The WPA Guide to New Hampshire: The Granite StateDuring the 1930s in the United States, the Works Progress Administration developed the Federal Writers’ Project to support writers and artists while making a national effort to document the country’s shared history and culture. The American Guide series consists of individual guides to each of the states. Little-known authors—many of whom would later become celebrated literary figures—were commissioned to write these important books. John Steinbeck, Saul Bellow, Zora Neale Hurston, and Ralph Ellison are among the more than 6,000 writers, editors, historians, and researchers who documented this celebration of local histories. Photographs, drawings, driving tours, detailed descriptions of towns, and rich cultural details exhibit each state’s unique flavor. The Granite State has a rich history and varied landscape, beautifully presented in the WPA Guide to New Hampshire. The driving tours highlight the White Mountains, Lake Winnipesaukee, and the coast near Portsmouth. This New Hampshire guide also has traditional photographs of churches, landscapes, and colonial houses which give readers a feel for life in New England in the early 20th century. |
Contents
TRANSPORTATION | |
RACIAL ELEMENTS | |
EDUCATION | |
ARCHITECTURE | |
Rochester | |
From Massachusetts Line Newburyport to Portsmouth State 1A and | |
From Glen House to Mt Washington Summit Mt Washington Summit | |
From Franklin to West Plymouth State | |
From Massachusetts Line Fitchburg to West Lebanon State 12 | |
From Maine Line Portland to Colebrook State 26 | |
From Maine Line Portland to Vermont Line Montpelier US 302 | |
From Junction with US 302 Bethlehem to Echo Lake State 18 | |
LITERATURE | |
THE ARTS | |
Berlin | |
Concord | |
Dover | |
Durham | |
Franklin | |
Keene | |
Laconia | |
Nashua | |
Peterborough | |
From Maine Line Portland to Haverhill State 25 | |
From The Weirs to Moultonborough Corner State 11 State 28 and State 107 | |
From Hopkinton to Wendell State 103 | |
From Portsmouth to Vermont Line White River Junction US 4 and Alt US 4 | |
From Concord to Massachusetts Line Fitchburg US 202 | |
From Junction with US 202 to Vermont Line Brattleboro State 9 | |
From East Jaffrey to Troy Unnumbered road | |
THE WHITE MOUNTAINS | |
SPORTS AND RECREATION | |
CHRONOLOGY | |
Common terms and phrases
Appalachian Mountain Club Benning Wentworth Boston brick bridge Brook building built Camp church Claremont Club Colonial Company Concord Connecticut River Crawford Crawford Notch Dartmouth College Dartmouth Outing Club dirt road Dover early east England erected Exeter farm feet Forest frame Franconia Franconia Notch Governor grade granted gristmill Hampshire Hampshire’s highway Hill House not open incorporated Indian industry Island John junction known Laconia Lake Winnipesaukee land later Left Library Main St main street Manchester manufacture Massachusetts MeetingHouse Merrimack Merrimack River miles mills Monadnock Nashua Notch original Ossipee Park paved road peaks Peterborough pine Pinkham Notch Pond Portsmouth President Presidential Range railroad region Right rock settlement settlers side square structure summer summit Sunapee Tavern Tour town pop township Trail Tuckerman Ravine twostory Valley Vermont village Washington Wentworth White Mountain woods