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Past Perfect MEMBERSHIP & INFO CONTACT&GUESTS FIND TOPIC PEOPLE HISTORIC LODGING PLACES PLACES THINGS RAILROADS More Mt Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce Member , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , PO Box 514 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 The Mission of the Bartlett Historical Society (BHS) is: The collection and preservation of data and items pertaining to the history of Bartlett, and Hart’s Location, plus the unincorporated town of Livermore Stimulating interest in the history of Bartlett, Hart’s Location and Livermore through the promotion and conducting of educational opportunities and events related to the history of these three towns and the Mount Washington Valley region. Current Information & Events December 2024 FOCUS Your Newest Newsletter is Available HERE You will find the Quarterly Presentation Schedule for 2025. If you want to donate without looking through all the details JUST CLICK HERE . Click the box to go directly to credit card donor form A Whole NEW Section You Might Like. The SIGNAL featured winter adventures in the Eastern Slope Region during the 1960's. Ski areas, people and events are all covered in a light hearted format. If you are of sufficient age you can re-live part of your youth. The advertising is almost as interesting as the topics. TAKE A LOOK - It's Free If You Missed the Conway Daily Sun Article About the Museum Opening Day - Read it Here in a new page The prior history of our museum as the St. Joseph's Catholic Church: Your Directors meet once a month and anyone with an interest is welcome to attend. Meetings are held at the Museum at 13 Church Street in the Village. (Behind the School). We normally post the date and time here, but if not, call Phil Franklin at 603 374 5023. Front Page and current events continues HERE How did the museum get built?? Take a Look We think you will enjoy looking Follow us on Facebook We have recently refreshed our Facebook page. If you are a Facebook fan please visit our NEW page, give us a "Like" and follow. Thank you.

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BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 INDEX I Ice cutting on Saco Lake, photoGO Idlewild at Intervale - story and pictureGO Idlewild - Crawford Notch- GO Income from Tourists in 1886GO Indian Chief T wo Eagles - Government InterviewGO Indian Life, Culture, Wars, Theft of their land GO INN-KEEPERS TALES-this section needs input from YOUGO Inn Unique -Morey GO Intervale Farm 1906 Frank CarltonGO Intervale Hotels - Costs - 1877 GO Intervale, Hotels - Transportation - 1877 GO Intervale House - undated newspaper clip - guest name dropping. - road repa irs updateGO Intervale House, The GO Intervale House, The - 2 great pictures GO Intervale Inn - John Cannell GO Intervale Lodging Map 1887 GO Intervale School Rte 16A - picture and storyGO Intervale Ski Area - Dick Stimpson- 4 newspaper articles 1962 GO Intervale Ski Area - kitchen photo Priscilla and Dave EliasonGO Intervale ski jump - 1960'sGO Intervale Ski Area, expansion in 1964 - Signal Article GO Intervale Ski Area - Link to Lost Ski AreasGO Intervale Station - nice early era pic - perhaps 1890's GO Intervale Station - the whole story GO I ntervale Railroad Station - Memories of Ted Houghton GO Intervale train depot - pictureGO J Jackson, Betty - at Sky Valley GO Jackson, Betty - Lived at Rogers Farm/Crossing GO Jacobson , Harold, Edith, (and don't forget Arthur) GO Jefferson, Mountain - artist conception GO J ohn Whyte's Villager Motel GO Johnson, Albert - Class of 1940 Reunion & ObitGO Johnson, Carroll (CJ) - obitGO JOIN YOUR HISTORICAL SOCIETYDO IT NOW Jones, Richard A GO Jones, Richard A - Fat Cats GO Jones, Robert - obit GO Jones, Bob Sr. Trainman - photo 1961GO Jones, Richard A - obit GO Jose Brothers - Bartlett Land & Lumber CoGO July 4th PicturesGO Junion Ski Program - 1948 group photo at SkimobileGO Junior Ski Program - 1958 group photoGO Junior Ski Program - unidentified group at CranmoreGO Kaharl, Alonzo - Bartlett teacher 1900GO K Kancamagus, Indian Chief GO Kaharl, Alonzo - 1890's Bartlett Teacher - No slouch ! (GO) Kearsarge Mountain, Hotel on GO Kearsarge Mountain, origination of name GO Kearsarge Mountain, In 1894 there were two GO Kearsarge Peg Company GO Kearsarge School D istrict #4 - 1897 GO Kearsarge School History (newsletter article - page 6) GO Kearsarge, U.S.S. battleship, naming of GO Kelley, Carroll W - obit GO Kelley, Jean - pic GO Kennison family GO Ken's Coffee Shop - Glen - picture GO King, Bill - Newsletter Interview Page 6 GO King, Doris (Dot) Monahan, Education GO King, Peter GO King Philip's War (king Philip was an Indian ) GO Knight, Brian - family storiesGO Knight, Charles Edward - Railroad Signal reports GO Knight, Charles Edward - family photoGO Knight, George - Railroad Investigation 1906GO Knight, Paul - 1940 High School ReunionGO L Labbe, Edie Rose - obit GO Lady Blanche Murphy House GO Lady Blanche Murphy - grave information GO Lady Blanche Murphy Historic Marker GO Lady Blanche Murphy 1883 Newspaper Article GO Lady Blanche House Story by Dick Goff GO Lady Blanch Murphy House - Norman Head article GO Lady Blanche Murphy - Pictures GO Langdon House, Intervale GO Laughlin, killed in fall from Mt. Stanton GO LeBar, Carrie - Lone MapleGO Leich, Jef frey - HistorianGO Letter-MCRR to Formen, dangerous crossings 1909GO Levi "Pork Barrell" DumasGO Library, History of Bartlett LibraryGO Library of Congress - resources (off site link)GO Limmer Boot Company GO Limmer, Peter, Jr - obit GO Linderhoff Inn - (on Charlie's Cabins Site) GO Lindsey, 1880 DWI accident Mt Washington Auto Road kills 2, injures 5 LINKS TO other interesting local sites and referenceGO Lion Coffee Advertisement GO LIVERMORE, AN INTRODUCTION GO Livermore, Camp #2, Group Phot o GO Livermore, Glimpses of - a Thesis (Book) by Peter Crane GO Livermore, Howarth Post Card Collection, 1919GO Livermore, Lumbering practices and Lumber Barons GO Livermore, Mary JaneGO Livermore, Mill - PhotoGO Livermore, Odds n Ends we received GO Livermore Postcard, 1907 with postmarkGO Livermore - Saunders Br others Bio GO Livermore School House 1928 - picture GO Livermore, Shackford era & Janet Hounsel Article GO Livermore, snowrolling, 1921 - Photo GO Livermore, Supreme Court Case GO Livermore - Time-Line Summary GO Livermore, Tom Monahan Video GO Livermore YANKEE MAGAZINE article - 1969 GO Lobdell, Frank & CharlotteGO Lock Shop, the - Bill Gimber GO Locomotive 505 explodes in Crawford Notch 1927 GO Lodging Establishments Long Gone, A List GO Lodging Establishments Long Gone, A Map GO Lombardi, Dr. Sled Dog Race Winner in 1963GO Lowd, Howard & SadieGO Lower Bartlett School District #1 - 1897 GO Lynn, Robert Michael - obitGO Lyons, Jack O. - obitGO M MacDonald, Bill, last occupant at LivermoreGO Mail Cars, RailroadGO Main Street Bartlett Village 1890's - photographGO Main Street Upper Village 1900-1920 picturesGO Maine Central Railroad Division Roster - 1895 GO Malaria, NH and Bartlett, 1882GO Mallett, Alfred - early photoGO Mallett, Dale and Store- Newsletter Interview)GO Mallett, Harry - High School Class Reunion, 1940GO Mallett, Ralph - photo May 1942GO Mallett, Ralph - Newsletter Interview Page 7 - GO Mallett, Leslie - picture, storyGO Mallett LocomotivesGO Mallett, Scotty - Railroad Historian - Announcement in NewsletterGO Map, Bartlett 1892, Lower Bartlett, high resolution, Rumsey GO Map, Bartlett, upper village area 1890GO Map, Collection of 25 early maps at WM History.orgGO Map, Cooks Crossing - 1945 small mapGO Map, Historic Lodging Establishments, some from 200 years agoGO Maps of Bartlett with property owners namesGO Map, historic lodging establishmentsGO Map, historic lodging establishments, IntervaleGO Map, Portland & Ogdensburg RailGO Map, Sawyer River RailroadGO Map, State, 1796 high resolution - Rumsey Map Collection GO (off site link) Maple Cottage, the GO Maple Dale Farm Lodging - Arendt era GO Maple Dale Farm - Orin Cook era GO Maple Mountain Logging 1914 - pic GO Maplewood Inn = Bartlett Village, picture GO Maple Villa - Intervale - pic GO Marcoux, George (Red), Fire Chief - pic and story GO Marcoux, Johnny and wife, in front of the old jail (1950)GO Marcoux, RogerGO Marcoux, Winston at Mead's Cabins GO Mark, Dewey - Profile GO Marvel, William - Civil War Historian, U.S.S. Kearsarge itemGO Matthews Inn - formerly Pitman Annex and Walter Pitman's residence (half way down this page)GO McManus, Gerald (obit)GO Mead, Henry GO Mead Lewis, Sandra - Cabins - pics GO Mead, Lewis - Pic GO Mead, Ralph & Elizabeth - Willow Cottage Inn GO Mead, Ralph L. - Obit GO Medeiros, John R. - obit GO Meadowbrook Motel - Glen - picture GO Melcher, Edward (Willey Slide Rescue Party)GO Mersereau, Judy - drawing by Mike Eisner GO Mersereau, Jimmy - obit GO Military CommitteeGO Military Veterans Information FormGO Miller, Cecile (Formerly Dudley) - obitGO Miller, Jim and Book signing event for his Storyland HistoryGO Minnie Cannell Tea Room - photo GO Monahan, Agatha -- " Happenings Growing Up By The Railroad Tracks at Willey House" GO Monahan, Bob 10th Mountain Division GO Monahan, Gertrude GO Monahan, Joe and Florence = Willey House Flagstop GO Monahan, John - dies at Livermore 1934GO Monahan, Phyllis Foley - obit and picture GO Monahan, Tom - video of his memories of Livermore GO Mono-rail train at Attitash - article in ES Signal newspaperGO Mono-rail train at Attitash - pic GO Montalban Ridge - origination of nameGO Moody, Bill - group photo 1933GO Moosehead Inn - Able Crawfords GO Morey, Florence - Inn Unique GO Morey, George GO Morrell, Robert - 10th Mountain Division GO Morrell, Robert and Ruth - Storyland foundersGO Morrell, Robert = obitGO Morrell, Stoney = obitGO Morrow,Jim and Olive,1922 photo,Livermore-Yankee MagazineGO Morse, Robert - killed in train explosionGO Morton, Ellsworth - His Recollections: 1947 - 1952GO Morton, Marion - obitGO Morton, Peter - obit GO Moulton, John E - obit GO Moulton, Levi - brief bio sent in by Sandra StrawGO Moulton, Samuel & John - Headstone pic and what we know of them (Bottom of Page)GO Mount Crawford House GO Mount Kearsarge - name origination GO Mount Mitten - origination of name GO Mount Surprise Cottage was in Kearsarge (still is)GO Mount Willard House - burned by railroadGO Mount Willard House being burned - photo GO Mountain Ear Chronicles - Stories Local Interest GO Mountain Home Cabins - pic/storyGO Mountain Home Cabins - moreGO Mountain Home Cabins, 1952 aerial photo courtesy Al Eliason GO Mountains, Name origination, Sweetser Guide Book, 1918 GO Munn, Fred - engineer - 1939 photoGO Murder at a Country Inn-In-hospitable HospitalityGO Mudgett, Frank,Stephen,Herbert- Intervale House, Story GO Murphy, Laurence A - 1940 High School ReunionGO Mystery Question??? Hannah Hall HeadstoneGO N Nancy Brook, Mountain - origination of name GO Nash, Clinton - Livermore, agent representing Saunders SistersGO Nash, Tim othy GO Native American Place Names and meaning GO Nealley, Olive (Sterling) - 1940 Class ReunionGO Nelson, Alvar Otto: obituaryGO New England Inn (Bloodgood Farm) GO New England Ski Museum - Skiing in BartlettGO Newsletters Archives, Bartlett Historical Society GO Norcross, Nicholas - ref: Livermore - Elkins Grant GO Notchland Inn GO Notchland Inn - Mt Ear Chronicles - The Bernardin Era - 1984 GO Nudd, John and Mary Interview. Page 7 GO Nute, James and Emmaline GO Nute, James and Ermaline - pic in front of Mountain Home GO O Obed Hall's Tavern 1793 in upper village GO Obed Hall Early Pioneer GO Obituaries GO OConnell, Elizabeth and John - Dunrovin Inn GO OConnell, Maureen L. - Obit GO Odd Fellows H all and movie theatre GO Ohlson, Verland Swede - obituary GO Old Jack of Passaconaway 1840 Pic GO ONell, Daniel - obit GO Outhouse at Intervale Ski Area - newspaper article GO Owen, Miriam (Bob Morrell's Sister) (2010 picture)GO P Pabst, Fred Jr. Intervale Ski AresGO Paine, Gail - Newsletter Interview Page 6 G O Paine, Joseph - Railroad forman - deathGO PaleoIndians GO Pariseau, Ronald - 1940 school class reunionGO Parker, Buster - fireman - picture GO Passaconaway Chief - pictureGO Passaconaway, farewell address and last wishGO PASSACONAWAY IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS Charles E Beals Jr Published in 1916 off site linkGO Patch, Anita H - obitGO Patch, Maxine Grace Anderson (obit)GO Peg Mill - A tribute to - Newsletter GO Peg Mill - aerial photo, 1952 - courtesy of Al Eliason GO Peg Mill Destroyed by Fire GO Pendexter, family story and relatives GO Pendexter Mansion - pic and story 1886 GO Pennett, Wanda - Bartlett High School and obitGO Pequawket House, the - pictureGO Perkins, Michael J. Medal of Honor, WW 1GO Pert's Camp: Clayton Smith recollectionsGO Peters, George - Intervale Station Agent GO Pettengill, Edmund (Sonny)- Graduation picture GO Photo credits as applicable to this website GO PHOTOS rare views Livermore and many othersGO Pickering, Mountain - origination of nameGO Pictures only - for those who only like picturesGO Pierce Arrow Touring Sedan, 1931 - PhotoGO Pigs - Mallett LocomotivesGO Pine Cottage, the (Glen) GO Pines, The - Inn and motel in upper village GO Pitman, Benjamin - Cedarcroft 1880 GO Pitman, Family Story GO Pitman Hall Intervale - pic GO Pitman, Hazen House pic GO Pitman, Walter - Residence GO Pitman, Winthrop MGO Pitmans Arch - West Side Rd - 1885 DiscoveryGO Place Names, AMC Outdoors Nov 2011 - Article, Mark Bushnell GO Place Names, Mountains Names Origin (Sweetser Guide Book) GO Platt, Joe - caretaker at LivermoreGO Pleasant Valley Farm - pic and story GO Pollard, Michael - obitGO Pop FoseyGO Portland & Ogdensburg Rail Map GO Portland & Ogdensburg - everything we know GO Post Office - upper village - 1940's - photoGO Pote, Winston - Photographer 10th Mt Div GO Pratt Truss Bridge - Railroad - Glen GO Presidential Range - origination of mountain names GO Proof, Barbara and Howard, Upper Bartlett VillageGO Pulpit Rock - Pic GO Pumpkin Hollow - 1909 Rte 16A Intervale GO Navigate our subject material easier: Web-Site Ind ex A to D Web-Site Index E to H Web -Sit e Index I to P Web-Site Index Q to Z Navigate our subject material easier: Web-Site Ind ex A to D Web-Site Index E to H Web -Sit e Index I to P Web-Site Index Q to Z Navigate our subject material easier: Web-Site Ind ex A to D Web-Site Index E to H Web -Sit e Index I to P Web-Site Index Q to Z Navigate our subject material easier: Web-Site Ind ex A to D Web-Site Index E to H Web -Sit e Index I to P Web-Site Index Q to Z Navigate our subject material easier: Web-Site Ind ex A to D Web-Site Index E to H Web -Sit e Index I to P Web-Site Index Q to Z Navigate our subject material easier: Web-Site Ind ex A to D Web-Site Index E to H Web -Sit e Index I to P Web-Site Index Q to Z Navigate our subject material easier: Web-Site Ind ex A to D Web-Site Index E to H Web -Sit e Index I to P Web-Site Index Q to Z Navigate our subject material easier: Web-Site Ind ex A to D Web-Site Index E to H Web -Sit e Index I to P Web-Site Index Q to Z Navigate our subject material easier: Web-Site Ind ex A to D Web-Site Index E to H Web -Sit e Index I to P Web-Site Index Q to Z Navigate our subject material easier: Web-Site Ind ex A to D Web-Site Index E to H Web -Sit e Index I to P Web-Site Index Q to Z

BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 INDEX Navigate our subject material easier: Web-Site Ind ex A to D Web-Site Index E to H Web -Sit e Index I to P Web-Site Index Q to Z 10th Mountain Division GO 10th NH Turnpike through Crawford Notch, a history GO 1000 Years Ago, What life was like GO 1785 Inn at Intervale, formerly the Idlewild GO A Abbott, Henry, Edward and Lillian - 1949 Photo GO Abenaki Culture GO Abenaki Life GO Abenaki Motel - Upper Village GO Abenaki, Population and Epidemics GO Abenaki - Where are they now? GO Abenaki and the Theft of America GO Abenaki Motel - upper Village GO Accident on Mt Washington Road kills 1 - July 1880 GO Aerial Photo - Intervale Scenic Vista area - 1900 GO Aerial Photo, 1983 Village center-School-Hotel GO Aerial Photos, 1952 - Bartlett Village to Intervale Aerial Photo, 1952 - Glen Junction GO Ainsworth, Tinker - deer hunting photo GO Albany Avenue - Commerce 1890-1950 GO Albany Ave 1920's photo GO Albany Ave 1915 GO Allen, Abram Willey Slide Rescue) GO Allen, Alfred Mingay GO Amadon, Herb - Train Fireman - 1939 photo with Mountaineer GO Ambitious Guest - Nathaniel Hawthorne 1835 GO Anderson Brothers - railroad builders GO Anderson, Mountain - naming of GO Annual Report - Bartlett Historical Society - 2020 GO Annual Report - Bartlett Historical Society - 2021 GO Annual Report - Bartlett Historical Society - 2022 GO Annual Report - Bartlett Historical Society - 2023 GO Annual Reports, Town of Bartlett, off site link GO Arendt, Anna and Andrew-Article and Photos GO Arethusa Falls, origination of name GO Attitash nears completion - Press release and helicopter photo-Jan 65 GO Attitash nears completion - Signal newspaper article 1964 GO Attitash Expansion - Signal newspaper article GO Attitash Monorail - 1967 - picture and link to Newspaper article GO Attitash Opens for first time - Signal newspaper article GO Attitash, origination of name GO Avalon, Mountain - naming of GO B B adger, Dick - Realtor - Photo at New England Inn - GO Baker, EE grocery store, Bartlett Village 1949 GO Bannon, Michael - Pic GO Barbershop, upper village - photo of building GO Barnes, Belvin - Obit GO Barnes, J.A. Bellevue Prop. GO Barnes, Pearl A - obit GO Bartlett Boulder - picture GO Bartlett Elementary School Class Photo from 1958 GO Bartlett Experimental Forest GO Bartlett Experimental Forest CCC crew and cordwood chute Photos GO Bartlett Express - News of days gone by GO Bartlett Fire - Stillings Tavern - 1879 GO Bartlett High School 1890 - picture GO Bartlett High School 1925 - picture GO Bartlett High School ReUnion - 2008 GO Bartlett High School ReUnion class of 1940 GO Bartlett History Museum - February 2024 Progress Pictures GO Bartlett Historical Society - 2020 Annual Report GO Bartlett Historical Society - 2021 Annual Report GO Bartlett Historical Society - 2022 Annual Report GO Bartlett Historical Society - 2023 Annual Report GO Bartlett Hotel - Howard Hotel - Cave Mountain House - complete story GO Bartlett Hotel, early photo showing livery stable GO Bartlett House, the (Franklin George) GO Bartlett Inn - formerly The Pines GO Bartlett, John - Gov in 1920 at National Convention, picture GO Bartlett, Joseph - The history of his gun, from 1707 GO Bartlett, Josiah - Bio GO Bartlett, Josiah - House in Kingston, NH GO Bartlett, Josiah, - Museum-Statue GO Bartlett, Josiah - Painting GO Bartlett Land and Lumber Company - photos GO B artlett Land and Lumber Company GO Bartlett, Main Street upper village 1900-1920 pictures GO Bartlett, Mary - Bio GO Bartlett, Most Boring Town - Article GO Bartlett Public Library - A History - Newsletter Article Page 7- GO Bartlett Saw Mill - picture GO Bartlett School Group Photo 1909, courtesy Rick Garon GO Bartlett School Group Photo - 8th grade - mid 1950's GO Bartlett Station - railroad - all we know GO Bartlett, Town of - Annual Reports from 1890's (off site link) GO BARTLETT TRUST AND BANKING COMPANY GO Bartlett Villages - unincorporated areas of town GO Bartlett Village Fire Burns Entire Biz District 1893 GO Bartlett Village Grammar School (Special School #5) 1897GO Bartlett Village Main Street 1940's GO Bartlett Village Overhead Photo Showing School and Hotel - 1983 GO Bartlett Village Overhead Photo - 1952 Eliason Photographs GO Bartlett Village Saw Mill - Picture GO Barton, Nancy - origination of place names - Nancy Brook GO Batley, Allen - conductor - 1939 photoGO Beal, J. Holland - Columbus Day Blizzard - Signal Article 1963 GO Beal, Mack - President Gen Thermostat Corp GO Bean, Alberta - 1940 class reunionGO Bear Mountain Ski Development 1962-Seth Hannah & Verland Ohlson GO Bear Mountain Skiing - 1930's photo GO Bear Notch Deli - fire destroys historic store - 2009 GO Bear Notch Ski Touring - what was it before? GO Bear: Robert Huckins killed by black bear in 1952GO Bellevue Hotel - The entire story GO Bellevue Hotel, Intervale - picture 2 & 3 and story GO Bellevue fire - January 1938 GO Bell Hurst - pictures GO Bell Hurst, 1952 aerial photo by Al Eliason GO Bemis, Lease of Mt Crawford House to George 1872 GO Bemis Mansion - picture GO Bemis, Mountain: naming GO Bemis, Samuel, Dr - BIO GO Bemis Station GO Bennett, Arnold - picture 1980 GO Bennett, George and Hazel - Dunrovin Inn GO Bergeron, A.F - The Woodbine Inn GO Berkeley Shop 1925 _ Miss W.F.Allen GO Bernardin, John - Notchland Inn Proprietor, March 1984 - photo GO Bernerhoff Inn, aerial photo, 1952 - courtesy of Al Eliason GO Bernerhoff Inn, formerly the Pleasant Valley Farm - story/pic GO Bessom, Daisy - killed by train 1880GO Better Life Cabins - Upper Village GO Bianchino, Daniel - Choo Choo Inn (Fosscroft) GO Bianchino, Daniel - Obituary GO Bide a wee Inn GO Big Bear Ski Area in the planning stages GO Big Bear Ski Area unveils conceptual plan GO Big Bear Ski Area - SEC approves stock issue GO Big Jim's Foot Long Hot Dog Stand GO Black Cap, Mountain - origination of name GO Black History in New Hampshire - Off Site Source GO Bloodgood Farm GO Bond, Ona with Clemons, Drown and Chappee - 1950's photo GO Bond, Ona - 1940 High School Class Reunion GO Booker Building - Stores, Post Office, Apartments GO Booth, David J - obit GO Bridle Path to summit of Mt Langdon by Franklin George 1877 GO Bowie, Myron A - obit GO Boynton, Brad - 10th Mountain Division GO Boothby, Frank - Station Agent at Intervale GO Brennar Pass - Italy -GO Broadview, Intervale - postcard signed by Anna Burdett GO Broomhall, Charlie - Signal Article - 1965 GO Brown, Les Meg Carl and Sister Wendy GO Brown, Oscar-1906 Railroad death - accident reportGO Brown, Titus - Titus Browns Tavern - Bio GO Brown, Titus - first load through the Notch GO Bufore, Peter - Railroad employee death 1880GO Burdett Brothers, Broadview, Intervale GO Burdwood, Bud - trainman - 1961 photo GO Burdwood, William - "Billy" - at 2 yrs old GO Burges, George - Holiday Inn Manager - Ski Instructor Signal Article GO Burke, Annie Winnie - obit and picture GO Burke, Clinton GO Burke, Clinton - 1933 picture GO Burke, Clinton - obituary GO Burnell, Frank - Station Agent at Glen RR Station GO Bushnell, Mark - Article AMC Outdoors - How Mountains Got Named GO Burton Ail Desease - Albany Intervale GO Butler, Ed - Notchland Inn GO Business Climate - Village area 1890 to 1950 GO C C alendar for Bartlett Historical Events GO Cannell's Camps (Glen) GO Cannell, John GO Cannell, John (Newsletter Int erview 2017) GO Cannell's, Glen - 1920's Postcard contributed by Diane Lambert GO Cannell's, Glen, on the old Road - photos GO Cannell's Socony and Store in Glen - 1920's picture GO Cannell's Tea Room GO Carlton, Frank. Intervale Farm 1906 GO Carrigain, fire lookout tower established GO Carrigain, Mountain - origination of name GO Carrigain, Village in Crawford Notch - picture-description GO Carroll County - origination of name GO Carter, Albert E, Jr - obi t GO Cassell, Roberta Rose - obit GO Castners Camps and Hite O Land Cabins - Intervale - Photos 1920 GO Cathedral Woods - where is it ? - picGO Catholic Church Renovation to History Museum GO Cave Mountain - picture of mountain and cave GO Cave Mountain House GO Cave Mountain House - Howard Hotel - Bartlett Hotel - the whole story GO Cedarcroft - Intervale GO Cemetery CommitteeGO Cemetery Locations GO Cemetery Names index, search by name or by cemetery GO Cemetery Restoration - Jess Davis GO Cemetery Stones - George Family GO Chace, Ann - quilt raffle winnerGO Chace, Herb - photo, 1927? Crawford Notch Station agentGO Chace, Herb - later photo at Chocolate FactoryGO Chadbourne, Alma - 1940 High School Class ReunionGO Chadbourne, Alma - group photo - 1933GO Chadbourne, Doris and Bonnie - 1949 photoGO Chadbourne, James - 1940 High School Class ReunionGO Chadbourne, Thomas - Map & Background - first grantee of Harts Loc.GO Chaffee, Louis - Selling groceries to Livermore ResidentsGO Chandler, Christine - obit GO Chandler, Don - fireman, picture GO Chandler, Donald - Obit GO Chandler, Douglas - 1940 High School Class Reunion GO Chandler, Earl Obituary Go Chandler, Gene, An Interview, Life in Bartlett GO Chandler, Hannah, An Interview,Moving to Bartlett From Germany - Spring 2022 Newsletter Article-Pg7 GO Chandler, John - Early School Story - GO Chandler, Michael - 2016 Peg Mill Recollections - Page 7 GO Chappee, Donna - High School Sports GO Chappee, George - 1950's photograph with Clemons, Drown, Bond GO Chappee, George & Donna - Deer Hunting - photo GO Chappee, George & Virginia&Louis-group photo-1933 (bottom of page, left) GO Chapel of the Hills - Bartlett Village - 1896 GO Charles Farm - Intervale early 1900's GO Charlies Place Cabins - pic & story GO Chesley, George 1920 Maple Cottage GO Chinese Shop - Intervale - 1924 GO Chippanock Inn - GO Choo Choo Inn - (formerly Fosscroft) GO Christmas Pageant Participants - 1958 photo GO Chubbuck, Levi - early Bartlett settler GO Church, Union Congregational - Picture GO Cimbak, Ana - Linderhoff GO Clarendon Hotel burns to the ground - - newspaper article GO Clarendon Hotel - winter picture 1930's GO Clarendon Hotel burns - Eastern Slope Signal Article GO Chippanock Inn (formerly Thompsons) GO Chocorua's Curse - Albany Intervale GO Clemons - Drown - Chappee - Bond - photo 1950's GO Clemons, Jim Sr. Deer Hunting photo GO Clemons, Jim Sr. Obituary and picture GO Clemons, Jim Sr. Recalling "Old Days" in Bartlett Village GO Clemons, Oscar - killed in 1927 locomotive explosion GO Clemons, Ralph Sr - group photo - 1933 GO Clark, Raymond, Stella, Charless - Bought Stilphens Farm GO Club of Merry Widows GO Cobb Cemetery - 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pic and story GO Crawford, Ethan Allen - mountain guide GO Crawford, Ethan Allen - Tall Tales of GO Crawford, Ethan and Lucy gravesite - picture GO Crawford, Family GO Crawford House Photos, 1975 and link to 1977 fire pics by Dick HamiltonGO Crawford House Historic Marker and Road Sign GO Crawford, Mountain Guides GO Crawford Notch, 1910 - fixing a flat tire GO Crawford Notch, discovery of GO Crawford Notch, first settlement GO Crawford Notch Highway 1900 - picture GO Crawford Notch, Opening of the Notch - John Spaulding Article GO Crawford Notch Road - Postcard dated 1913 GO Crawford Notch - a whole page of stuff GO Crawford Notch - Section Houses on railroad GO Crawford Notch - State Park GO Crawford Path - Ethan Allen Crawford - GO Crawford's Tavern at Bemis. 1860 Photos GO Croto, Ann - Passaconaway guide GO Crystal Hills Ski Lodge GO Cushman, Mary - Miss Eastern Slope - Winter 1964 GO D Dalton, Paula Garland - photo on River Street Bartlett VillageGO Davidson, Stanley - Obit GO Davis, Jess-Cemetery Research Expert - 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BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 More Railroad Pages - Menu Top Right... Crawford Notch section houses Railroad Section Houses of the Maine Central and P & O Railroads through Crawford Notch It is generally known that there were three popularly known Section houses in Crawford Notch. However, when the Portland and Ogdensburg opened the line there were many more houses, often in sight of each other. The dwelling most remembered is the famed Mt. Willard Section house . This fortress like building could be seen from US Route 302 along with Willey (pronounced willie not wylee) Brook Bridge, a double span deck girder bridge 104 feet long and 90 feet high at its highest point. The west end of the trestle was made of wood from 1875-1888. The entire bridge was replaced in 1905 with both spans of the bridge rolled out and the current new bridge being rolled in and the bridge reopened in 7 minutes!!!! and.......with no interruption in train service!! This building was located 83.54 miles from Portland, ME. Built in 1888 for the James Mitchell family it boarded section men that would work the most difficult section of the mountain line from Mile 82.5 miles from Portland to just east of Crawford’s Station: Section 129. In 1898 James Mitchell retired, at which time Joseph Monahan moved in as Section foreman until the summer of 1903, when Loring Evans and his wife Hattie set up housekeeping in the remote mountain dwelling. Loring was killed by accident in 1913 but Hattie stayed and boarded the section men until her retirement in 1941. In 1942 Hattie moved to one of her childrens residences in Maine where she died in 1954 at age 82, A recent Bartlett History newsletter featured the story of Hattie and the Evans Family. Read it here beginning on page 6. Researched and written by Scotty Mallett. Some photos on this page courtesy of Robert Girouard Sawyer River Station and Junction of The Sawyer River Railroad to Livermore. Sawyer River Station Section Houses on the way west through Crawford Notch 7 constructed by the P&O RR and 1 by the MEC. Name and Miles from Portland: *Sawyers River @ mile 74.8 (P&O) Section Foreman- 1888-1891 George Rich 1894-1902 John Stevens 1902-1903 Leslie Smith 1903-1905 George Murch 1905-1911 Merville Murch 1912-1927 John McCann 1927-1954-Robert Gardner Closed 1954 Carrigain Dwelling Carrigain Station and Town. The "dwelling" was about a mile west of this scene. Carrigain Dwelling @ mile 78.8 (later to become Willey house post office) (P&O) 1875-1894-? 1894-1896 Fred Pingree 1896-1940-Patrick McGee 1941-1973 Peter King 1973-1990 Private Dwelling Razed 1990 Avalanche Flag Stop later willey house Flag Stop *Avalanche flag stop @ mile 80.8 (P&O) 1875-1887 Anthony Swift *Willey House flag stop @ mile 80.9 (replaced Avalanche) 1870 - 1883 -Alfred Allen (Foreman, but Lived at Crawford House) 1887-1903 William Burnell 1903-1941 - Joe & Florence Monahan 1943-1953-Joseph Burke 1953-1965 Cornelius Griffin 1965-1976- Wellman Rowell Closed 1976 Burned by the Railroad 1988 Aldrige House @ mile 82.5(P&O) 1875-1894 Joseph Aldridge Closed unknown Guay Place @ mile 83 (P&O) 1875-1888 Forman Unknown monahanjoe Joe & Florence Monahan. Much has been written about the Evans Family who resided at the Mt Willard Section House yet we don't hear so much about others who raised their families next to the tracks. Joseph and Florence Monahan were one such couple who raised their six daughters at the Willie House Station Flagstop, two miles east of the Evans family. Joseph Monahan became foreman of Section 129 in 1898 and to ok up residence at the Mt. Willard Section House upon James Mitchell's retirement. Joe was "filling in" for Loring Evans, who was away for a trackmen's strike. In 1901, Joe married Florence Crawford Allen, the daughter of Alfred Mingay Allen, who was Section Foreman at Fabyan's (Fourth Division - Section 130). A.M. Allen later owned an Ice Cream Parlor and Gift Shop in Bretton Woods. The Monahans had one child while at Mt. Willard Section House: Gertrude born March 3, 1902. On the day Gertrude was born, it was too stormy to send the doctor to the house on the train, so they bundled Florence up and put her on the train to Fabyans, where Gert was delivered. In the summer of 1903, the Monahan family was moved to section 128 - Willey House Station, where the family was blessed with five more girls (Ethel, Hazel, Alyce, Doris and Agatha). Joe Monahan dubbed them his "super six"! The girls were very friendly with the Evans children, who now occupied the Mt. Willard Section House, about a mile west of the Monahan residence. Joe built them a playhouse in the backyard where the two Evans girls would visit and play with their dolls and toys in the little house. The Monahans were of the Catholic faith. There was no church nearby, so the priest would come to their home to perform mass. The residence was a busy place, housing the Post Office, Telegraph Office and 2 crewmen. Florence was appointed Postmaster in 1903. In addition to cooking and cleaning for the family and crew, she found time to serve on the Hart's Location Board of Education. Meanwhile, Joe served on the Town Board of Health, was a Road Agent, Supervisor of Checklist and was a Town Selectman for 22 years, beginning in 1905. In this remote building (which also served as a dwelling) the people of Hart's Location came here to vote. It was said that from mid-October to early April, the rays of the sun never touched this building. When the girls were old enough, they attended school at Bemis except during the winter months, when the teacher came to their residence twice a week. Eventually, all the children went to school in Fabyan, with the train serving as their school bus. Doris (born 1/1/1910), better known as Dot, would be the only child to remain in Hart's Location during her adult years. After Dot completed the sixth grade, she attended school at St. Johnsbury Vermont as a boarder. She was a graduate of Whitefield High School, Class of 1927 and went on to Concord Business School. She worked in Boston until 1928, when health problems forced her to return hom e. Dot married Peter King, section foreman at the Carrigain Section House. They had two children (Shirley and William "Bill"). Dot and Pete purchased the Carrigan dwelling in 1941. Dot took after her parents, becoming Postmaster and Town Clerk from 1935 to the 1970's. Many First in the Nation Presidential Election votes were cast around her dining table. Peter King died in 1956, and Dot moved to Bartlett. She married Robert "Bob" Jones (died 1975) and then married Ralph Clemons, who died in 1993. Dot continued to live in their Birch Street home until her death (7/21/2006). The Carrigain Dwelling remained in the family. Son Bill King purchased the residence from his mother in 1989, with plans to renovate. An inspection showed that the house had to be razed. A new log home was built on the site in 1990, where Bill and wife Carolyn lived comfortably. The Bartlett Historical Society featured an interview with Bill King in one of the Newsletters; h e nce, you may read the continuing story at this link: 2020 Newsletter, Go To Page 6. SOURCES: "Hart's Location in Crawford Notch" -Marion L. Varney, 1997, Laurie Spackman & Sylvia Pinard: personal recollections. ( Laurie is Gertrude's granddaughter; Sylvia is Gerts daughter.) . Monahan pictures are attributed to the Pinard family collection. Notes: Only two of Joe and Flore nce's grandchildren survive today (2023) - Bill King and Laurie Spackman's mother, Sylvia Pinard of Lebanon, NH. They are first c ousins. No doubt, some may wond er how Mom, Dad, Six daughters and section crew boarders all fit inside this modestly sized dwelling? Imagine the housekeeping chore with coal burning monsters passing within a few feet, several times a day. This editor has no answer except that life and expectations are now vastly different than 100+ years ago. The Monahan family - 1915 Back Row: Ethel, Agatha, Florence, Joe Front Row: Hazel, Alyce, Dot and Gertrude Th e Monahan "Super-six". Gertrude, Ethel, Hazel, Aly ce , Doris and Agatha These are four of the Monahan's Grandchildren The first four Monahan Grandchildren: Left: Shirley and Bill King (Dot and Pete's children) Right: Eleanor and Joanne Pinard (Gertrude and Horace's children) kingpeter kingdot monahanGert Allen PLEASE NOTE; THIS WEBSITE IS OPTIMIZED FOR TABLET OR LAPTOPS, Content may be jumbled on a small phone screen...Sorry. Back Row: Eleanor Pinard, Hazel, Florence, Joe and unknown. Middle Row: Joanne Pinard, Gertrude Pinard, Ethel and Alyce. Front/crouching: Doris King, Shirley King and Agatha. Hazel has her arm around Eleanor (Florence's oldest granddaughter/Hazel's niece/Gert's oldest daughter) G ert is holding her daughter Joanne. Dot is holding her daughter Shirley. Below are Dick and Brother Joe Monahan at the Willey Residence. Undated photo courtesy of Bill King. Agatha Monahan Wallace (near age 100? not sure.) She died only 2 days shy of her 103rd birthday on December 31, 2016. The Youngest Daughter, Agatha, wrote her memories of "Happ enings Growing Up By The Railroad Tracks at Willey House" NOTE TO READER: Agatha w as 88 years old when she penned these words in 2001. The story has been typed for ease of reading. I have taken this from 13 1/2 pages of memories hand -written by Agatha “Babe” Monahan (then Wallace). I have stayed true to her spelling and grammar. I cannot vouch for the accuracy of these memories; she lived them and this is a record of her memories and hers alone. Laurie Hammond Spackman - granddaughter of “Babe’s” eldest sister, Gertrude Willey House Station and flag stop through the years in various states of condition StoryAgtha Willey House Station also housed the post office and telegraph for Harts Location. Their first early morning Presidential election was held here at 7:a.m. November 2, 1948 The first early morning Presidential election vote for Hart's Location was held here at 7:a.m. November 2, 1948. Left to right, Mrs Macomber, Town Clerk, Douglas Macomber, Joseph Burke, Preston King, Alice Burke and son Merle, Mrs Morey and George Morey. . Willey House Station in its final years. By 1984, when these pictures were taken, it had declined to an irrecoverable condition. The railroad burned the building in 1988. A visitor today might still find the concrete foundation walls and bits of iron stuff laying about. The kitchen cook stove was "off in the woods" the last time I was there in 2004. But, since folks can rarely just leave stuff alone, it's probably gone by now. ("now" being 2019) The Foremans cottage The Foremans Cottage was located on the big curve that was built of granite blocks on the side of Mt. Willard. James Mitchell, his family and section men were the only inhabitants of this dwelling. It was located at Mile Post 84 just about 1/4 mile west of the Mt.Willard Dwelling. