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Upper Ammonoosuc River
The Upper Ammonoosuc River is a tributary of the Connecticut River that flows through Coös County in the northern part of the northeastern U.S. state of New Hampshire. Despite its name, the river is not an upstream portion of the Ammonoosuc River, but instead a separate tributary of the Connecticut River flowing from north of the Ammonoosuc. The Upper Ammonoosuc rises in Pond of Safety in the town of Randolph, runs first generally north through rural portions of Berlin (where it flows through the Godfrey Dam), Milan and a corner of Dummer, then west through Stark and then Northumberland, where it drains into the Connecticut near the village of Groveton. The end points of that course are approximately 25 air miles (38 km) apart. From Milan to Groveton it is fairly closely paralleled by New Hampshire Route 110. Fort Wentworth was built in 1755 at the junction of the Upper Ammonoosuc and Connecticut rivers (now near the village of Groveton). The fort was used sporad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stark, New Hampshire
Stark is a town in Coös County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 478 at the 2020 census, down from 556 at the 2010 census. It has a famous covered bridge. The town includes the villages of Percy and Crystal as well as the village of Stark, located on the Upper Ammonoosuc River. New Hampshire Route 110 runs through Stark, east from U.S. Highway 3 in Groveton and northwest from Route 16 in Berlin. Much of the town is within the boundaries of the White Mountain National Forest. Stark is part of the Berlin, NH– VT Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Granted in 1774, Stark was originally named "Percy", after Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland. The town was incorporated in 1795, and renamed "Stark" in 1832, after General John Stark, who wrote the words that became New Hampshire's motto, " Live Free or Die". World War II POW camp In early 1944, the remains of a former Civilian Conservation Corps camp in the town were converted to form C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pond Of Safety
A pond is an area filled with water, either natural or artificial, that is smaller than a lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much lar .... Defining them to be less than in area, less than deep, and with less than 30% Aquatic plant, emergent vegetation helps in distinguishing their ecology from that of lakes and wetlands.Clegg, J. (1986). Observer's Book of Pond Life. Frederick Warne, London Ponds can be created by a wide variety of natural processes (e.g. on floodplains as cutoff river channels, by glacial processes, by peatland formation, in coastal dune systems, by beavers), or they can simply be isolated depressions (such as a Kettle (landform), kettle hole, vernal pool, Prairie Pothole Region, prairie pothole, or simply natural undulations in undrained land) filled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of New Hampshire Rivers
This is a list of rivers and significant streams in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. All watercourses named "River" (freshwater or tidal) are listed here, as well as other streams which are either subject to thNew Hampshire Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Actor are more than long. New Hampshire rivers and streams qualify for state shoreland protection (and are listed here in bold) if they are ''fourth-order'' or larger water bodies, based on the Strahler method of stream order classification. Strahler, A. N. (1952). "Dynamic basis of geomorphology". ''Geological Society of America Bulletin'', 63, 923–938. By drainage basin All New Hampshire rivers ultimately flow to the Atlantic Ocean. The list is sorted by major drainage basin, running from north to south along the Atlantic coast, with respective tributaries arranged based on their entry into the main stream from mouth to source. Where several tributaries enter a single lake, they are listed running clockwise from the lake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilkenny, New Hampshire
Kilkenny is a township in Coös County, New Hampshire, United States. It lies entirely within the White Mountain National Forest. As of the 2020 census, the township had a population of zero. In New Hampshire, locations, grants, townships (which are different from towns), and purchases are unincorporated portions of a county which are not part of any town and have limited self-government (if any, as many are uninhabited). History The town was granted to Jonathan Warner and others on June 4, 1774, containing . In 1840 it contained 19 inhabitants, and in 1856 it had 19 inhabitants and an area of , with a value of $20,000. It was named after the town and county of Kilkenny in Ireland. Kilkenny once included a large portion of what is now the eastern edge of Jefferson, tapering south into the area of Jefferson Notch at the foot of Mount Mitten. This included much of the area known as "Jefferson Highland" on the Portland Road (present-day U.S. Route 2). By the 1870s, maps were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Cabot
Mount Cabot is a mountain located in Coos County, New Hampshire, Coos County, in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The mountain is the highest peak of the Pilot Range (New Hampshire), Pilot Range of the White Mountains (New Hampshire), White Mountains. Cabot is flanked to the northeast by The Bulge, and to the south of Bunnell Notch by Terrace Mountain (New Hampshire), Terrace Mountain. Mount Cabot was named in honor of the Italian explorer Sebastian Cabot (explorer), Sebastian Cabot.Smith, Steven D., and Mike Dickerman. ''The 4000 Footers of the White Mountains''. Bondcliff Books, 2015. Cabot is drained by various brooks on the west side into the Israel River and on the east into the West Branch Upper Ammonoosuc River, West Branch of the Upper Ammonoosuc River, and thence into the Connecticut River and Long Island Sound. Cabot is one of the Appalachian Mountain Club's "four-thousand footers", the northernmost in New Hampshire. It is also on the New England Fifty Finest list of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erving's Location, New Hampshire
