Zealand grew up in 1875 to serve the logging industry. Henry owned 10,000 acres in the heart of the White Mtns., with a 10-mile railroad to move logs from forest to sawmill. The village had a post office, school, store, housing, and . . . — — Map (db m74556) HM
Near Crawford Notch Road (U.S. 302) 0.3 miles south of Mt. Clinton Road, on the right when traveling south.
Has been entered in the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States Department of the Interior
Restoration of the Crawford Depot has been assisted with
a Federal Historic Preservation Fund matching grant
from the . . . — — Map (db m116631) HM
On U.S. 302, 0.3 miles east of Mt Clinton Road, on the right when traveling east.
Abel Crawford and son, Ethan Allen Crawford, built the first Crawford House in 1828. It was run by Ethan's brother, Thomas, until sold in 1852. Fires in 1854 and 1859 destroyed the original inn and a replacement. Col. Cyrus Eastman erected the . . . — — Map (db m75236) HM
On U.S. 302, 0.4 miles east of Rosebrook Road, on the right when traveling east.
Mount Washington Hotel
Standing to the east, the Mount Washington Hotel was completed in 1902 as one of the largest, most modern grand hotels in the White Mountains, one of the few built in a single campaign. Designed by New York architect . . . — — Map (db m77641) HM
On U.S. 302 at Base Station Road, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 302.
For whom the Notch is named, included Abel and his sons, Thomas J. and Ethan Allen. They established the first regional hotels and pioneered in opening the White Mountain area to the public. Ethan and his wife, Lucy Howe Crawford, author of an 1846 . . . — — Map (db m44299) HM
On U.S. 3 at School Street, on the left when traveling north on U.S. 3.
A glacial boulder overlooking Twin Mountain Village, known as "Beecher's Pulpit," since the 1870s is named for the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. A Congregationalist clergyman, abolitionist, proponent of women's suffrage and brother to Harriet Beecher . . . — — Map (db m223419) HM
On New Hampshire Route 145 at Clarksville Pond Road, on the right when traveling north on State Route 145.
At this point you stand on the 45th parallel halfway between the Equator and the North Pole. At this point you stand also at longitude 71° 24' West from Greenwich, England. A line from this point through the center of the earth would emerge in the . . . — — Map (db m75603)
On U.S. 3 at Mohawk Road, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 3.
History:
• E. F. Royal built a two-story "two-store” building here after the fire of 1901.
• The north half was occupied by E.F. Royal, as a grocery, confectionery and meat market.
• A clothing store was located on the south side . . . — — Map (db m156731) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 3) at Pleasant Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
History:
• In earlier days, this was referred to as the Drew Block. It was built in 1890 as a two-story building. The third story was added a short time later.
• Like other store fronts in town, it has a north and south side and has housed . . . — — Map (db m157010) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 3) at Pleasant Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
History:
• The original building on this site was the Pitkin's Store, which burned in 1870.
• In 1886, W. E. Drew bought the rebuilt store and refitted the building. It became known as Drew & Churchill. It burned in the fire
of 1901.
• . . . — — Map (db m156942) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 3) north of Mohawk Road, on the left when traveling north.
History:
• In the 1700's, a log block house sat here.
The present structure was built in 1816 and became known as Chamberlain's Tavern.
• For years this was the "center of town” and a frequent gathering place for local militia.
• . . . — — Map (db m157033) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 3) north of Titus Hill Road, on the right when traveling north.
Remick Building
History:
• Constructed by Gustus Remick, after the fire of 1890. He owned it until 1968. In earlier times, many promenades, meetings and walking
marathons were held on the top floor.
• It is believed this building was . . . — — Map (db m156645) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 3) south of Bridge Street (New Hampshire Route 26), on the left when traveling north.
History:
• Believed constructed about 1868 for the Lombard family.
• Seneca Merrill later obtained the house and added the tower to the original building. Mr. Merrill was married to Viola Sutton's grandmother.
• John Pitkin Sutton was . . . — — Map (db m156668) HM
On Mohawk Road (New Hampshire Route 26) 0.1 miles east of Abeneki Lane, on the right when traveling west.
