WOLFEBORO, NH, HISTORY Gazetteer
WOLFEBORO, NH, HISTORY Gazetteer Originally Published as part of Bowers’ History of Wolfeboro, Vol. II, 1995 Updated 2021 Wolfeboro Place Names and Origins Wolfeboro, NH A gazetteer and compilation with histories, descriptions, and orthographies of Care Facilities Children’s Facilities Commercial Blocks Developments Districts Hills and Mountains Islands Monuments Multi-Tenant Buildings Museums Natural Features Parks Ponds and Lakes Post Offices Postal History Prominent Buildings Railroad Stations Recreational Areas Retirement Facilities Roads and Streets Routes Settlements Streams Trails Wolfeboro Town Facilities and other places and geographical names PAST AND PRESENT * * * Over 1,800 Listings * * * Compiled and written by Q. DAVID BOWERS, 1995 * * * Updated by GENE DENU, 2021 Introduction The following is a listing of town of Wolfeboro streets, geographical features, developments, business and commercial blocks with multiple tenants, graveyards, parks, monuments, and place names from the earliest days to the present. This is the most ambitious gazetteer of Wolfeboro ever attempted. Not included are schools, school buildings, or churches, which are treated in other sections of Volume II. Wolfeboro has its share of interesting names including Raccoonborough, Goose Corner, Upper Shoe Island, Dead Horse Hill, Frogg Crossing, Bellywhack, Coffin Shore, Laundry Hill, Skunk’s Misery, Dishwater Pond, and Stamp Act Island. Early Nomenclature In the early days, roads were often described by where they went, rather than by specific names. Examples: “Road leading from Frost Corner to Brookfield.”1 “Road leading by David Piper’s house to the Tuftonborough line.”2 “Voted to discontinue the road leading from the road near where Moses Thompson, Jr., now lives to where the Pickering factory lately stood.”3 In the absence of specific names, such roads are not listed in Wolfeboro Place Names.
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