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchells "cottage" was built under the cliffs of Mt. Willard and on occasion, rock slides came through the house. The P&O tried to solve the rock problem by chaining some rock together. Thus the area became known as "Chained Rock". In 1887 after a horrifying night of rock slides, thunder, and lighting, Mr. Mitchell tenured his resignation. The famed Mt. Willard dwelling was built for The Mitchell's so Mr. Mitchell would stay on. He accepted the offer and did not retire until 1899. In 1887 Mr & Mrs Mitchell, two sons and a daughter moved into the Mt Willard House. The "Foremans Cottage " was torn down in 1888. The Foremans Cottage in 1875 with James Mitchell and his wife. Mt Willard Section House Mt Willard @ 83.5(Maine Central) 1888-1898- James Mitchell 1898-1903-Joe Monahan family 1903-1941- Loring Evans Family 1944-1950-O. Douglas Macomber 1951-1952-Quervis Strout 1954-1962-Thomas Sweeney 1963-1965-Wellman Rowell Closed 1965 Burned by the Railroad 1972 Mitchell Dwelling @ mile 84.0 (P & O) 1875-1888 James Mitchell ** If anyone can offer corrections to the dates and people listed, it would be of great help. All the names and dates above were taken by Scotty Mallett from the book “Harts Location” by Marion Varney Mt Willard Section House with Hattie Evans and her children. Perhaps 1920. Their homestead was actually a cheerier place than this photo might suggest. Additional photos are up at the top of this page. One of Our Newsletters includes a detailed article about the Evans Family. You can find it here, on page 6 Editors Note: Complete biographies of all the folks mentioned in this article can be found at Marion L. Varney's book, "Hart's Location in Crawford Notch" - 1997 fireWillard On August 17, 1888 the Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad was leased to the Maine Central Railroad for 999 years. Included in the lease were all section Houses, Stations, Locomotives and Rolling stock as well as personnel. I thought you might be interested in the value assigned to the buildings and furnishings from Intervale thru Crawford Notch. Remember, these are 1888 prices and 1888 spelling! Intervale Passenger Station $100 Desk, Chair and Baggage Truck $30 Glen Station Passenger Station and Freight House $500 Assorted Furniture $75 Bartlett Station $1000 Freight House $150 Engine House (6 pits) $1000 Repair Shop $100 Woodshed $100 Tank House $200 Furniture, Stoves, desks, Freight truck, Passenger Truck $100 Coal Derrick $50 Sawyer’s River Station Building $75 Bemis Brook Section House $400 Avalanche Section House $400 Tank House $200 Moor’s Brook (spelled Moor’s) Old Section House $300 Mt. Willard Section House $4000 Furniture, 1 room $50 Crawfords Station $100 Ticket case, Desk, Stove and Baggage Barrow $55 Total Intervale to Crawfords $9,385 The lease of the P&O was cancelled some 50 years later when the Maine Central bought the remaining shares. Editors note: If this $9385 was adjusted for inflation the amount would be $260,000 in 2018 dollars. 1966: "Helper" engines on the Frankenstein Trestle, probably returning to Bartlett Station. Source Material: Life by the Tracks, Virginia C. Downs - 1983 Hart's Location in Crawford Notch, Marion L. Varney - 1997 Some Photos on this page, and elsewhere on this web-site, are part of the Raymond W. Evans collection now owned by Robert Girouard. We extend our gratitude for his permission to use them as part of this and other stories. - - Dave Crawford Station: February 22, 1910 roster 1895 Railroad Division Roster

BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 Share Schools In Bartlett. Page 2 Schools Page 1 Schools Page 2 Our School District didn't hire slouchers. Check the credentials of Mr Kaharl who taught in Bartlett in the 1890's. CLASS OF 1899 Bowdoin: Edgar Alonzo Kaharl, son of Edgar Morton and Annie Clark (Lawrence) Kaharl, was born 23 Dec., 1870, at Newton, Mass. He prepared for college at Phillips-Exeter Academy and entered Harvard in the fall of 1889, where he remained for two years. For the next six years he was engaged in teaching at Conway and Bartlett, N. H., and at Fryeburg Academy. He entered Bowdoin as a Junior and received the degree of A.B. in 1899. At Bowdoin he was a member of the Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity, received an English Composition prize and an honorary Commencement Appointment, and at graduation was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa society. He at once returned to the profession of teaching which was to be his life work, and took up the duties of principal of the high school at Hanover, N.H . Here he remained for three years, when he went to the Portland High School , as instructor in Latin. After another three years he accepted the principal ship of the Brunswick High School , where he continued till 1911, giving the strength of his best years to educating the youth of his college town. In 1911 he resigned from the Brunswick school and went to Germany, where he spent a year as exchange teacher in English at the Oberrealschule, in Wiesbaden. Returning to America he became principal of the Harrington normal training school in New Bedford, Mass ., and in 1914 of the Fifth Street school in the same city, where he was at the time of his death, which occurred, 25 Aug., 1916, at his home in New Bedford, of angina pectoris, after an attack of acute indigestion. Mr. Kaharl was a Mason. He married, 22 Jan., 1910, at New Bedford, Mass., Carolyn M., daughter of Samuel Adams and Martha (Shaler) Atwood, who survives him without children. Thank you to Mikell Chandler for providing the details surrounding this 1958 photo and for naming most of the individuals. "It was not Halloween, it was Christmas. Our pageant that year was at the Odd Fellows Hall because of work on the schools in preparation for the new school. This was the first and second grade, taught by Lucille Garland. I know the kids in hats were reindeer and elves, but I have no idea what the rest of us were (myself included). I know we did a skit and played Christmas songs with our rhythm instruments (rhythm sticks, triangles, bells, and Michael Washburn played the drum. I remember that because Mrs. Garland asked "Michael" to play the drum and I heard "Mikell" and was very excited. It was not me, however, as she told me that "Girls didn't play the drums." I was heartbroken. It was my first experience with sexism...from a woman I adored. In photo: (front row) Michael Washburn, Dougie Eliason, Frank Trecarten, Steven Bellerose, Dean Creps, Buster Burke, Billy Bergeron (second row) Marilyn Clemons, Maureen Marcoux, Linda Burke, Cynthia Lee Garland, Lorraine Judd??, Dianne Dudley, Cathy Ainsworth (third row) Patty Kennedy, Mikell Chandler, David Kennedy, Mary Jane Davis, David Eliason, Ralph Clemons, Tony Schultz . Kaharl pageant 1909 This school group photo from 1909 was sent in by Rick Garon who got it from his Grandpa's (Adalbert and Olive Garon) scrap book. Olive's maiden name was Drown and a headstone bearing that name is located in the Hill Cemetery . Rick says his grandma Olive is in the photo somewhere. The Junior Ski Program: 1939 - present Schools Page 1 Schools Page 2 JrSki In the winter of 1936, about the time that Carroll Reed was planning for his ski school, local notables including Dr. Harold Shedd, Noel Wellman and Chuck Emerson formed the Eastern Slope Ski Club to promote the area as a skiing destination, and to ensure that all local youths would be exposed to the new and growing sport. In the winter of 1939 the club started their Junior Program that allowed all local children to obtain ski equipment and take ski lessons; that program continues to serve all elementary school students in the Bartlett - Conway - area today. The photo below is early 1960's: Photo Location: Bartlett Elementary School - Bartlett Village - The program was held at The Cranmore Skimobile. Roger Marcoux recalls that his instructor at Cranmore was Peter Pinkham. Roger has now been an instructor for 20 years as of 2013, Eds note: That's called "Giving back what you got". Back row: Ray Kelley, Malcolm Tibbetts, Dave Eliason, Mikell Chandler, Johnny Head, Peggy Howard, Mary-Jane Davis, Roger Clemons, not sure of the last four. Next row down: Ed Luken, Wanda Abbott, John Nysted, Jay Nealley, ?, ?, Bobby Grant,not sure of the rest 3rd row down: Sumner Nysted, Ruth Russell, Jane Garland, Diane Dudley, Karen Haley,Rose Haley, Cindy Garland,?Maureen Marcoux? 4th row down: Frank Trecarten, Buster Burke, Evan Nysted, Ricky Tibbetts, Jerry Burke, ? , Ralph Clemons, Theresa Lemire 5th row down; David Ainsworth, ??, Joey Garland, Roger Marcoux, Doug Garland, Michael Grigel, Christine Cool, Doug Eliason 6th row down: Karen Grant, Connie Dudley, Jane Trecarten, Kathy Howard, Dwight Garland, Clifton Garland, Allen Eastman. Let us know who the others are if you know: Tell us here photo above courtesy of Alan Eliason Bartlett 8th Grade Class in the mid 1950's. Names Include Sanborn, Chappee, Way, Jefferson, Drew, Clemons, Hodgkins, Hill, Chandler. photo courtesy Maureen Hussey 8thGrade Schools Page 1 Schools Page 2

BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 1952 Aerial Photos (Some are later Dates and are so noted in the description area) Bartlett Village Area, Glen, Intervale, Kearsarge and a few of jackson Flip through the collection using the arrows on each side of the photo. Hoover mouse cursor over photo to see a brief description under photo. Recommended for desktop computers. Photos courtesy of Alan Eliason and unknown airplane pilot. Jackson - Whitneys Jackson - Whitneys Village Area - Silver Springs Area West end before Harts Location - Cobb Farm Rd at left Village Area - Silver Springs Area West end before Harts Location - Cobb Farm Rd at left Village Area - Garland's Mountain Home Rte 302 West of Village Village Area - Garland's Mountain Home Rte 302 West of Village Village Area - Peg Mill Area - Don't look for it today...it burned. Village Area - Peg Mill Area - Don't look for it today...it burned. Showing tracks leading to the round house. Garlands Cabins and Restaurant at center. Chippanock Inn at lower left. Showing tracks leading to the round house. Garlands Cabins and Restaurant at center. Chippanock Inn at lower left. Village Area - Garlands Restaurant and Cabins at Center - Chippanock Inn at lower center - Gulf gas station lower left Village Area - Garlands Restaurant and Cabins at Center - Chippanock Inn at lower center - Gulf gas station lower left Village Area - 1983 courtesy Roger Marcoux - school in foreground - Hotel top left - Village Area - 1983 courtesy Roger Marcoux - school in foreground - Hotel top left - Village Area - Bartlett Hotel - Howards Texaco center and Bartlett High School lower right Village Area - Bartlett Hotel - Howards Texaco center and Bartlett High School lower right Village Area - Town Center -RR Station and school at far right side - Garland House and Thurston's Store bottom center Village Area - Town Center -RR Station and school at far right side - Garland House and Thurston's Store bottom center Village Area - School 1958 perhaps - Catholic Church and Dudley house Village Area - School 1958 perhaps - Catholic Church and Dudley house Village area - 1958 (about) Perkins House, school, church Village area - 1958 (about) Perkins House, school, church Village Area - 1950's Looking East - Thermostat factory covered by pall of smoke Village Area - 1950's Looking East - Thermostat factory covered by pall of smoke Village Area - 1951 Farms east of Village - Sky Valley Motor Court at center - Big Jim McDonald of Livermore fame lived next to Sky Valley; his house was part of the former Timothy George Farm. Village Area - 1951 Farms east of Village - Sky Valley Motor Court at center - Big Jim McDonald of Livermore fame lived next to Sky Valley; his house was part of the former Timothy George Farm. Village Area - 1951 to Cook Farm Village Area - 1951 to Cook Farm Village Area - 1966 Big Bear Ski Clearing - Gene Chandler house far right side Village Area - 1966 Big Bear Ski Clearing - Gene Chandler house far right side Village Area - 1951 Saco River. Nearly all this land south of the Saco river was the Obed Hall Farm in the early 1800's. He also operated a Tavern located where today's park is in the Village. Village Area - 1951 Saco River. Nearly all this land south of the Saco river was the Obed Hall Farm in the early 1800's. He also operated a Tavern located where today's park is in the Village. Village Area - Yates Farm - photo dated 1949 Village Area - Yates Farm - photo dated 1949 Sky Valley takes in the center area. Big Jim McDonald's at lower right. He was a big name at Livermore and was one of the last to move out of Livermore. Sky Valley takes in the center area. Big Jim McDonald's at lower right. He was a big name at Livermore and was one of the last to move out of Livermore. On the road to Glen - Bellhurst Inn. Just east of Attitash - RR tracks - Inn and Barn - Rte 302 On the road to Glen - Bellhurst Inn. Just east of Attitash - RR tracks - Inn and Barn - Rte 302 Glen - Woodshed Area - Norman and Kathleen Head's home now Glen - Woodshed Area - Norman and Kathleen Head's home now Glen - Saco River Cabins and Covered Bridge Area - Rt 302 at bottom, RR tracks and West Side Rd at top Glen - Saco River Cabins and Covered Bridge Area - Rt 302 at bottom, RR tracks and West Side Rd at top Glen - Bernerhof Area Glen - Bernerhof Area Grants Store lower center later became the Red Parka Pub. Today's Patch's Marketplace occupies the empty area at top right. The current Grant's Grocery store is now in the empty area at bottom left. Grants Store lower center later became the Red Parka Pub. Today's Patch's Marketplace occupies the empty area at top right. The current Grant's Grocery store is now in the empty area at bottom left. Glen Junction 16 and 302 - Storybook Inn center - You can't quite see it but an enlarged view shows a traffic accident in process at the Junction. Glen Junction 16 and 302 - Storybook Inn center - You can't quite see it but an enlarged view shows a traffic accident in process at the Junction. Glen - Stanleys Hill - So named after Stanley's Restaurant now Sunrise Shack Glen - Stanleys Hill - So named after Stanley's Restaurant now Sunrise Shack

