''Cobblestone'' is a magazine that is published by Cricket Media and part of

Carus Publishing Company The Carus Publishing Company, now subsumed into Cricket Media, was a publisher with offices in Chicago, Peterborough, New Hampshire and Peru, Illinois. Its Peterborough office was closed June 30, 2015. Its Peru offices have closed as well, and op ...

History and profile

''Cobblestone Magazine'' was established in 1979. The founders were Hope Pettegrew and Frances Nankin,

New Hampshire New Hampshire ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

natives. The first issue was published in January 1980. Carus Publishing Company acquired the magazine in 2000. The publisher of the magazine, Cobblestone Publishing, became part of its Cricket Magazine Group publications. Until January 2015 ''Cobblestone Magazine'' was headquartered in

Peterborough, New Hampshire Peterborough is a New England town, town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 6,418 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The main village, with 3,090 people at the ...

. ''Cobblestone Magazine'' is aimed at children ages between 9 and 14 and focuses on

American history The history of the present-day United States began in roughly 15,000 BC with the arrival of Peopling of the Americas, the first people in the Americas. In the late 15th century, European colonization of the Americas, European colonization beg ...

, especially the history of early America. Each issue is 48 pages and focuses on a particular subject, such as

John Adams John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was a Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father and the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Before Presidency of John Adams, his presidency, he was a leader of ...

or the

Battle of Gettysburg The Battle of Gettysburg () was a three-day battle in the American Civil War, which was fought between the Union and Confederate armies between July 1 and July 3, 1863, in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle, won by the Union, ...

. Each issue contains several historical articles on the subject, as well as fun activities related to the culture of the times.

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