The Coos Trail was built in 1803 from Colebrook through Dixville Notch along the ancient trail of the Abnaki Indians to Erroll where it met the Coos Road of Maine completed in 1802 from Hallowell on the Kennebec River
Marked by
. . . — — Map (db m116404) HM
On South Main Street (U.S. 3) at Colby Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
History
• Before 1927, Karl and Charlotte Edwards ran a grocery store from this site.
• In 1927, Sam & Susie Keach moved their restaurant, originally known as the Legion Square Restaurant, to this site. They changed the name to Legion . . . — — Map (db m156939) HM
On State Highway 26, on the left when traveling east.
New Hampshire has held the first-in-the-nation presidential primaries since 1920. With the first presidential "beauty contest" in 1952, our citizens have personally met the candidates and by popular ballot have declared their preference for their . . . — — Map (db m74566) HM
Near New Hampshire Route 26, 1.1 miles east of Cold Spring Road, on the right when traveling east.
Here lies buried the first and only settlers of Dixville until 1865, John Whittemore and his wife Betsey.
Dixville had been granted to Colonel Timothy Dix in 1805 on the condition that thirty settlers be established here within five years. . . . — — Map (db m115640) HM
The highest wind ever observed by man was recorded here. From 1932 to 1937 the Mt. Washington Conservatory was operated in the summit stage office then occupying this site in a great storm of April 12, 1934. The crew’s instruments measured a wind . . . — — Map (db m62065) HM
Near Mount Washington Auto Road west of White Mountain Road (State Highway 16).
The Appalachians are among the oldest mountains on Earth, reaching back more than 500 million years into time. The present chain which stretches from the Gaspe to Georgia once may have been higher than the Alps or the Rocky Mountains. Weather and . . . — — Map (db m125198) HM
On White Mountain Road (State Highway 16) at Mount Washington Auto Road, on the right when traveling north on White Mountain Road.
Local History
The explorer Verrazano was the first European to view the White Mountains from his ship along the Atlantic coast in 1524. Darby Field was the first white man to climb Mt. Washington in 1642. The Indians called Mt. Washington . . . — — Map (db m125197) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 3) 0.1 miles north of Berlin-Groveton Highway (New Hampshire Route 110), on the right when traveling north.
The waters of the Great North Woods have long been used for travel and transportation. Local bands of Wabanaki, "People of the Dawnland," traveled the Connecticut and Upper Ammonoosuc rivers in dugout, animal skin, and bark canoes. The rivers . . . — — Map (db m151931) HM
On Main Street at West Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Visit the communities of the Great North Woods to
experience the history, natural beauty, and cultural heritage of
this extraordinarily diverse and complex region.
Easily-cultivated and stone-free soils alongside
the . . . — — Map (db m162557) HM
On Owl's Head Highway (New Hampshire Route 115) 0.8 miles west of Meadows Road (New Hampshire Route 115A), on the right when traveling east.
On July 10, 1885, at 6 a.m., a slide from Cherry Mountain's northern peak left a deep gash from Owl's Head to the valley. A million tons of boulders, trees and mud loosed by a cloudburst rolled and tumbled a tortuous two miles, destroying Oscar . . . — — Map (db m77633) HM
On Meadows Road (New Hampshire Route 115A) 0.5 miles south of Presidential Highway (U.S. 2), on the right when traveling south.
Known as Granny Stalbird, Deborah Vicker came through Crawford Notch c.1796 as cook for Col. Joseph Whipple. It is said she brought the first bible to the north country. She married Richard Stalbird and settled on land deeded to her by Whipple in . . . — — Map (db m77632) HM
On Presidential Highway (U.S. 2) at Turnpike Road, on the right when traveling east on Presidential Highway.
Born nearby, this inventor and scientist gained unique distinction as a pioneer aeronaut in the United States. He organized and directed a military balloon force during the Civil War and later invented a number of important and basic devices for . . . — — Map (db m77635) HM
On Portland Street (U.S. 2) 1.8 miles east of Prospect Street (U.S. 3), on the right when traveling west.
Lancaster, founded in 1763, lies on the bed of glacial Lake Coos, formed as the glaciers receded 14,000 years ago. Today, the Connecticut, an American Heritage River, flows along the bottom of the ancient lake.
