Boom Piers

Boom Piers (HM1F02)

Location: Berlin, NH 03570 Coos County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 29.188', W 71° 10.006'

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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 river from the forests far upriver to the mills at Berlin. The logs were stamped on the ends with a marking hammer to identify their ownership, and they were sorted at a 'sorting gap' further upriver. The log drives ended in 1963. The old piers continue to serve as a reminder of North Country heritage.
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HM NumberHM1F02
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Marker Number159
Year Placed1989
Placed ByNew Hampshire Division of Historical Resources
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, September 16th, 2014 at 4:03pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 327706 N 4928189
Decimal Degrees44.48646667, -71.16676667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 29.188', W 71° 10.006'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 29' 11.28" N, 71° 10' 0.36" W
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Area Code(s)603
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1547-1611 Main St, Berlin NH 03570, US
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