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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22EM_first-roman-catholic-church_Claremont-NH.html
Southerly on Old Church Road is located the first Roman Catholic edifice in New Hampshire. It was erected in 1823 under the direction of the Reverend Virgil Horace Barber, S.J. The building serves St. Mary's parish and contained the first Roman Ca…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22EK_kimball-union-academy_Plainfield-NH.html
This school, known first as Union Academy, was chartered June 16, 1813 "to train young men for leadership in the ministry." The original building, located about 1,000 feet west of here and dedicated to January 9, 1815, was destroyed by fire in 182…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22DZ_winston-churchill_Cornish-NH.html
American author of best-selling novels, such as "Coniston", written between 1898-1941 and partly based upon actual experience in New Hampshire politics. His nearby residence, "Harlakenden House", was built in 1898 and burned in 1923. It also serve…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22DX_union-church_Claremont-NH.html
Located easterly on Old Church Road, this wood-frame structure, built 1771-1773, is the oldest standing Episcopal church in the State, serving the second oldest parish. The parish began in 1768 as a mission of the Society for the Propagation of th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22DV_the-cornish-colony_Cornish-NH.html
The Cornish Colony (1885-1935) was a group of artists, sculptors, writers, journalists, poets, and musicians who joined the sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens in Cornish and found the area a delightful place to live and work. Some prominent members w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22CQ_historic-handshake_Claremont-NH.html
On June 11, 1995, President William Jefferson Clinton and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich met at the invitation of the Congress of Claremont Senior Citizens, Inc. to debate issues affecting senior citizens. During the de…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Z3Y_washington-nh-civil-war-memorial-a-war-memorial_Washington-NH.html
1861-1865 Erected in memory of those brave soldiers of Washington who gave their lives in the defense of their country, during the great rebellion. Side 1 Hamilton Williams 19 · J. Landon Miller 21 · Gilman L. Beckwith 34 &m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Z3X_washington-nh-town-common-national-register-of-historic-places_Washington-NH.html
The Washington Common has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Z3W_washington-nh_Washington-NH.html
N.H. Washington The first town incorporated under the name of George Washington Our first president December 13, 1776 Erected Nov. 1932
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WEH_the-farragut-monument-historical_Cornish-NH.html
The monument commemorating the Civil War naval hero Admiral David Glasgow Farragut was Saint-Gaudens' first public commission. It was begun in 1879 and unveiled in Madison Square Park, New York City in 1881, where it still stands. Here in front…
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