Hidden History of the New Hampshire Seacoast

Hidden History of the New Hampshire Seacoast

By Terry Nelson

$21.99

Publication Date: 8th July 2019

The New Hampshire Seacoast has a wealth of overlooked history - some remnants are hidden in plain sight, while others are just plain hidden.


Meet the minister and early religious founder who was involved in an armed confrontation in Dover with another preacher in 1640. Find out how a one-time high school assistant principal in Rochester became a world-famous business leader and ended up meeting President Grover Cleveland. Discover the story of "ghost" racetracks in Somersworth before they disappear, as well as the "pile of rocks" that stopped a multimillion-dollar building... Read More

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    The New Hampshire Seacoast has a wealth of overlooked history - some remnants are hidden in plain sight, while others are just plain hidden.


    Meet the minister and early religious founder who was involved in an armed confrontation in Dover with another preacher in 1640. Find out how a one-time high school assistant principal in Rochester became a world-famous business leader and ended up meeting President Grover Cleveland. Discover the story of "ghost" racetracks in Somersworth before they disappear, as well as the "pile of rocks" that stopped a multimillion-dollar building... Read More
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    The New Hampshire Seacoast has a wealth of overlooked history - some remnants are hidden in plain sight, while others are just plain hidden.


    Meet the minister and early religious founder who was involved in an armed confrontation in Dover with another preacher in 1640. Find out how a one-time high school assistant principal in Rochester became a world-famous business leader and ended up meeting President Grover Cleveland. Discover the story of "ghost" racetracks in Somersworth before they disappear, as well as the "pile of rocks" that stopped a multimillion-dollar building project in Windham. Author Terry Nelson reveals some of New England's most fascinating history, from Durham and Madbury to North Hampton and Portsmouth.

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    • Pages: 144
    • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
    • Imprint: The History Press
    • Series: Hidden History
    • Publication Date: 8th July 2019
    • State: New Hampshire
    • Illustration Note: Black and White
    • ISBN: 9781467143394
    • Format: Paperback
    • BISACs:
      PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
      PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials)
      HISTORY / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
    Author Bio
    Retired educators Terry and Barbara Nelson, whose two sons are Grosse Pointe South High School graduates, have scoured local school, church, and town archives--as well as private sources in locations ranging from the West Cost to Italy--to secure unique images of life in Grosse Pointe Farms over the decades.

    The New Hampshire Seacoast has a wealth of overlooked history - some remnants are hidden in plain sight, while others are just plain hidden.


    Meet the minister and early religious founder who was involved in an armed confrontation in Dover with another preacher in 1640. Find out how a one-time high school assistant principal in Rochester became a world-famous business leader and ended up meeting President Grover Cleveland. Discover the story of "ghost" racetracks in Somersworth before they disappear, as well as the "pile of rocks" that stopped a multimillion-dollar building project in Windham. Author Terry Nelson reveals some of New England's most fascinating history, from Durham and Madbury to North Hampton and Portsmouth.

    • Pages: 144
    • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
    • Imprint: The History Press
    • Series: Hidden History
    • Publication Date: 8th July 2019
    • State: New Hampshire
    • Illustrations Note: Black and White
    • ISBN: 9781467143394
    • Format: Paperback
    • BISACs:
      PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
      PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials)
      HISTORY / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
    Retired educators Terry and Barbara Nelson, whose two sons are Grosse Pointe South High School graduates, have scoured local school, church, and town archives--as well as private sources in locations ranging from the West Cost to Italy--to secure unique images of life in Grosse Pointe Farms over the decades.

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