You stand at a gateway to The . . . — — Map (db m75697) HM
On Route 3 at U.S. 2, on the right when traveling south on Route 3.
The house was built by Jonas Wilder in 1780 and served
as a place for town and
religious meetings as well as an inn for travelers. The Holton family later acquired
it and owned it for over a century. In 1964 the Holton family sold the house to . . . — — Map (db m140029) HM
On Weeks State Park Road at Prospect Street (U.S. 3), on the left when traveling east on Weeks State Park Road.
The Lodge atop Mt. Prospect was the summer home of John Wingate Weeks (1860-1926), renowned "Father of the Eastern National Forests," author of The Weeks Act, passed by the U.S. Congress, March 1, 1911. The Act enables the government to buy . . . — — Map (db m77613) HM
On Bridge Street (U.S. 2) at Main Street (U.S. 3), on the right when traveling west on Bridge Street.
This Structure, erected by Major Jonas Wilder, from boards planed and nails wrought on the site, originally possessing a four-fireplace chimney and Indian shutters, is Coos County's first two-storey dwelling. Construction was initiated on the noted . . . — — Map (db m77609) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 2) at School Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
Born April 22nd, 1832, mortally wounded July 2nd, 1863, while leading his command, the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, at the Battle of Gettysburg, Penn.
The Fighting Fifth
Raised and disciplined by Col. Cross performed . . . — — Map (db m155817) HM WM
Near Main Street (Route 2) north of Mechanic Street, on the left when traveling north.
Top Left Panel:These waters abounded in fish, as did the forests in game
As the English were pushing their settlements up the valleys of the Connecticut and the Merrimack, trappers penetrated the wilderness far above the . . . — — Map (db m158923) HM
On Prospect Street (U.S. 3) at Portland Street (U.S. 2), in the median on Prospect Street.
On the site of the
Meetinghouse of the Pioneers
Erected 1784 the Town of
Lancaster builds this
monument in memory of
her citizens who served
in the wars of the Country
“Dulce et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori”
CIVIL . . . — — Map (db m157329) HM WM
On Main Street (U.S. 2) at School Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
In Honor of the
Men and Women
of Lancaster
New Hampshire
Who Served in
The Armed Forces
In Time of War
( north plaque )
Honor Roll
World War I
1917 - 1918
Kenneth P. Bailey · Charles A. Balch · Chester J. Barber · . . . — — Map (db m158337) WM
On Main Street (U.S. 2) south of Depot Street, on the right when traveling north.
John Sullivan Wells built this unique structure between 1835 and 1840.Wells brought the granite from Northumberland to construct his home. Shortly after it was completed Wells was called to Exeter to become Attorney General and the house was sold . . . — — Map (db m116640) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 2) north of Mechanic Street, on the left when traveling west.
Looking NW across Israel's River you will see the remnants of the Thompson Manufacturing Company
Although manufacturing took place here for some years, highly skilled Alexander and Daniel Thompson arrived in 1865. By 1884 the company . . . — — Map (db m155843) HM
On White Mountain Road (New Hampshire Route 16) 3 miles south of Milan Hill Road (New Hampshire Route 110B), on the right when traveling south.
Named for Fridjof Nansen, the Greenland explorer, Berlin's first ski club formed in 1872. The club sponsored the "Big Nansen" constructed in 1936–38 by the National Youth Administration and the City of Berlin. At the time, it was possibly the . . . — — Map (db m87929) HM
On Main Street, 0.1 miles south of Town Common Road, on the right when traveling south.
The Village of North Stratford occupies the farm of William Fuller, son of Luther Fuller who was killed at Fort Ticonderoga, New York, during the War of 1812. The house of William Fuller was raided by Indians, five hundred of whom camped on the . . . — — Map (db m151897) HM
On New Hampshire Route 16 at milepost 99.6,, 10 miles south of Main Street (U.S. 2), on the left when traveling south.