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Willie house area of crawford notch slidepic Nothing brings as much attention as a good disaster story. Crawford Notch became a Tourist attraction in 1856 when the Willie family was killed in a massive landslide. After this event, more so than any other event, cemented the name Willie House into a National human interest story. Read the whole story of the Willey landslide at this page. The Willey House area on Rte 302 Began with the Samuel Willey family who moved into this wilderness in 1865. The Willie Slide put the area on the map as not only their lodging accommodations but also a major tourist attraction of the time. The Willey House Inn is shown at left. The Inn burned in 1898. FIRST HOUSE IN THE NOTCH. The Willey House is the oldest building erected in the Notch. This was built in the year 1793, by a Mr. Davis, to accommodate the unfortunate storm-bound traveller, who, from curiosity, or on business, might dare the dangers of this wild pass. The absence of an Inn did not end the tourist appeal and after the Inn burned, during the early 1900's the area sprouted a camping area on the same spot. By the 1920's a man named Donahue from Bartlett obtained a lease on the site and began building Willie Camps, which featured a snack bar and cabins. The snack bar and a gift shop occupy the site to this day (2011) "The Devils Den" up the side of Mt. Willard, seen from the notch opposite the Silver Cascade, though as yet but imperfectly explored, deserves a passing notice. From below it appears like a dark hole in the steep cliff; and, though various attempts have been made to explore its shadowy secrets, from the day it was first discovered by old Abel Crawford till 1850, it remained among the unvisited wonders. To F. Leavitt, Esq., belongs the credit of succeeding, by means of a rope let down from the overhanging rock above, in the accomplishment of the daring enterprise of first visiting that spot. Fancy a man suspended over a dark gulf more than a thousand feet deep, by a rope let down from a ragged crag to a dark hole in the mountain, around the entrance of which were scattered the skulls and bones of animals, and you have a glimmering of the picture. Our hero lost all desire to enter that dismal cavern, and, kicking the rope, was again drawn up ; and since that time, by his description, no explorer has been found with sufficient nerve and curiosity to make a second attempt. As there has never been discovered any possible means by which that den can be approached by foothold up the rock, and as the old Evil One has such daily business with mortal affairs, rather than believe that to be his abode, it appears more just to conclude that alone there the mountain eagle finds a solitary home. Source: Historical relics of the White Mountains: Also, a concise White Mountain guide By John H. Spaulding 1862 Here is another account of The Devils Den taken from The White Mountains: a handbook for travelers: a guide to the peaks, passes ...edited by Moses Foster Sweetser; 1886: The Devil's Den is a black-mouthed cavern on the S. side of the cliffs of Mt. Willard, and is plainly seen from the road. It is reported that Crawford visited it, many years ago, and found the bottom strewn with bones and other ghastly relics ; and marvelous stories of the supernatural were afterwards told about it. In 1856, however, the Den was explored by Dr. Ball, who was lowered down the cliff by .ropes. He found it to be 20 ft. wide and deep, and 15 ft. high, very cold and damp, but containing nothing remarkable or interesting During the State Survey of 1870, explorers were lowered to the Den by a rope 125 ft. long, but their discoveries did not repay the peril of the descent. When the railroad came through the Notch in 1857 it brought with it a small contingency of new residents. A railroad Station House for the section crew was erected at the west end of the Willey Brook Trestle. It became better known for the family who lived there, Hattie and Loring Evans. They arrived in the summer of 1903 and set up housekeeping in the lonely wilderness. Loring and Hattie raised their four children here. Tragically, Loring was killed in 1916 when a train went the opposite of the way he anticipated. Hattie Stayed on until 1942 and raised the four children alone. The house was razed by the railroad in 1972. To read the entire story of the House and the Evans Family pick up the book "Life By The Tracks" by Virginia C. Downs published in 1984 EDITORS NOTE: One railroad expert, Bob Girouard, informs us that Loring Evans died on Thanksgiving day 1913. END OF THE LINE FOR MT WILLARD HOUSE: Later, a small pond was created by building a dam across the Saco River which originates about a mile further west. A pedestrian bridge led to a wildlife exhibit with deer, bear, possums, owls and other birds, raccoons, skunks and other critters native to the area. It closed in the 1970's. Incidents were few, but there is this story from 1952 about an 18 year old employee, Robert Huckins, was killed by a bear after a feeding. In the 1880's the area around Elephant Head and Saco Pond at the Crawford Notch Gateway was known as Idlewild . It featured broad walking paths and benches at beneficial locations to enjoy the views. Bits n Pieces WHsePic1860s camps wildlife huckins WillardHsePIC Devils eNDoFlINE EvansFam1968 fire idlewild

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BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 Schools In Bartlett. Schools Page 1 Schools Page 2 Share Back in the "old days" the students were not brought to the school...the school was brought to the student. In 1897 Bartlett had six schools so most students were within a couple of miles of "their" school. From town report for the fiscal year ending February 27, 1897, No. 1 - Lower Bartlett; No. 2 - Glen; No. 3 - Garland Ridge No. 4 - Kearsarge; No. 5 - Hill Town; No. 6 - Goodrich Falls We assume that each of the district school houses was of the one-room variety in 1897. Four of the one-room school houses in these districts are depicted on the afghan (pic below): Lower Bartlett, Glen, Garland Ridge and Goodrich Falls. No. 1 - Lower Bartlett - The Intervale (Lower Bartlett) School, the only one-room school still in existence, is now a private residence. It is located on Route 16A in the Intervale area of Bartlett. That school was replaced with the Intervale Grammar School, built in 1938. This school educated the children of Intervale, Glen and Goodrich Falls until its closing in the late 1950s. That building, located in the lower left corner of the afghan (pic. below), still exists and now houses the Bartlett Town Hall and Town Offices. No. 2 - Glen - The Glen School was located on Route 302 approximately halfway between the Massa Schussers Ski Club and Jericho Road. It appears on the afghan thanks to Vivian Robinson Eastman and Isabelle Dana Crouse, who described the building as they recalled it when they attended school there. No. 3 - Garland Ridge - The Garland Ridge School was located along Stony Brook, which is located between the Attitash Ski Area and Roger’s Crossing, (the railroad crossing east of Bartlett Village). Thanks to Jean Garland, who provided us with an old photograph from the Library files, we were able to sketch a likeness of that one-room school house for the afghan. No. 4 - Kearsarge - The Kearsarge School was located on what is now known as Hurricane Mountain Road, approximately half way between Mt. Surprise Road and Timberline Road. In the late 1800s the building is said to have been moved across the street into Conway, and Bartlett paid Conway tuition for the Kearsarge children to attend school there. This arrangement was continued until the 1930s. A time-worn photograph of this school is located in the history files at the Bartlett Library. No. 5 - Hill Town - The Hill Town District is located on West Side Road, approximately two miles east of the Route 302/West Side Road intersection. (more info HILL TOWN ). All that remains of that settlement is an old graveyard and the evidence of a few of the homes. The descendants of Brian Hill and Priscilla Drown Ward, early settlers of that area, still live in Bartlett. According to the 1897 report, $15.00 was expended to move the old school and $331.96 for labor and materials was expended to build a new school in the Hill District. Unfortunately, we were unable to locate a photo of either of these buildings for the 2008 afghan. No. 6 - Goodrich Falls - The Goodrich Falls School was located on old Route 16 just south of the home formerly owned by the McGraw family. We now have a pretty good idea of school days at Goodrich Falls, thanks to Marion Morton Randall, quite possibly the last known person, now living, to attend that school. Special District No. 5 - Bartlett Village - Bartlett Village Grammar School (located in the upper right-hand corner of the afghan) was built circa 1880, renovated in 1896 and burned in February 1931. The building was replaced with another in 1932. That building, titled Bartlett Grammar/High School is located in the upper right corner on the afghan. Bartlett High School was built circa 1922-23 , and is located in the upper left corner of the afghan and called Bartlett High/Grammar School. It served in that capacity until circa 1949, when it became the grammar school. The high school moved into the grammar school building and was located there until its closing in 1958. This photo is captioned, "The Glen School". The large building appears to be the church so I assume the shack like building is the school. ? Any thoughts dear reader ??? The society commissioned an afghan blanket that featured the historic Bartlett Schoolhouses, pictured below. Six of the schoolhouse images on this afghan no longer exist, two still exist but as other than schools, and the center medallion represents the current school. THE OLD BARTLETT SCHOOL HOUSE on HURRICANE MOUNTAIN ROAD One of our 2018 Newsletters featured an article about this little remembered school on Hurricane Mountain Road, now a private residence. Thank you, BHS Board Director, J. Hadley Champlin & BHS Advisor, Anne Pillion for writing this story. Scroll down to page 6 to begin the story. (Link opens in a new window) This Postcard is the Bartlett High School in the mid 1920's. Good luck deciphering the handwriting. This photo is the Bartlett Elementary and Junior High School in the early 1960's. There was a gymnasium on the upper floor. Catholic Church and the Dudley house are on this side of railroad tracks. The Bellerose house is across the railroad tracks.. Schools Page 1 Schools Page 2 In the early years education did not rank very high in the priorities settlers assigned to surviving life in the wilderness. The general consensus was that there was not money, time or manpower to educate children. When Josiah Bartlett became Governor in 1805 he encouraged the State Legislature to enact School Districting, which essentially forced all of the State's communities to provide for the education of its populace. The State provided some funding for each district based on which ones needed it most, but the funding was never sufficient to cover all the costs. In the case of Bartlett, with its six districts, the voters were constantly arguing over how to divide up the funds. Raising tax money for schools was always a very difficult task and the tax collector had his work cut out for him to persuade folks to actually pay the taxes. In 1812 the town residents vetoed a proposal to raise $25 for wood to heat the school buildings and instead, each scholar would furnish his proportional share of the wood by his own labor for the ensuing winter. Most students had to travel a long distance to get to the schools and the method of transportation was entirely up to their own devices. In one case a "school-bus" was designed that consisted of a hollowed out pine log, painted blue. about twelve small children could be huddled into it and it was towed by horses or oxen. Even by 1860 the Carroll County Commissioners characterized most of the school buildings as miserable shanties or shabby huts. The endurance of these early settlers is emphasized by todays standards where a student is not expected to walk much further than the end of his own driveway and if heat cannot be provided then the school is closed. If a student were asked to bring his own fuel to heat the school there would certainly be an uprising! GlenSchool afghan Intervale School hurricaneSchool GarlandRidgeSchool BHS Photo 1920 kearsargeSchool HilltownSchool GoodrichSchool VillageSchool SpecialSch1890 districting funding Shield The Shield was the High School Newsletter. 1958 marked the last graduating class. In 1959 the High School students were bussed to Kennett High School in Conway. This text was included in this issue of the Shield: School, by John Chandler Mr. Chandler attended Bartlett High School in the 1920's This article was written in the 1950's During the period during which the U.S. was developed considerable interest in providing educational facilities for students seeking high school diplomas. A few had been fortunate enough to avail themselves of higher education at schools in Conway, North Conway, Gorham (N.H.) and in Fryeburg and Portland, Me. After very careful planning, and having dredged all obvious alternatives, a small group of persons banded together to establish a two year high school. It was housed in the precinct building in Bartlett Village and a teacher was engaged to conduct classes in the subjects essential to meet State secondary schools standards. The first classes were held in September of 1922 , with 20 students enrolled. The teacher selected for this project was William Hounsell of Conway . This proved to be a very wise choice. He was an excellent teacher and was able to maintain discipline in difficult situations. He did a fine job in preparing the students for the final two years of high school. In September of 1924, a four year High School was established with a new building (part of the elementary school) and with William Hounsell as principal. The student body was made up mostly of underclassmen. Senior students were very limited in number. Inability of the older students to attend other schools after the two year program caused a spin-off into the job market and left only two potential senior students. When school opened in September, only one senior was enrolled. The other, (myself), having been elected captain of football at Kennett High School, and wishing to avail himself of this experience, decided to remain at Kennett . The situation changed when Christmas vacation rolled around and it appeared possible for this student to attend college, provided all resources were conserved toward that end. He therefore returned to Bartlett High School in January of 1925 to finish the year and graduate. This doubled the size of the first class of graduates from B.H.S. - from one to two! Both seniors went on to attend the University of New Hampshire as undergraduates. One went on to obtain advance degrees from Harvard University, while the other followed a career in electronics and aviation. After this lowly beginning, B.H.S. went on to successfully prepare students for advance study or life in an increasingly complex world. Bartlett High School numbers among its graduates persons who have successfully followed careers in business, science and research and persons who were later engaged in advancing education. Also included among B.H.S. graduates are many scattered about the world, among them are many high ranking military personnel. In the late 1950s, for economic and other reasons, the high school was discontinued and the students began to be bused to Kennett High School in Conway. This move made available to the students more varied curriculum's and modern facilities desirable to the learning process. Bartlett, in the opinion of one early graduate , can be justly proud of its young people’s accomplishments toward better education during the early 1920's. A careful study of the record seems to indicate that when it comes to a high school, big is not necessarily better. Mr. Chandler's Note: Bartlett High School graduates might be interested to know that William Hounsell (1898-1969) continued to further his career. He became the superintendent of schools in Penacook (N.H.) before he retired to Conway, where his widow, Hazel Towle Hounsell still makes her home. EdPettengill Hayes Schools Page 1 Schools Page 2

