Cemeteries Around Lake Winnipesaukee, a photographic study, reveals the compelling history of the region from the time when Native Americans first inhabited the lake's shore to the 1900s. These cemeteries are some of the oldest cultural and archaeological remnants of the past around the lake, and their scenic locations and gravestones and monuments provide a tangible link to the past. Through the author's collection of photographs, readers can see the final resting places of people as diverse as early settlers, ministers, doctors, Revolutionary and Civil War veterans, drowning victims, and eve... Read More
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Cemeteries Around Lake Winnipesaukee, a photographic study, reveals the compelling history of the region from the time when Native Americans first inhabited the lake's shore to the 1900s. These cemeteries are some of the oldest cultural and archaeological remnants of the past around the lake, and their scenic locations and gravestones and monuments provide a tangible link to the past. Through the author's collection of photographs, readers can see the final resting places of people as diverse as early settlers, ministers, doctors, Revolutionary and Civil War veterans, drowning victims, and eve... Read More
Cemeteries Around Lake Winnipesaukee, a photographic study, reveals the compelling history of the region from the time when Native Americans first inhabited the lake's shore to the 1900s. These cemeteries are some of the oldest cultural and archaeological remnants of the past around the lake, and their scenic locations and gravestones and monuments provide a tangible link to the past. Through the author's collection of photographs, readers can see the final resting places of people as diverse as early settlers, ministers, doctors, Revolutionary and Civil War veterans, drowning victims, and even a controversial author. Readers will also discover the art and business of gravestone carving and learn about some of the region's early practitioners in this unusual art form.
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Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Images of America
Publication Date: 7th June 2006
State: New Hampshire
Illustration Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9780738539317
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials) PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Landmarks & Monuments
Author Bio
Historian Glenn A. Knoblock is the author of The American Clipper Ship and several books with Arcadia and The History Press, including New Hampshire Covered Bridges, Brewing in New Hampshire (with James Gunter) and Historic Burial Grounds of the New Hampshire Seacoast. He resides in Wolfeboro Falls, New Hampshire.
Cemeteries Around Lake Winnipesaukee, a photographic study, reveals the compelling history of the region from the time when Native Americans first inhabited the lake's shore to the 1900s. These cemeteries are some of the oldest cultural and archaeological remnants of the past around the lake, and their scenic locations and gravestones and monuments provide a tangible link to the past. Through the author's collection of photographs, readers can see the final resting places of people as diverse as early settlers, ministers, doctors, Revolutionary and Civil War veterans, drowning victims, and even a controversial author. Readers will also discover the art and business of gravestone carving and learn about some of the region's early practitioners in this unusual art form.
Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Images of America
Publication Date: 7th June 2006
State: New Hampshire
Illustrations Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9780738539317
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials) PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Landmarks & Monuments
Historian Glenn A. Knoblock is the author of The American Clipper Ship and several books with Arcadia and The History Press, including New Hampshire Covered Bridges, Brewing in New Hampshire (with James Gunter) and Historic Burial Grounds of the New Hampshire Seacoast. He resides in Wolfeboro Falls, New Hampshire.