Darby Field, a New Hampshire settler, accomplished this difficult feat in 1642 from a southerly approach. Partly guided by Indians and with only primitive equipment at his disposal, he is thus alleged to be the originator of all Mount Washington . . . — — Map (db m77638) HM
On Hill Road at U.S. 3, on the right on Hill Road.
This corner marks the location where the Constitution establishing the Indian Stream Republic was adopted on July 9, 1832. The Center School built here in 1828 and known as Independence Hall served as school, town hall and courthouse. The Center . . . — — Map (db m156544) HM
On Daniel Webster Highway (U.S. 3) at Back Lake Road, on the left when traveling north on Daniel Webster Highway.
1917-Honor Roll-1919
Dedicated To The Men Of Pittsburg
Who Served Their Country In The World War
Aldrich, Darwin L. •
Beecher, Leo N. •
Blais, Roy L. •
Dourant, Peter R. •
Davis, Hosea B. •
Davis, Franklin H. •
Grover, Jesse A. . . . — — Map (db m156646) WM
On Daniel Webster Highway (U.S. 3) at Back Lake Road, on the left when traveling north on Daniel Webster Highway.
HONOR ROLL
Dedicated To All Servicemen And Women
From Pittsburg, NH Who Have Served
Their Country Since World War II
First Tablet
Covill, Craig R. •
Grover, Brendon A. •
Howe, Larry A. •
Johnson, William A. •
Marquis, . . . — — Map (db m156682) WM
On Daniel Webster Highway (U.S. 3) at Back Lake Road, on the left when traveling north on Daniel Webster Highway.
1941 1945
Honor Roll
Dedicated To Members
Of The Armed Forces
Who Served In World War II
Pittsburg, N.H.
Aldrich, Henry W. •
Audit, Joseph W. •
Baker, John T. •
Baldwin, Hollis W. •
Bernier, Roger P. •
Blais, Howard . . . — — Map (db m156683) WM
On Main Street (U.S. 3) at Back Lake Road, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
In 1832 the settlers of the area between Indian Stream and Hall's Stream, claimed by both Canada and the United States, set up the independent republic of Indian Stream. Yielding to New Hampshire in 1836, Indian Stream became part of Pittsburg and . . . — — Map (db m75611) HM
Near Daniel Webster Highway (U.S. 3) 1 mile south of US-Canadian Border Station, on the right when traveling south.
THE INDIAN STREAM REPUBLIC
Borders have always aroused intrigue and fascination. Behind closed doors are whispered well-kept secrets, and forgotten stories as well. The Indian Stream Republic is one of those stories.
The signing of the . . . — — Map (db m156549) HM
On Durand Road East, on the right when traveling west.
In 1876 Abel Watson and his son Laban converted their farm on this site, facing King Ravine on Mt. Adams, into a summer boarding house. Enlarged in 1884 and subsequently, the Ravine House became a key institution in opening up the northern . . . — — Map (db m77634) HM
On Stark Highway (New Hampshire Route 110) 8.5 miles east of U.S. 3, on the right when traveling east.
In the spring of 1944 a high fence and four guard towers transformed a former Civilian Conservation Corps camp on this site into New Hampshire's sole World War II prisoner of war camp. Approximately 250 German and Austrian soldiers, most captured . . . — — Map (db m87928) HM
On Hollow Road (New Hampshire Route 145) at Creampoke Road, on the right when traveling north on Hollow Road.
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 . . . — — Map (db m75602) HM
Honor Roll
of
Stewartstown, NH
Dedicated to those who served in
the armed forces.
World War 1,World War 2, Korea Vietnam,
Lebanon, Panama, Persian Gulf War
Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom
names . . . — — Map (db m140470) WM
On U.S. 3, 0.3 miles south of Washburn Road, on the right when traveling south.
The dramatic process of conveying lumber logs and pulpwood from northern New Hampshire forests to manufacturing centers, by driving them down the Connecticut River, spanned the turn into the Twentieth Century. Hardy crews of "white-water men" . . . — — Map (db m75601) HM
On Main Street at Town Commons Road, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
These monuments
were erected by
the citizens of
Stratford, N.H. in
commemoration to
the men and women
of the area who
served their country
in the armed services
during World War II
and succeeding
wars. — — Map (db m140466) WM