The very early settlers of Bartlett 1780 to 1800 Page 4 George The George family came to Bartlett from the very nearby Albany Intervale, moving there from Conway in 1800. While they did not arrive in Bartlett until 1815, their story up until that point is an interesting tale. Early Settlers Stillings - Garland - Chubbick Emery - Pitman Hall - Pendexter - Tasker - Seavey George - Gilly - Fox - Willey In the book PASSACONAWAY IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS , the author, Charles Edward Beals, Jr, describes this picture as "The Historic George House". It was later to be the residence of R.P. Colbath. Today it is the Historic Russell Colbath House. MORE EARLY SETTLERS - CLICK LOGO opens in new window BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 SOURCE: PASSACONAWAY IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS Charles Edward Beal Published in 1916 During the year 1800, Austin George, with a large family (fourteen children) drove up from Conway to the Passaconway intervale, known as Great Valley,and built a large barn of hewed and split white pine from top to bottom. No labor was wasted, for the timber grew upon the very ground which the settler wished to clear. The men chose rift trees, split the boards, shingles and planks and smoothed them with an adze. A log-house was built and finished in the same way. One or two neighbors came with this family, but made no preparations for permanent settlement, and, after two or three years, went back to Conway. Mr. George's oldest son brought his bride from Conway to live with the family. Doubtless owing to the hardship of pioneer life, sickness came to the family. A daughter, nineteen years of age, died of consumption. The nearest neighbors were ten miles way. The poor mother was forced to make all the funeral preparations with her own hands. Friends arrived later and the customary burial rites were observed. The father, Austin George, was a scholar and a great reader. He taught his children geography, grammar, arithmetic and history, and in later years some of these frontier children became among the best school teachers In the country. So cold was the climate that corn and wheat were out of the question; in fact, the only vegetables they could raise were those which frost could not kill, such as cabbages, turnips, onions, and potatoes. Although the soil is unusually fertile and free from stones, so very short is the season between frosts (for ice often forms here in July and August) that only the fast growing vegetables and those that can survive the frosts can be relied upon. The girls and boys reaped abundant crops of hay, while the father cultivated the garden. The mother, by hand, wove the clothes for the numerous members. The entire family had to turn to and toil from daylight to dark in order to eke out their meager existence. There were no drones in these early families. Times grew harder and harder in the George home. The cattle died of the "Burton Ail," (see side bar) no remedy at this time being known. A hurricane swept through the very center of the valley, tearing up trees by the roots. Everything in its path, which was a half mile in width, was laid level with the ground. The hurricane crossed the valley from northwest to southeast. In 1814, the family decided to abandon the place. Two sons had left and enlisted in the war against England, one of whom was killed at the Battle of Bridgewater in July, 1814. In October of the same year, the oldest son moved his family away. The now aged father decided to stay long enough to feed his stock the supply of hay on hand, while his family lived on the produce they had raised, as it was impossible to move these supplies through the forest and Mr. George had nothing with which to buy more. Until March, 1815, he remained, when, taking his family, which now consisted of a wife, three sons and three daughters, he moved to Bartlett. Mr. George felt very sad over abandoning his home in the intervale, and, although he lived twenty-four years longer, he never could bring himself to visit the spot again and see the, abandoned home. Thus Mr. George derived no benefit from the years of toil and hardship which he had put in here. For ten years the old George homestead was left to transient hunters, trappers and perhaps bandits. Yet its occupancy by the Georges had proved that, despite Chocorua's curse and the rigorous climate, human beings could exist here. In March, 1824, nine years after Mr. George had left, Mr. Amzi Russell, who had married the granddaughter of Austin George, moved into the old house and the settlement was begun in earnest; and never afterwards, up to the present, although time and again sorely tested, has it been entirely abandoned. The building was in a very dilapidated condition, having been used by rough men from time to time. The beautiful white-pine finishing had been ripped off by these vandals, who used the wood as fuel with which to cook their venison and keep themselves warm. The Russells had every reason to believe that the house had been used as a meeting-place by men who came from different parts of the country and who seemed well acquainted with the place. Evidently it had been a rendezvous for brigands who met here by agreement to divide their plunder or bury their treasure. A horse was discovered in the month of March by some of the Russells who were hunting. The family worked industriously on their farm and existed on what "garden truck" they could raise, which fare was supplemented by a plentiful supply of game. In 1833 the Russell brothers built a mill at the lower end of the intervale. Here they sawed lumber for the valley and made trips to Portland to haul lumber to market. At Portland they could procure supplies for their families. On these trips they would also bring back goods for the traders at Conway, and this helped to pay expenses. They managed to subsist by such activities and by farming. Happily and contentedly they lived, and made what improvements they could in addition to their regular tasks. Austin George had fourteen children, the first three of whom are buried in the Russell Cemetery in the Albany Intervale. Daniel George, a son of the pioneer, had a daughter, Eliza Morse George, who married Amzi Russell, son of Thomas Russell. Mrs. Russell lived to be over ninety years old. She kept a manuscript from which were taken not a few of the facts here recorded. The children of Amzi and Eliza Morse (George) Russell were Martha George Russell, who married Celon Russell Swett; Thirza Russell, who married Andrew J. Lord; Mary Russell, who died young; Ruth Priscilla Russell, who married Thomas Alden Colbath and lives in the historic old George homestead, and who for many years was Postmistress; and Flora Emma Russell, who never married. To Mrs. Colbath the present writer is deeply indebted for access to the Russell Manuscript and for letters supplementing the account given in said manuscript. Mrs. Colbath, as her acquaintances can testify, is a woman of superior intellectual ability and moral excellence, and scores of people, in many states, take pride in calling her their friend. The reason for writing so particularly about the George family is that not only have very reliable records been kept of the hardships endured, which hardships were typical of those necessarily endured by all the early families, but because Mr. George's long stay laid the foundation for a permanent settlement in the Albany Intervale. J old jack More About the Georges in Bartlett Old Jack of Passaconway - Expert trapper and guide. circa 1840 Chocorua's Curse and Burton Ail Disease: "May the Great Spirit curse you when he speaks in the clouds and his words are fire! May lightning blast your crops! Wind and fire destroy your homes! The Evil One breathe death on your cattle! May panthers howl and the wolves fatten on your bones!" Such, the legend tells us, were his final words. For long years thereafter, the area's small colony of hardy pioneers is said to have experienced a succession of devastating reverses of the kind Chocorua had named. According to one writer, "The tomahawk and scalping-knife were busy among them; the winds tore up trees, and hurled them at their dwellings; their crops were blasted, their cattle died and sickness came upon their strongest men." Wolf and bear raids on livestock were also blamed on Chocorua's curse. It is a matter of record that cattle in the town of Burton at the mountain's base did regularly sicken and die of a strange disease, which settlers attributed to Chocorua's malediction. The disease was known as "Burton's Ail," and in 1833 townspeople went so far as to change the town's name to Albany, in hopes of disassociating it from its reputation as a killer of cattle. (Fruitlessly, it would seem, since Benjamin G. Willey, writing his "Incidents in White Mountain History" more than 20 years later, reported that "to this day, say the inhabitants, a malignant disease has carried off the cattle that they have attempted rearing around this mountain." Ultimately, it was discovered that high concentrations of muriate of lime in the local water supply were responsible for the suffering and death of Albany's cattle. A simple antidote consisting of carbonate of lime administered in the form of soapsuds or alternatively, meadow mud, put an end to the problem. The cattle ailed no more, and the superstition died. willey Gilly - Fox - Willey gilly Late in the year 1777: Paul Jilly, Daniel Fox, Captain Samuel Willey , from Lee came and settled in Upper Bartlett. Sources say they located to the farthest end of town, which at that time would have been in the Chadbourne bequest. There seems to be little mention among local historical authors concerning Mr Jilly or Mr. Fox, other than shortly after their arrival their horses departed on their own for home in Lee. They never made it home becoming lost in the forests and it being winter, starved to death. The horses remains were found in the Spring. Jilly and Fox may have simply lived lives of quiet desperation...or perhaps contentment...performing no achievements of particular interest, like the majority of people. However a map dated 100 years later shows no mention of their names or next generation names in the location they settled. fox Captain Willey was the first to leave after his horse "took-off" for home in Lee shortly after their arrival. The Captain moved to Conway where he purchased a tract which he farmed. He lived there until his death in 1844 at age 91, the last of the remaining original inhabitants of that town. Captain Willey had a son, Samuel Willey Jr, who in the autumn of 1825 moved himself and his family into what would later become famous as The Willey House . It had been built earlier by a Mr. Henry Hill who operated it for a time as an Inn. It had been abandoned for several years when the Willey's moved in and they set about making improvements and added a barn, All was fine until in August of 1826 the well recounted event occurred known later as the Willey Slide , which devastated the family and ironically the event helped make the area famous as the story was reported in all the major city newspapers. If you don't know the story it can be found easily with a google search. The site became an historic site and drew many people from far away to visit the site. The mountain at which their house was located was named Mt. Willey in their honor. Sources: Incidents in White Mountain history - by Rev. Benjamin G. Willey https://www.ancestry.com › genealogy › records › levi-chubbuck_91882748 "The History of Carroll County", 1889, Georgia Drew Merrill brooklyncentre.com › trees › getperson Bartlett NH - In the Valley of the Saco - Aileen Carroll - 1990 Lucy Crawford's History of the White Mountains - circa 1860 REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS OF The State of New Hampshire • BOSTON - NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL PUBLISHING COMPANY 15 COURT SQUARE 1902 Early Settlers Stillings - Garland - Chubbick Emery - Pitman Hall - Pendexter - Tasker - Seavey George - Gilly - Fox - Willey Mt Jefferson 1840 Anchor 4

BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 MORE EARLY SETTLERS - CLICK LOGO opens in new window Source Material: Bartlett NH - Aileen Carroll - 1990 Latchstring Was Always Out - Aileen Carroll - 1994 Chrnicles of White Mountains - Frederick Kilbourne - 1916 Incidents in the White Mountains - Benjamin Willey - 1856 Lucy Crawfords History of the White Mountains - 1860 The very early settlers of Bartlett 1780 to 1800 Page 2 Emery Early Settlers Stillings - Garland - Chubbick Emery - Pitman Hall - Pendexter - Tasker - Seavey George - Gilly - Fox - Willey Brothers Enoch and Humphrey Emery were among the first settlers. They accepted an offer from William Stark , who had been granted 3000 acres from Governor Wentworth, to homestead on part of the land. Their little area was originally known as Starks Location . In later times it became known as Jericho. So the story goes, Enoch was motivated to move north after a brief dalliance with a Rachel Terrell in Dunbarton (his former home). Later, Rachel, "big with child" took her case to the New Hampshire Supreme Court when Enoch refused marriage. Whether or not Rachel's claims were true it provided Enoch a chance to escape her wrath by moving to the northern wilderness. Enoch and Humphrey differed from one another almost as much as it is possible for two people to differ. Enoch was frank, open, generous and manly in his nature, while Humphry was sullen, obstinate and contrary. Despite their differences they got along well and were well liked among their neighbors and provided valuable services needed by all. Enoch was a blacksmith by trade and his services were sought out from a wide surrounding area. Brother Humphry ran a brick company, also a much needed commodity in a growing community. In 1790 Enoch was elected to Selectman and the year before had been part of a committee to layout roads for the town. The summer drought of 1826 came to an end that August, at the time of the great disaster near the Notch, when the Willey family were destroyed, a circumstance almost as frightful occurred in connection with the family of Mr. Emery , who lived at a place called Jericho, near the Rocky Branch, a tributary of the Saco. That stream swelled enormously , and, by the rocks, trees, and logs which it brought down in its vehement course, made a complete dam just below the spot where the house stood. By this accumulation of water the house was raised from its foundation, being buoyed up on its surface like a boat. In this perilous situation the inhabitants remained all night, and it was only by the wonderful workings of Providence that they were saved from a watery grave. terrell maple mt This photo is about 100 years after the Emery's adventures on the Rocky Branch . The caption says "Hauling Timber by 2000 foot cable" "Maple Mountain Rocky Branch 1914" Pitman Pittman Understanding the Pitman Family Relatives and Activities East Branch House - William & Winthrop - opened 1870 burned 1898 Pitman Hall 1905 burned 1930 Pitman's Arch - Named in honor of Lycurgis for his devotion to the Town, Pitman residence - have photo Pitman Hall - have photo Alice Pendexter - wife of John Pitman 1774 had 11 children Angivine - another proprietor of East Branch House - died in 1880 Benjamin - Built Cedarcroft 1800 Doris - Daughter of William, returned after retirement from a teaching career in 1941 to a home she and her sister built on the site of the East Branch House that burned. Ella - First wife of George Gale, Maple Villa's owner George WM HON) - son of Joseph, father of William & Winthrop Harriet - Hazen's daughter Hazen - 1854 owned Pequawket House, born 1806, Josephs grandson, died 1890 not as ambitious as other family members - wife ran their Inn. Joseph - came from England 1774 - Revolutionary war privateers-man 1776 Joseph Jr -1810. With Wm Stilphen got liquor license and opened at Stilphens Farm John P. - Son of Benjamin & Sally - inherited Cedarcroft in 1848 never married - at death gave farm to his handyman, a Mr. Howard. 200 acres, best cultivated farm in Bartlett - In 1890 the farm purchased by Uriah Ballard Russell and wife Ann and by 1892 they opened it as Inn, and so it was until 1953. Lycurgis - Area promoter .lived in North Conway and was a druggist. Brother of Winthrop and William - Pitman's Arch named in his honor. At considerable expense to himself he built a wagon road to the top of Humphry's ledge above the Arch. Vashti - in 1930 lived directly across river from East Branch House Sally Pendexter - wife of Benjamin Walter - Pitman Hall proprietor - opened 1889. an elegant collection of horse drawn buckboards of all descriptions. - dance hall with orchestra. Cousin of Winthrop and William. Expert horseman - operated livery - brought in horses to sell William - East branch House proprietor Winthrop - East branch house proprietor Mary-- Hazen's first wife Adna - School teacher in District 3, probably Intervale area, in 1874 emery Joseph Pitman was an important man in the early settlement, holding many useful offices. No other of the pioneers has so many descendants bearing his name or in positions of honor. He came from England in 1774 and worked as a privateer during the revolutionary war. John Pitman, son of Joseph, lived off from the valley road on the East branch. He married Abby , daughter of Woodman Carlton. His oldest son, Hazen, is the oldest representative of the family name. He was born January 30, 1806, married, first, Mary , daughter of Joseph Pendexter ; second, Eliza H ., daughter of Ebenezer and Polly (Huson) Tasker . He has been much in town office, and fifty years a Methodist church member. He laid the foundations of the Pequawket House by opening a boarding-house in 1854. It is said that Benjamin Pitman was left a lad on the kindness of his uncle Joseph, who brought him up as his own son. Marrying Sally Pendexter , he located in Jackson, but in a short time came to Bartlett. A stalwart man, orderly and methodical, he was powerful and harmonious in body and mind, and very decided. As a result of the industry of himself and wife, he had one of the largest and best cultivated farms in Bartlett, Cedarcroft Benjamin's son, John P. Pitman, was a teacher for many years, prominent in town, and county treasurer of Coos county for three terms. He had a dignified presence and unquestioned integrity. A sterling Democrat, he did much good work in filling the quota of Bartlett in the Civil War. He died unmarried a few years since. Just over the bridge spanning the East Branch was the East Branch House. It was established about 1870 and was substantially larger than the other Intervale Hotels with a capacity of 125. Its rates were comparable to its rivals at $7. to $10.50 per week. Its guests could actually hear the sound of the stream from their bedroom windows. Its owners were two brothers, William and Winthrop M. Pitman, great grandsons of Joseph and Alice (Pendexter) Pitman. Having grown-up in Intervale they were no strangers to the Hotel business as many of their ancestors and relatives were also Innkeepers in the Intervale area. The Pitman name was evident in Bartlett's history from the very beginning. The Hotel they built and operated was a great success with a loyal following. In 1898 the hotel burned in what was described as an awesome spectacle to those viewing it. So loyal were the guests that the year following the fire they held a reunion in Boston, inviting the Pitmans and all the guests who had been regular visitors. Hon. George W. M. Pitman Son of Joseph and Joanna (Meserve) Pitman , was born in Bartlett, May 8, 1819. He lived with his parents until he was twelve years of age, then went to the tavern of his cousins, Stephen and Ezra Meserve , located where Pitman Brothers' East Branch House now stands, remaining there three years, and then returned to his home. He was educated at the public schools of North Conway and Fryeburg, Maine. In