Erving's Location is a township in Coös County, New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the township was zero. In New Hampshire, locations, grants, townships (which are different from towns), and purchases are unincorporated portions of a county which are not part of any town and have limited self-government (if any, as many are uninhabited). There is a dirt road that starts at New Hampshire State Route 26 in Millsfield just north of a pond and ends to the west in Erving's Location's northeast corner. It is the only way to get to Erving's Location without hiking. History In 1775, a land grant was made to Captain William Erving of Boston, who had fought in the French and Indian Wars. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the location has a total area of , all land. It is drained by Phillips Brook, which rises in the township and flows south to the Upper Ammonoosuc River in Stark, part of the Connecticut River watershed. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odell, New Hampshire
Odell is a township in Coös County, New Hampshire, United States. The 2020 census recorded one person living in the township. In New Hampshire, locations, grants, townships (which are different from towns), and purchases are unincorporated portions of a county which are not part of any town and have limited self-government (if any, as many are uninhabited). History The township takes its name from Richard Odell of Conway, who bought from the state in 1834 for $1,863. Geography Odell is bounded to the west by Stratford, to the south by Stark, to the east by Dummer and Millsfield, and to the north by Erving's Location and Columbia. A substantial portion of the state-owned Nash Stream Forest lies within the township. There are three mountains, each having elevations above : Muise Mountain, Whitcomb Mountain and Long Mountain, whose two summits are the two highest points in Odell, at above sea level each. There are only a few rough roads and no highways here. Acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Mountains (New Hampshire)
The White Mountains are a mountain range covering about a quarter of the state of New Hampshire and a small portion of western Maine in the United States. They are part of the northern Appalachian Mountains and the most rugged mountains in New England. The range is heavily visited due to its proximity to Boston, New York City, and Montreal. Most of the area is public land, including the White Mountain National Forest and a number of state parks. Its most famous mountain is Mount Washington, which is the highest peak in the Northeastern U.S. and for 76 years held the record for fastest surface wind gust in the world ( in 1934). Mount Washington is part of a line of summits, the Presidential Range, that are named after U.S. presidents and other prominent Americans. The White Mountains also include the Franconia Range, Sandwich Range, Carter-Moriah Range and Kinsman Range in New Hampshire, and the Mahoosuc Range straddling the border between it and Maine. In all, there are 48 peaks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilot Range (New Hampshire)
The Pilot Range is located in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in the United States. The Pilot Range extends southeast-northwest about . The highest peak in the range is Mount Cabot, with an elevation of .Appalachian Mountain Club, ''White Mountain Guide'', 23rd ed. (1983), pp. 385-392 Summits From northeast to southwest, the range's principal summits include: * Hutchins Mountain (1,137 m / 3,730 ft) * Mount Cabot (1,268 m / 4,160 ft) * * The Bulge (1,201 m / 3,940 ft) * The Horn (1,190 m / 3,905 ft) * Terrace Mountain (1,114 m / 3,655 ft) The summits marked with an asterisk (*) are included on the Appalachian Mountain Club's peak-bagging list of "Four-thousand footers" in New Hampshire. See also * List of mountains in New Hampshire List of Mountains in New Hampshire is a general list of mountains in New Hampshire, with elevation. This list includes many mountains in the White Mountains range that covers about a quarter of the state, as well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pliny Range
Pliny may refer to: People * Pliny the Elder (23–79 CE), ancient Roman nobleman, scientist, historian, and author of ''Naturalis Historia'' (''Pliny's Natural History'') * Pliny the Younger (died 113), ancient Roman statesman, orator, writer, and Pliny the Elder's nephew and adopted son * Pliny Chase (1820–1886), American scientist, mathematician, and educator * Pliny Earle (other), several people * Pliny Fisk III (born 1944), co-founder and co-director of the Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems (CMPBS) * Pliny Earle Goddard (1869–1928), American linguist and ethnologist * Pliny Norcross (1838–1915), Wisconsin politician * Pliny W. Williamson (1876–1958), New York politician Places * Pliny, West Virginia, United States * Pliny Township, Minnesota, United States Beers * Pliny the Elder, the flagship beer of the Russian River Brewing Company * Pliny the Younger (beer), a seasonal (February) beer of the Russian River Brewing Company See ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crescent Range
The Crescent Range, sometimes referred to as the Randolph Mountains, is located in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in the United States. The highest peak in the range is Black Crescent Mountain, with an elevation of . Summits (from north to south) * Black Crescent Mountain, * Mount Crescent, * Mount Randolph, * Boy Mountain, See also * White Mountains (New Hampshire) The White Mountains are a mountain range covering about a quarter of the state of New Hampshire and a small portion of western Maine in the United States. They are part of the northern Appalachian Mountains and the most rugged mountains in New Eng ... * New England/Acadian forests References Landforms of Coös County, New Hampshire Mountain ranges of New Hampshire {{NewHampshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of the American Revolution. Widely considered as the war that secured the independence of the United States, fighting began on April 19, 1775, followed by the Lee Resolution on July 2, 1776, and the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The American Patriots were supported by the Kingdom of France and, to a lesser extent, the Dutch Republic and the Spanish Empire, in a conflict taking place in North America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean. Established by royal charter in the 17th and 18th centuries, the American colonies were largely autonomous in domestic affairs and commercially prosperous, trading with Britain and its Caribbean colonies, as well as other European powers via their Caribbean entrepôts. After British victory over the French in the Seven Years' War in 1763, tensions between the motherla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
