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New Hampshire Missing Places: Dame’s Gore

In colonial times a gore was the name for a strip of land not large enough to create an entire … Continue reading

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A New Hampshire Oddity: Grafton’s “Ruggles Mine”

Samuel Ruggles discovered mica in New Hampshire in 1803, while digging around in his field near the town of Grafton, … Continue reading

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New Hampshire Glossary: Coos (Please Don’t Say Cooz)

Coos – (pronounced “CO-ahss” with two syllables)… is a county in New Hampshire, established December 24, 1803. It was taken from … Continue reading

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