the fall of 1840 he married Emeline, Ann (Davis) Chubbuck, and continued In residence in Bartlett where he has always made his home. Judge Pitman was engaged in teaching for some five or six years, then in surveying, for which he had fully qualified himself, he has done much in surveying and platting, probably more than any other man in the state, and fully demonstrated his ability that he has frequently been called upon as an expert. Many of the original surveys in the White Mountain region were made by him. Studying law, he began practice in 1855, in which he has continued ever since. Liberal in religion and a sound Democrat in politics, he has represented all the various town offices, including chairman of the board of selectmen. For twenty years; served as county commissioner from 1856 to 1859, inclusive; judge of probate, 1874 to 1877 (he is said to have been the best for length of service the county has ever had) ; member of the legislature twelve terms, from 1857 to 1869; of the senate in 1870 to 1872 and president of that body during his second term. He enjoys the distinction of being the only citizen who has been honored by a seat in three constitutional conventions. Another circumstance concerning the Pitman family is worthy of note: Judge Pitman , his father Joseph , and his son Lycurgus , three generations, have each been chosen state senator. Judge Pitman has been for many years a man of extensive influence, as s shown by the record of his serving so many terms in important positions. His dignified appearance and affable and genial nature have made him a favorite among the people; while his sterling integrity, ripened judgment, and large experience in public and private affairs have made him a desirable representative to protect their interests. Hazen Pitman's Pequawket House hazenhouse walterhouse eastbr Walter Pitman's Residence in Intervale. In 1938 it became Matthews Inn until 1942 when it became a private residence. Walter Pitman's, Pitman Hall - opened 1889 - burned 1930 pit hall villamaple Pitman Hall Garage George Gale and wife Ella Pitman Gale operated the Maple Villa. It was said Ella did most of the work. It was located opposite today's New England Inn. Walter Pitman's - Pitman Hall cedarcroft Benjamin Pitman's residence built 1800. Ben's son, John, inherited the house in 1848, never married and at his death left the house to a Mr. Howard, the handyman. In 1890 Mr. Howard sold to Uriah Ballard Russell and his wife Ann. By 1892 they were operating it as an Inn, and so it remained until 1953. The next owner was Uriah's son, Thomas C. Russell. The Russell's sold the property in 2014. Photo courtesy Tommy Russell Editors Note: If you find errors, omissions or just plain lies in any of my transcribed articles please take a moment to let me know using the contact link in the menu bar. Suggested additions are welcome too. Thanks, Dave Sources: Incidents in White Mountain history - by Rev. Benjamin G. Willey https://www.ancestry.com › genealogy › records › levi-chubbuck_91882748 "The History of Carroll County", 1889, Georgia Drew Merrill brooklyncentre.com › trees › getperson Bartlett NH - In the Valley of the Saco - Aileen Carroll - 1990 Lucy Crawford's History of the White Mountains - circa 1860 REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS OF The State of New Hampshire • BOSTON - NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL PUBLISHING COMPANY 15 COURT SQUARE 1902 Early Settlers Stillings - Garland - Chubbick Emery - Pitman Hall - Pendexter - Tasker - Seavey George - Gilly - Fox - Willey

MORE EARLY SETTLERS - CLICK LOGO opens in new window The very early settlers of Bartlett 1780 to 1800 Page 3 Hall Early Settlers Stillings - Garland - Chubbick Emery - Pitman Hall - Pendexter - Tasker - Seavey George - Gilly - Fox - Willey BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 HallFam Summary of the Hall relationships Hon Obed - Farm in upper village - Obed Hall's Tavern in upper village. Obed - Son of Hon Obed - went into business in Portland Elijah - Son of Hon Obed - studied law and left town early on Abigail - Daughter of Hon Obed - never married - was a keen business woman in Portland Hannah - Daughter of Hon Obed - Married Benjamin Gould of Conway Center. He kept Tavern for many years Maria - Daughter of Hon Obed Mary and Martha - twin daughters of Hon Obed Caroline - daughter of Hon Obed First wife - 20 years older Second wife - 20 years younger - she was mother of the children. Ebenezer L.D. Hall - Brother of HON Obed - Revolutionary war soldier - taught school - County Probate Judge Obed Hall Esq of Tamworth was Ebenezer's son Jonathan - son of Ebenezer - Life long resident of Bartlett Lloyd L Hall - son of Jonathan - at book writing lived on hall ancestral land. Sarah A. Hall - daughter of Ebenezer L.D Hall married James H. Hall of Bartlett Elias Hall - Lived in various places - kept a toll bridge and the toll gate. ALPHA MERRILL HALL , proprietor of the Pleasant Valley Hall, (later the Bernerhof) at Bartlett, Carroll County, was born February 7, 1842, Jonathan Seavey Hall - Son of Elias - Built and operated the first Summit House Hotel on Mt Washington 1852 - Contractor for upper 4 miles of Carriage Road on Mt. Washington completed in 1861 - was a well respected Mountain Guide - may have been the first to ascend Mt Washington in winter. later moved to California where he built another mountain road and hotel. White Mountain History has written a lengthy article about Jonathan which you can find ( HERE .) Find More About the Hall ancestry on this page: HALL ANCESTRY In 1790 Obed Hall's Tavern was probably located at the junction of today's Bear Notch Road and Route 302, today's park. Travel at this time was hazardous and Tavern-keepers considered themselves benefactors to the traveling public rather than businessmen. Obed's Tavern was operated at various times by William White and Benjamin Gould. Obed came to Bartlett from Madbury as an early Bartlett pioneer who became a prominent citizen. He served as Selectman, Town Treasurer, and was elected to Congress in 1810. In 1819 he ran for the Senate but did not win that election. Read the Hall Ancestry Here Mr Hall was one of two appointed as Surveyors of Highways and he was among those who petitioned the General Court in 1793 for a tax of one penny per acre to be used for the improvement of roads within the town. Obed first married a woman 20 years his senior and second time a woman 20 years his Junior who mothered his children. After Obed's death his wife moved to Portland Maine and re-married to Richard O'Dell. In addition to the Tavern Mr Hall also tended a large farm which was located partially on the property that is today's Sky Valley Motel. It was probably 100 acres or more. It was thought that he also operated a lodging establishment at the farm. Joseph Seavey Hall, son of Ebenezer was a major element in the white mountains, starting as a well respected mountain guide. He married a Crawford and was in business with a Rosebrook. He was the builder of the first wood constructed summit house on Mount Washington in 1852. It preceded The Tip Top House - built of stone - in 1853. Joseph Seavey Hall was also the lead contractor to build the upper four miles of the carriage road to the top of the mountain, completing it in 1861. Hall sold his Mt. Washington hotels and joined in the Civil War. At the war’s end, he moved to California, found another mountain, built a road up it and then built a hotel at its summit. Joseph Seavey Hall of Bartlett was one of the most important participants in mid-nineteenth century events in Crawford Notch (or the White Mountain Notch as it was known in those days) and on Mt. Washington. Yet most people have never heard of him. Read the Story at the White Mountain History web site, HERE .) Elias Hall lived in various places, he was a toll collector on the Tenth NH Turnpike through Crawford Notch as well as keeping a toll bridge. An uncle, or perhaps his grandfather, Judge Obed Hall of Bartlett, was one of the major investors, and an officer, of the Tenth NH Turnpike Corporation . Elias later removed to Jefferson where he died. ALPHA MERRILL HALL , proprietor of the Pleasant Valley Hall, (later the Bernerhof) at Bartlett, was born February 7, 1842, in that town, which was also the birthplace of his father, Elias M. Hall , and of his grandfather, Elias Hall. ancestor, lived to the ripe old age of four score, was four times married, and had a family of eighteen children. Elias M. Hall spent his entire life of seventy-seven years in Bartlett, being engaged in farming and carpentry. He was highly respected in the community, and at one time represented his town in the State Legislature. He married Clarinda J. Stillings, a daughter of Samuel Stillings, of Bartlett. Alpha Merrill Hall was educated in the district schools of Bartlett, spending his early life on the parental homestead. Subsequently he followed the carpenter's trade and also engaged in agriculture, and is now the owner of a good-sized farm, from which he cuts annually a large volume of timber. In 1898 he built the Pleasant Valley House , which is finely located and contains eight rooms, with baths and various modern improvements. He is a member of the local Grange. - Mr. Hall married, first, in January, 1869, Maria C. Charlotte (Dearing) Emery, daughter of Ruben and Charlotte (Dearing) Emery . Of this union there was one child, Herbert A., born May 18, 1870. . Mr. Hall married, second, March 12, 1874, Abbie Chase, daughter of Rufus Chase, of Madison, N. H. By her he has one child, Rufus M ., born August 2, 1877, who lives with his parents. The Hall family has been distinguished and prominent. Hon. Obed Hall, from Madbury, early had a fine farm in Upper Bartlett, and his house was a popular house of entertainment. He was a man of medium size and fine presence, and of great ability. He was member of Congress in 1811, and for many years his influence was potent in affairs. An old resident says: Ezra Keniston now resides on the place where was his home." Obed Hall had the smartest family ever raised in Bartlett, and the best-looking girls. His son Obed went into business in Portland; Elijah studied law and left town early. Abigail, a daughter, never married, but engaged in business in Portland and was a keen business woman. Hannah married Benjamin Gould , of Conway Centre. He kept tavern for a long time. The other children were: Maria, Mary and Martha (twins), and Caroline. His first wife was twenty years older than he, and his second wife was twenty years younger than he. She was mother of the children. After Mr. Hall's death she married Richard Odell, and took the children with her to Portland." Ebenezer L. D. Hall, a Revolutionary soldier, was a brother of Judge Obe d Hall, and was a man of unusual education and business qualities. He taught school, and was popularly known as "Master" Hall. He filled various town offices with ability, and on the death of Dr Willson in 1811 was appointed judge of probate of Coos county, of which Bartlett was a part at that time, and held the office until 1829. Judge James W. Weeks writes of him: "Mr. Hall was very popular as judge of probate. He was a farmer, and a man of influence. His manners were most courtly, and he possessed extremely kind feelings. Widows and orphans could trust their interests in his hands with perfect safety." OBED HALL Esq. 1795 -1873 was son of Hon. Ebenezer L. and Lydia (Dinsmore) Hall ; born, Conway, February 23, 1795 ; (Ebenezer was Obed 1st's brother) practiced, Bartlett and Tamworth ; died, Tamworth, May 21, 1873. In the war of 1812 Ebenezer Hall was in the military service for a short time, in a company of militia at Portsmouth. His early education was imperfect, and he studied law three years with Enoch Lincoln of Fryeburg, Maine, and two years with Lyman B. Walker of Meredith. He first set up in practice at Bartlett, and about 1820 changed his residence to Tamworth. He was representative in the legislature in 1840 and 1841, in which latter year he was appointed register of Probate for the new county of Carroll. That post he occupied ten years. In 1854 and 1856 he was a state senator.He was a lawyer of respectable acquirement's , but preferred to give his time and attention to politics, which did not conduce to his legal progress nor to his pecuniary profit. He gave much attention to his farm, being partial to agriculture. He was public-spirited, and in private life benevolent and kindly.His first wife was Elizabeth Gilman of Tamworth, who bore him one daughter; his second was Caroline E. , daughter of John Carroll of Maine. She left him a daughter, who outlived her father. SOURCE: The bench and bar of New Hampshire: including biographical notices ... By Charles Henry Bell Editors Note: Sorry for the lacks of pictures to go with this information. Apparently all these folks forgot to bring along their mobile phone camera. Find More About the Hall ancestry on this page: HALL ANCESTRY HallTavrn Pendexter 1776 Hon John Pendexter - arrived from Portsmouth NH Martha Jackson Pendexter - wife Samuel Pendexter - youngest son of Hon John and Martha - 1794 to 1883 - stayed on family homestead his entire life - Married Lydia T Meserve Joseph Pendexter - son of John and Martha - 1786 - 1855 - married Lydia Dinsmore - lived on the future site of the Langdon House - farmer Joseph's Children Solomon Dinsmore Pendexter - 1813 - 1868- married cousin, Mary Davis Meserve - farmer & Innkeeper near the future Langdon House named simply "The Solomon Pendexter House- killed by falling tree branch - two sons, John Langdon & Joseph - they died at age 19 and 24 respectively Samuel's Children - Silas M - died 1883 Betsey M - never married - died 1864 Charles Carroll - 1828 to 1881 - studied to be a surveyor - opened the family homestead as an Inn in 1874 as the Pendexter Mansion. He and his wife, Caroline Gale Pendexter operated the Inn alone tending to all it's associated duties. A much more thorough accounting of their lives may be found at Georgia Drew Merrill's book - The History of Carroll County - 1889. Starting on page 934 Here is a link to it. Pendexter THE PENDEXTER FAMILY. liketh the wilderness to bud and blossom like the rose." They made their home on the Intervale a century and more ago than they knew. Little did they think when in the bitter cold Town of Bartlett. They traveled the Long, weary miles from Portsmouth and Lee to this then almost uninhabited section, where the primeval forests were standing in all their Loftiness, where the solemn, grand, mysterious mountains seemed like sentinels to guard the way, where the wild beasts were Lurking in their fastnesses, that they were Laying the foundation of what will be a veritable garden of Eden. The Pendexters are of Norman-French origin, and were originally from the Isle of Jersey and of noble birth, the name being spelled Poingdestre. Arms: "Per less azure and or, in chief a dexter hand clenched with a cuff of gold, in base a mullet of azure. Crest, an esquires helmet. Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit." Hon. John Pendexter and his wife Martha (Jackson) Pendexter were among the first settlers of Lower Bartlett. They came from Portsmouth, NH, probably in the winter of 1775 and 1776. Mr Pendexter resided in the town until his death, at the age of eighty-three, honored and respected. Mrs Pendexter was his fitting companion and helpmate, and worked in all ways to make their home comfortable and pleasant. She died aged ninety-two. Here in this beautiful spot they experienced many joys and sorrows: here then dispensed a generous hospitality; and here, after active and useful Lives, the evening shadows fell, and night came upon them. The following sketch of John Pendexter and genealogical record is contributed by Hon. Edward F. Johnson, mayor of Woburn, Mass.: ••John Pendexter first built a house and barn on the Intervale, and it was there his first child. Alice, was born. The location of these buildings was some five hundred feet south of the present highway to Jackson, and to the right of the driveway leading from Mrs C. C. Pendexter's farm across the railroad, down to the Intervale. A sweet-brier bush is growing near the site. The uprisings of the Saco and some of its tributary streams soon warned Mr Pendexter of the dangerous situation of his homestead; and about 1777, he removed his family to higher ground and built the nucleus of the large family residence now known as the Pendexter mansion. Here all his children but Alice were born, and in it .John Pendexter the father, Samuel Pendexter the son. and Charles Pendexter the grandson, its successive owners, have all lived and died. "At the first town-meeting of Bartlett, John Pendexter was chosen first selectman, and re-chosen the next year. He was also elected surveyor of high- ways, an office which he held for many years. In 1795 he was chosen treasurer and also chairman of a special committee appointed to lay out roads in the new town. In 1801 and in 1805 he was elected moderator and first selectman. In 1803 he was chosen chairman of a committee to sit in a convention to be held in Conway relative to a new county.' In 1806 and for several years thereafter he held important county offices; in 1820 he was chief justice of the History of Carroll County. The official responsibilities and honors thus conferred upon testimonials of his worth and abilities. appearance Mr Pendexter was about five feet ten inches and muscular. Mr Willey speaks of him as a man. who for years was especially useful in the region.' He was a very hard-working man all his life, and he would be at his work at sunrise, although it miles away from home. Self-reliant and