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Manchester New Hampshire’s Rock Rimmon–The Landmark, Park and Dupont Pool

Posted on 9 December, 2014 by Janice Brown

..How “The Rock” was named.. Lets go back in time about 165 years. It is obvious from the existence of the following two items, that at least as early as 1847 the great stone ledge of West Manchester was called … Continue reading →

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Madison, New Hampshire: Home to New England’s Largest "Lost Rock"

Posted on 23 August, 2008 by Janice Brown

Well, the Madison Boulder is not exactly lost. 

Hundreds if not thousands of people take a gander at this 5,000 … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire Glossary: Soapstone

Posted on 5 August, 2008 by Janice Brown

Soapstone is a metamorphic rock, usually called Steatite by mineralogists, that formed from 300 to 400 million years ago under … Continue reading →

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Photograph: Madison Boulder

Posted on 1 May, 2008 by Janice Brown

See the story about Madison Boulder.

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Hampton New Hampshire’s Norse Boulder, aka Thorvald’s Rock

Posted on 2 April, 2008 by Janice Brown

Somewhere near the end of a street in Hampton New Hampshire (appropriately named Viking Ave and Thorwald Ave), at Boars Head … Continue reading →

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