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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV4E_haverhill-bath-bridge_Haverhill-NH.html
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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUIF_brigadier-general-enoch-poor_Exeter-NH.html
Born in Andover, Mass. June 21, 1736, Enoch Poor settled in Exeter, becoming a successful merchant and ship-builder. In 1775 he was appointed colonel in the 3rd New Hampshire Regiment. Poor was at Stillwater, Saratoga and Monmouth, and served unde…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUIE_ladd-gilman-house_Exeter-NH.html
Built about 1721 as one of New Hampshire's earliest brick houses, and enlarged and clapboarded in the 1750s, this dwelling served as the state treasury during the Revolution. Here were born John Taylor Gilman (1753-1828), who was elected governor …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUID_revolutionary-capital_Exeter-NH.html
Founded by Rev. John Wheelwright in 1638, Exeter was one of the four original towns in the colony. Following New Hampshire's provisional declaration of independence on January 5, 1776, it served as the capital of the new state during the period of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUIC_exeter-town-house_Exeter-NH.html
The historic Town House of Exeter stood near this site. Here on January 5, 1776, the Provincial Congress adopted and signed the first state constitution thereby establishing an independent state government, the first of the thirteen colonies. The …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUIB_uncle-sams-house_Mason-NH.html
Nearby stands the boyhood home of Samuel Wilson (1766 to 1854) who was generally known as "Uncle Sam." He supplied beef to the Army in 1812. The brand on his barrel was "U.S." The transition from U.S. to Uncle Sam followed and became the popular s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUIA_josiah-bartlett_Kingston-NH.html
Distinguished participant in the founding of the Republic as signer of the Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation, and prominent in this State as Chief Justice of two courts and first holder of the title of Governor. An innovato…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUI9_franklin-pierce_Concord-NH.html
Fourteenth President of the United States(1853 - 1857)Lies buried in nearby Minot enclosure. Native son of New Hampshire, graduate of Bowdoin College, lawyer, effective political leader, Congressman and U.S. Senator, Mexican War veteran, courageou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUI8_sawyers-rock_Harts-Location-NH.html
In 1771, Timothy Lash of Lancaster and Benjamin Sawyer of Conway made a bargain with Governor John Wentworth to bring a horse through Crawford Notch in order to prove the route's commercial value. The pair succeeded by dragging and lowering the an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUI6_crawford-house_Bretton-Woods-NH.html
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 thi…