thoroughly independent, a man of great executive ability, and one who could brook no opposition proper behests and commands. Among his family and with his employee's his word was absolute law. He enforced a strict observance of the Sabbath-day in his household, and was a very earnest, conscientious Christian. . Samuel Pendexter lived to follow to their last resting places, father, mother, brothers and sisters, wife and children, but his declining years were cheered and comforted by the widow of his son Charles. whom he loved as if she was his own child, and who reverenced, honored, and cherished him with the tender, watchful care of a daughter. Mr Pendexter inherited many of his parents' excellences. Like his father, he was an honest and industrious man. He also had his mother's loving' and cheerful nature. He was social and kindly, but quiet and rather reserved with strangers: a Democrat in polities and firm in adherence to principle. By his industry and prudence he accumulated a handsome property: by his uniform kindness he gained friends; by faithfulness in the performance of every duty entrusted to him he won honor and respect from all. He held many positions of trust; was a steward and trustee of the Methodist Episcopal church. In respect to his manliness, all that was said was the great poet of an honest man maybe said of him, - the noblest work of God." To this there could be no dissent. "His religious life was a life of devotion to the cause of God lord more than sixty years, always abounding in the work of the Lord." He retained his youthful appearance and physical strength very remarkably, being able to attend church frequently in his eighty-eighth year, and but a few- weeks before his death. Charles Carroll Pendexter Samuel Pendexter Hon. John Pendexter and wife, Martha, came from Portsmouth at an early period, and settled in the south part of the town, near Conway. With his wife he traveled eighty miles in winter, she riding on a feeble old horse with a feather-bed under her, a child in her arms, and he by her side drawing a hand-sled, on which were their household goods. The Pendexter Mansion occupied the site near the Scenic Vista that now contains the Cathedral Ledge Condominium complex. In 1874, Charles and Caroline Pendexter's opened their homstead as an Inn, first simply called the Pendexter House and later the Pendexter Mansion. By 1885 Charles had died and Caroline continued operating the Inn on her own. By 1905 Caroline had remarried to Parkman Drown, a former employee. They had added tennis courts, an overflow building called The Annex and boasted of a 100 acre farm that provided nearly all their food stocks and dairy cows. By the 1920's business had declined due to increasing competition and Caroline died in 1924. Her husband, Parkman, continued along until 1932. After his death the property fell into the hands of one of his relatives but in the 1950's was sold to Jeff Foley who re named it to the Region House. Eventually Foley sold the land across the street for condominiums and the land behind for development. The building was resold to Anthony Abry who promptly changed the name to Skirolean Lodge, which was to be it's final commercial use. Within a few years the doors were closed forever. It had escaped fire which had destroyed so many others but was razed to make way for a Chinese restaurant and later by the Cathedral Ledge Condominiums, which as of 2019 are still occupying the space. Seavey This article researched, compiled and offered to the Bartlett Historical Society by Ruth Ward Abbott. The Historic Seavey Ward House Tasker The Tasker family was located in Bartlett in the late 1700’s, possibly settling there between 1780-1790. Previous extensive research has been done and is provided at this link. Seavey Ward House Tasker Samuel, Simon, and Jonathan Seavey lived in the east part near Kearsarge. Their descendants are in Conway. Frank George married Mary, daughter of Ithamar Seavey, of Conway, belonging to this family. I will dig up some more information eventually. Early Settlers Stillings - Garland - Chubbick Emery - Pitman Hall - Pendexter - Tasker - Seavey George - Gilly - Fox - Willey JS Hall PendexFam PendexMansion Region Sources: Eastern Slope Signal newspaper 1965 The Latchstring was Always Out - Aileen Carroll - 1994 Bartlett NH - Aileen Carroll - 1990 The History of Carroll County - Georgia Drew Merrill - 1889 Sources: Incidents in White Mountain history - by Rev. Benjamin G. Willey https://www.ancestry.com › genealogy › records › levi-chubbuck_91882748 "The History of Carroll County", 1889, Georgia Drew Merrill brooklyncentre.com › trees › getperson Bartlett NH - In the Valley of the Saco - Aileen Carroll - 1990 Lucy Crawford's History of the White Mountains - circa 1860 REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS OF The State of New Hampshire • BOSTON - NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL PUBLISHING COMPANY 15 COURT SQUARE 1902 Just a few notes I'm keeping for now The Pendexter Mansion about three minutes walk to the north of the station, is one of the most charming houses in this section. It, too, commands an unobstructed view of the Intervale and the mountains around it. This house, which accommodates fifty guests, was built by Mrs. C. C. Pendexter in 1872, and has always remained under her excellent management, and maintained a reputation for being homelike. An addition was made to the cottage in 1886, and other recent improvements serve to render this mansion attractive; many of its rooms are heated and the house is open the year round. Its winter night suppers for sleighing parties are famous. For regular boarders it is open from the first of May until the last of October. Samuel and Joseph. Isaac, George, and Robert Stanton lived in the Hall neighborhood, just below Ebenezer Tasker's. Richard Garland lived just above Ebenezer Tasker on the main road. There is no house on the farm. Levi Rogers lives just above. Joseph Seavey moved to New York. Elijah Seavey settled below Judge Hall. He had three daughters. Lavina married Walker George; Eliza married John Wentworth; Lucy married John George. Austin George came early from Conway and settled the farm where his son, Benjamin F., lived so many years, and now occupied by Frank George. He was an active and useful man. Peter Stillings lived below the village on the road to Judge Hall's. Samuel Stillings was the farthest resident in the upper part of the town. William White paid Judge Hall seventeen hundred dollars in money for his farm, about a mile below Hall's tavern, and it was the finest one in that part of the town. His son William went to Canada, took part in the Rebellion of 1837, returned, and died in Conway. Source: History of Carroll County, NH, edited by Georgia Drew Merrill, 1889 Transcribed by: Helen Coughlin James Rogers and sons, Daniel, Joshua, and Jonathan, lived across the Saco from Judge Hall. Samuel Fall lived near neighbor to Obed Hall. O ne of his daughters, Rebecca, married Samuel Parker, the miller: another, Judith, married an Allard and had two . Samuel and Joseph. Isaac. George, and Robert Stanton lived in the Hall neighborhood, just below Ebenezer Tasker's. Richard Garland lived just above Ebenezer Tasker on the main road. There is no house on tlie farm. Lives just above. Joseph Seavey moved to New York. Elijah ettled below Judge Hall. He had three daughters. Lavina married Eliza married John Wentworth ; Lucy married John George. ■tin G ame early from Conway and settled the farm where his son, niM.'i !•'.. Lived so many years, and now occupied by Frank George. He " ; ""1 useful man. Peter Stillings lived below the village on the o Judge Hall's. Samuel Stillings was the farthest resident in the upper own. William White paid Judge Hall seventeen hundred dollars rm, about a mile below Hall's tavern, and it was the finest tie town. His soll William went to Canada, took part in the Rebellion of 1837, returned, and died in Conway. Anchor 3

BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 The very early settlers of bartlett 1780 - 1800 The French and Indian Wars fought in the 1700's and skirmishes with the British during this time were not of great global importance but they did set the stage for war heroes to obtain vast tracts of land as reward for their services to their various governments. Such were the times from 1765 to 1775 when then Governors Benning Wentworth and John Wentworth granted a combined 14,000 acres to Colonel Andrew McMillan, Captain William Stark, Lt Vere Royce, Adj Philip Bayley, Major James Gray, and Robert Furniss of the Royal Navy. Most of those who received such grants rarely settled on the land themselves. In 1790 this land became the Town of Bartlett. Most of these grantees had little interest in their land with the exception of William Stark who offered land to anyone who would come and settle. One might wonder if they considered their bequests as a "booby-prize" being isolated and uninhabited lands and nary a Pub for 70 miles ? (editors comment only.) Thus, around 1775 , arrived brothers Enoch and Humphrey Emery along with Nathaniel Harriman. They settled in today's Jericho and their descendants live there to this day. John and Martha Pendexter arrived in the winter of 1776 and settled in the Intervale area and in 1777 came Daniel Fox, Paul Jilly and Captain Samuel Willey who all settled in the upper Bartlett area. Richard Garland came to Bartlett in 1783. A man of considerable stamina, he lived in the Hall Neighborhood near today's Sky Valley about a mile east of the Village. Joseph and Alice Pitman first settled in Harts Location and later moved to Bartlett. Alice is Martha Pendexter's sister. Jonathan Tasker, a revolutionary soldier arrived in Bartlett about 1789. Brothers, Obed and Ebenezer Hall, came from Madbury NH about 1788 and farmed in Upper Bartlett as well as operating a "house of entertainment" in the Village. By June 1790 Bartlett had become an Incorporated town. We today might have a hard time comprehending how difficult it was for our forbears to settle in an untamed wilderness. One may also wonder what thoughts motivated them to move from the relative comforts of southern New Hampshire to an area that offered little except isolation and hardship. They faced the perils of isolation , the fear of Indian raids, the ravages of wild beasts, the wrath of the rapid mountain torrents, the obstacles to communication which the vast wilderness interposed, — every form of discomfort and danger was apparently protection for these grand mountains as impassable barriers to intrusion and occupation. One man once went eighty miles on foot through the woods to a lower settlement for a bushel of salt, the scarcity of which had produced sickness and suffering, and returned with it on his back. Several of the earliest settlers lived for years without any neighbors for miles . One man was obliged to go ten miles to a mill, and would carry a bushel of corn on his shoulder, and take it back in meal. But often these brave men did not even have the corn to be ground : they were threatened with famine, and were obliged to send deputations thirty, fifty, and sixty miles to purchase grain. These families were tried by the freshets that tore up the rude bridges, swept off their barns, and even floated their houses on the meadows. On the Saco intervale, in the year 1800, a heavy rain swelled the river so that it destroyed every cabin and shed that had been built on it. They suffered much from the inadequate legislation of those early times, and their patience was often tried to the utmost, when they sent petition alter petition to the legislature without receiving an answer until years had passed. But these hardships, privations, and sufferings did not dwarf their intellects or diminish their physical powers, and a good character of solidity, intelligence, and industry has ever been connected with the inhabitants of this county. Men distinguished in the domains of law, literature, medicine, and science, with just pride, point to Carroll County as the place of their birth, while the county with equal pride claims them as her sons. Early Settlers Stillings - Garland - Chubbick Emery - Pitman Hall - Pendexter - Tasker - Seavey George - Gilly - Fox - Willey 1793 prominent citizens of Bartlett These Men, and the women who may have accompanied them, might be considered the founders of the Town of Bartlett. The names include: Richard Garland, Enoch Emery, Joseph Hall, Obed Hall, Levi Seavey, Samuel Seavey, Simon Seavey , John Scribner, Jonathan Seavey, James Rogers, Jonathan Place, isick Stanton. James Baset, Samuel Fall, Peter and Nicholas Stillings, Jonathan Tasker, John weeks, Jonathan Hutchins, John wooster, Humphrey Emery, John Pendexter, Joseph Pitman, Levi Chubbuck, george woodes, Thomas Spring, Timothy Walker. Joseph Pinkham, Joseph D. Pinkham. There were others whose lives did not include exceptional traits that would have made them memorable, and like the majority of people, their names are soon forgotten. In the 1780's there were less than 5 non Indian people residing in what is now Bartlett. Fifty years later in 1830 the population had grown to only 644 and to about 775 by 1860. It has taken another 159 years to reach our 2019 population of perhaps 3000 people. This low growth rate, at least by today's standards, demonstrates that only the adventuresome choose to live in this desolate wilderness. Early bridges were no match for raging rivers Details about some of The early pioneers of the 1790's Stillings 1796: Peter Stillings came to Bartlett in 1796 and settled in the extreme upper edge of Town on about 200 acres of land which included all of the land now occupied by Garland's Mountain Home Cabins as well as property on the north side of present day Rte 302. This land extended to the Town line of todays Harts Location and included Sawyers Rock. The land extended to include both sides of the Saco River. Peter's deed was given by George Hart. Later he sold half his land to his son, Samuel. Peter was married to Elizabeth Tuttle in 1770. They had four children, Nicholas in 1773, Peter Jr in 1774, Hannah in 1776 and Samuel in 1780. Samuel Born in March of 1780 . Samuel Stillings, the son of Peter, operated a wayside tavern on the site for about 40 years, probably from 1806 until 1846. In 1846, at the age of 66, Samuel sold his farm and Inn to his son, Nicholas . This rare1860 stereo-graph photo is believed (but not confirmed) to be the Upper Bartlett House or The Stillings Tavern and Stage Stop. It would have been located in the vicinity of today's Mountain Home Cabins on Rte 302. Titus Brown's Tavern was in this area 60 years before, about 1800. Titus Brown Tavern Nicholas Stillings, son of Samuel, may have been born sometime around 1815. He was a teamster who hauled produce from upper Coos County and Vermont to Portland and on the return trip brought salt. From this beginning, about 1835, Nicholas became first, a partner in The Abbott & Osgood Company, a stage line that ran from Conway to Crawford's, and later became the sole owner. Nicholas distinguished his stage company by using only matched gray horses to pull his stages. He operated this company for eleven years during the summer months and used his teams for logging operations during the winter. In 1846 he purchased his father's (Samuel) farm. By 1854 Nicholas had built The Upper Bartlett House , a two story inn, on his father's former farm and Inn. This was located on the north side of Rte 302 near today's Mountain Home Cabins and near the location of the previous Titus Brown Inn . During the brief existance of the Upper Bartlett House it became well known and respected for comfortable beds and good food. It was mentioned in the highly respected "Eastman's White Mountain Guide" Nicholas was a natural showman and hired storyteller's to entertain his guests, and he himself was known to spin many "tall tales", some of which may have actually been true. Nicholas was an energetic and ambitious man and in 1866 he moved to Jackson and in 1869 built a starch factory and a store in that town. In 1876 he built a hotel as well. It was named the Glen Ellis House . During his Bartlett years he served six terms as Selectman and was a State Representative in 1862. He was the recruiting officer in Bartlett to see that sufficient numbers of men were recruited for the Civil War. He himself was a Captain in the Militia. Source: Incidents in White Mountain history - by Rev. Benjamin G. Willey nicholas Stillings Tavern upperBH Bartlett, NH Tavern Fire, Apr 1879 THE BARTLETT FIRE.----Our Conway correspondent writes that the loss to Mr. N. T. Stillings of Bartlett, whose tavern stand and out-buildings were destroyed by fire on the 3d, is $5000, with no insurance. The loss will be a heavy one to Mr. S., whose popular tavern and stage lines were so well known among the pilgrims to "the Switzerland of America." The fire is thought to have originated from a defective chimney. The family of Mr. S, was away at the time of the fire. The New Hampshire Patriot, Concord, NH 13 Apr 1879 Garland From the book, "Lucy Crawford's History of the White Mountains": Richard Garland: In December of 1783 Richard Garland was one of only five inhabitants of this location and there were but few inhabitants within 36 miles. Dover was the closest town for purchasing provisions. At one point Mr Garland had a small farm cultivated and one of his neighbors offered him a team of horses if he could find a plow. Mr Garland then went 7 miles and borrowed the nearest one. He carried it home on his back, plowed all day and into the night, then carried the plow back. During this same day he went 2 miles to buy a 50 pound bale of hay, which he also carried home on his back. When Bartlett was incorporated in 1790 Mr Garland was the town's first constable and collector of taxes. Mr Garland also helped Captain Rosebrook in his endeavors to found a highway through the notch by bringing the first load of supplies (rum) through the notch to prove it could be done. And, from "The History of Carroll County", 1889, Georgia Drew Merrill Richard Garland was a soldier of the Revolution, a native of Dover, and lived to an advanced age, dying March 5,1853. His wife was Sarah Watson , of Rochester. Their eldest son, Eben , remained in Bartlett, and married Lydia Hayes , of Rochester. They had three sons, Alexis, Richard, and Otis (the two Latter died young), and four daughters. Alexis made his home in town and married. His four sons were: Benjamin C., Eben O., Richard A., and Fred E. Eben O. is a resident of Bartlett, and carries on merchandising and an Inn, The Garland in the upper Village.. December, 1783, Richard Garland, as he told Lucy Crawford, " was one inhabitant among five who came into that location, and there were but few inhabitants distance of thirty-six miles, mostly woods, and they were seventy-five miles from Dover , where they had to go for their provisions, and had them to draw in a hand-sleigh in the winter over a little bushed path, without a bridge. After several years Mr Garland had a small piece of land under cultivation. Tradition has it that at one time he walked seven miles to plow, as two of his neighbors would each lend him a horse. He carried the plow home on his back, then walked a mile and a half to buy hay. After a good day's work he returned the plow, then went home to his supper, having walked thirty miles. I've seen that the work of planting civilization here was not a holiday play, and the story of Mr Garland could he almost duplicated in the experience of any settler. Out of dangers, hardships, sufferings, and exposure, was loped a kindliness to others, and on this broad and liberal principle was civilization founded. The same spirit is a ruling passion with the descendants of the pioneers who live in town to-day. Another Version of the same story (1889). CAPTAIN NICHOLAS TUTTLE STILLINGS who was for many years well known as a successful business man BORN in Bartlett, April 1:'., 1818, and died in Jackson. Grandfather, Samuel Stillings , an early resident of Bartlett. located in the " Upper District." Samuel, Jr. in 1790 , and learned the trade of ship carpenter, but purchased a piece of wild land on the north side of Bartlett, where Waller Stanton now lives, and after developing it bought the J. B. Brown farm , and kept a wayside inn . Married Martha , daughter of Benjamin and Jane (Folsom) Tuttle. (Mr and .Mrs Tuttle were from Lee, moved to Eaton and then in 1816 to Hart's Location , and subsequently to Jefferson, where they lived out their last days.) The children of Samuel and .Martha (Tuttle) Stillings attaining maturity were: Nicholas T., Alfred, Miiin F., and Clarinda J., who married Elias M.- Hall , of Bartlett. Mr Stillings was an honest, industrious, hard-working farmer. He was never known to deviate from the strictest truth, and lost several lawsuits by telling the facts, without any attempt to omit, pervert, or mystify them. Politically he was a Democrat : religiously a Universalist, and he lived a good and useful life. He died in lStlS. his wife surviving him Nicholas T. Stillings attained a strong and robust physique in his home among the mountains and was noted for his great muscular strength. He worked for his father until his majority, then started in life on his own, purchasing a farm for seven hundred dollars on credit, his only capital being a pair of colts. However he soon took to himself a help- bright, vigorous woman, who with her willing hands helped turn wheels of honest labor with good results. Mr Stillings paid for his farm in seven years. He was obliged to work hard to do this, as money was and labor and stock brought small prices. He would go to Portland, buy a load of salt, and draw it to Vermont and Upper Coos, where he would dispose of it for part money and part produce, with which returned to Portland. In 1846 he bought the farm of his father, and kept a stage tavern until he moved to Jackson. (This house was burned in 1879.) He then commenced lumbering , and not long after purchased the stage-route from the Glen to the Crawford House, and dined the rs at his "hotel." He ran this line summers for eleven years, turning it only with the advent of the railroad. The horses he used in the winter, thus combining two enterprises very successful, a pair of " seven foot" oxen for forty dollars. And fully during his life continued to purchase and operate large tracts of timber. He had an energetic, active temperament was always ready for hard work and the promotion of new enterprises. In 1866 he built a Starch mill in Jackson, and in 1869 removed thither, and. with his daughter Sophronia, established a store as N. T. Stillings & Co . His next work was the building of the Glen Ellis House , which was opened for guests in 1876. This is a solid structure located near the Ellis river. When Mr Stillings was asked why he put so much work into it, and did it so thoroughly, he answered that he was going to build it to stand as a monument to show that he was once on earth . In August, 1839, Mr Stillings married Patience Stanton , daughter of William and Patience Jenkins . She was born in New Durham. August 1817. Their children were: Sophronia , (married Silas M. Thompson, and had one child, Harry Alonzo, born in 1884), who inherits many of her father's characteristics; Alonzo (nee.); Emeline (Mrs .lames Nute. of Bartlett). Democratic in politics, and often serving as selectman in Bartlett and Jackson, Mr Stillings was recognized as a keen business man possessing rare good judgment. He had great perseverance, and when he started an enterprise he invariably carried it through. He was public-spirited and generous toward anything that appeared to him just and right, but was never a time-server, and could not nor would not fall in with every scheme presented to him. He was a captain in the militia and a good disciplinarian. A strong, rugged character, he was one whose personality was in keeping with his surroundings, and impressed himself upon all who knew him. He will not soon he forgot ten. and few have done more tor the benefit of the town. Source: "The History of Carroll County", 1889, Georgia Drew Merrill French wentworth NicholasStill PeterStill fire1879 Richard Gar stanton More Stillings Story Anchor 10 Anchor 11 Anchor 12 This picture shows Mountain Home when James and Emeline Nute owned it. (James with the beard and his son with suit and tie), perhaps Emeline sitting on porch) They operated a large farm extending westward to Silver Springs, Eastward to about where The Bartlett Inn is located today and Northward to the Saco River. The farm also included what was then "Silver Spring Cottage" just a tad to the east on the opposite side of the street. This was formerly a part of the Stillings lands. The Nutes sold the pictured building and land to Clifton and Lucille Garland about 1930. Looks so idyllic - but the reality was much different. Chubbuck Levi Chubbuck Born in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, on 15 Aug 1761 to Jonathan Chubbuck and Hannah Marble. Levi Chubbuck passed away on 16 Jan 1832 in Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire. During the American Revolution he enlisted for a year in 1776 as a fifer, and then re-enlisted for a full three-year tour of duty. He was wounded in his left knee by a musket ball. He was discharged in 1780 at the ripe old age of 19, where after he moved to Bedford, NH, to be with the rest of his family. He applied for a pension but was denied. He apparently got married in Bedford and then moved to Bartlett, NH, where he spent the rest of his life. Between 1785 and 1809 he fathered 12 children, 8 girls, 4 boys. He served Bartlett on a Committee to locate and layout roads in1793. He died comparatively young, but left a large family. His sons Levi and Barnet settled in town, Levi occupying his father's homestead. Hannah married John Thompson, of Conway; Sally married John Carlton; Betsey married a Walker: Jane married David Carlton. Levi the younger married Ann Davis, and had children: Edwin: George; Mary A. ; Emeline (married Hon. (i. W. M. Pitman) ; Rhoda (married Tobias Dinsmore). Sources: Incidents in White Mountain history - by Rev. Benjamin G. Willey https://www.ancestry.com › genealogy › records › levi-chubbuck_91882748 "The History of Carroll County", 1889, Georgia Drew Merrill brooklyncentre.com › trees › getperson Bartlett NH - In the Valley of the Saco - Aileen Carroll - 1990 Lucy Crawford's History of the White Mountains - circa 1860 REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS OF The State of New Hampshire • BOSTON - NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL PUBLISHING COMPANY 15 COURT SQUARE 1902 REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS OF The State of New Hampshire • BOSTON -NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL PUBLISHING COMPANY 15 COURT SQUARE 1902 chubb Captain Nicholas Tuttle Stillings is buried at the Jackson, NH cemetery Here is an interesting account of the 1834 Willey Slide and Rescue as told by Ebenezer Tasker, who was the son of a member of the rescue party. Names mentioned are Edward Melcher, Jonathan Rogers, Samuel Tuttle, Abram Allen, Samuel Stillings and Isaac Fall as members of the group. Reference to Judge Hall's Tavern and Tasker's 116 acre farm. This article was published in The New York Times, August 20, 1894. Here is a link to a PDF version of the story: New York Times Article 1892 Map showing from town line at Harts Location to Chandler's Farm and another showing Center Bartlett and Jericho. Names indicate which family names from 100 years previous still had a presence in the town. You can see these high resolution maps in their entirety at the David Rumsey Map Collection here: Rumsey Maps Early Settlers Stillings - Garland - Chubbick Emery - Pitman Hall - Pendexter - Tasker - Seavey George - Gilly - Fox - Willey NYTimes MapLowerB

the seavey ward house Oldest house in the village area This house is located across Rte 302 from the Village School Recreation field. Another Contender Contributed by Roger Marcoux. Although not a home per se, the oldest building in the village is the former jail on Albany Avenue, which was also Johnny Marcou's shop. He lived in it too, part of the time in the late 50's. Here is a photo of it back then, (looks the same now, but it is painted white) with my grandfather and grandmother Marcou and their dog posed in front of it. Sorry, I did not find a picture of the actual jail building but it's behind the Village fire house on Albany Avenue. That building behind it (shown above) which no longer exists, was his sawmill and he had some really scary saws in it as I recollect. Prior to this being the oldest , there was a small building next to the Chippanock Inn, across from today's Post Office on Main Street that held the honor, but it was torn down a few years ago. Johnny Marcou , in 1894, made his way down from Canada, and lived in Carroll NH . In 1901 Johnny's future wife made her way down from Canada from the same area, but they never met until Johnny, driving a stage coach, stopped at the Inn in Twin Mt where she worked. They got married had some kids, and eventually they moved to Livermore, had another kid, lived there for some time before finally moving to Bartlett, and having more kids. . This article researched, compiled and offered to the Bartlett Historical Society by Ruth Ward Abbott . In 1994, the New Hampshire Division of Historical Inventory identified the Ward house as the only farm house from the early 1800 period of development which remains extant in the present village center. This homestead was declared the best preserved cape from this early period. The 3x5 bay, federal style center entry cape has a broad gable roof and center chimney. The windows are set close under the eaves. In the late 1800’s dormers were added over the long wing which historically contained carriage sheds and connected to the barn. Houses built in the early 1800’s had special characteristics such as external door hinges and latches. Sashes, framing and paneling were done with rough timber and wooden pegs. Cellar walls and foundations were of granite slabs. The Ward house of today exhibits all these characteristics. In 1820, Samuel Seavey and his son John moved from Deerfield, NH to Bartlett. They built a log cabin in the area which later became known as the Smith/Greenwood properties and began clearing the land. John and his wife, Polly B. Seavey lived in the cabin while the house and barn were under construction. In April, 1833 a daughter, Mary Frances was born. A second daughter, Susan Polly was born in August, 1835. The house was completed in 1837 and the Seavey family moved in. In 1850, Mary Frances married Nathan Howe French and they lived in the Seavey homestead while building their home across the street. Susan Polly married in 1865 to Amos Stanton. He was killed in the war. In 1875, Susan married Humphrey P. Richards and they lived in the Seavey homestead. Addie M. Foss, niece of Richards, married Fred J. Ward and in 1907, they inherited the house from Susan P. Richards. Fred and Addie Ward had five children; Alice, Marion, Irving, Everett and Merton. In 1931, Fred and Addie willed the house and properties to Everett in exchange for their “good being and all financial responsibilities”. In 1932 Everett (1910-1972) married Dorothy Dell Coleman (1915-2007) of Jackson, NH. They had two daughters, Ruth Sandra (1936) and Donna Mae (1942). For several years Dorothy operated a small business on the property specializing in balsam pillows and maple syrup products. Today, Donna Ward Iovino and her husband James reside in the oldest home in Bartlett village, the fifth generation to do so.

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , NEW HOTEL TO OPEN IN BARTLETT VILLAGE G.K. Howard announces new Hotel will Open on July 1st of this year. Completely modern with all the conveniences todays traveller expects. Continue Here REGION HOUSE SOLD Intervale Establishment Name is changed to "The Skirolean" Pinkham Associates Realtors Negotiates the sale to Tony Abry Read the details This item from Robert Girouard: The Evans Family Reunion at the Notchland Inn, Mt Ear Newspaper Article - March 1984. Also a photo of the then proprietor John Bernardin. It's Here Junior Ski Program Gets Underway Nearly 50 Bartlett Students Participate in the 1958 Program Read the details Bartlett Bank & Trust Company to Open in April 1891 Clarence George, Arthur Meserve and others announce details to serve all banking needs in the Upper Village Continue on page 16 Bartlett InnKeeper Mistakes Friend for Foe and Shoots Him Dead Read the details Please Support Our Advertisers See this historic map that shows most of the old-time Lodging Establishments. If you never heard of "Obed Hall's Tavern" or "Titus Brown's Inn" it's not surprising, since they operated more than 200 years ago in Bartlett. Have a look and discover where they were. --_______ Who was Titus Brown?_________________________ I found out and here is the info. November 1949 G.K. Howard, Prominent Citizen of Upper Bartlett, has Died. Details__________ Drunken Wagon Driver Crashes on Mt Washington. 1 KILLED; 5 WOUNDED First injuries ever on famed road Read the details Concord Evening Monitor 1893 DISASTER STRIKES: Fire Sunday Destroys Entire Business District in Bartlett Get The Whole Story Here The Bartlett Express Remembers Elwood Dinsmore. 50 years of Railroading and 50 years in the garage/wrecker business. See his picture and read about him here. Were you in the 8th grade at the Bartlett School in the mid 1950's ? We found this picture of all you folks Perkins, Relative of Local Man, Receives Congressional Medal of Honor Read the details________ NEW CONTRIBUTION FROM RAYMOND HEBB: IMAGINE, IT IS JUNE 17, 1960 and The Bartlett High School Class of 1940 is having their 20th Reunion. Thanks to Mr. Hebb who saved all the details. There are names here you might remember. _____Take a look here.. .......... How Did Frankenstein Cliff Get Its Name? Who is Carroll County named for? Answers to these and many more at Origination of Place Names; HERE I acquired an 1883 Newspaper Article by A.A. Smith in the Kennebec Reporter in Gardiner Maine. It describes the life of LADY BLANCHE MURPHY in delightful detail and how she went from Aristocrat to Pauper in pursuit of her ideals. It's at this page hebb

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, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Bartlett Historical Website Visitors Guest Book Here is what others have shared: Sign Our Guestbook Now NOTE: Posts are shown here exactly as originally written. No corrections are made for punctuation, lower & upper case letters, spelling or readability. January 31, 2023: Kevin Gary Burdwood kburdwood10@yahoo.com Phone: 6095581059 Message: Many fond memories of Bartlett. Dad's grow-up and grandparents' home near the 302 RR crossing. 1st, 2nd and 4th irons truly gifts for a lifetime. Fun playing on the tracks too. Mallet's store and Georges = great. Kanka and the notch exciting in an old MGB. Jan 16, 2023: Greg Burdwood - Dover, nh: Subject: Fond Memories from the 60s - 70s: message: I love seeing these pictures and reading the history here, along with the memories. My father ("Billy" to the village) was born in 1928 and grew up there with his 3 brothers and sister (Alan, Bobby, Roger, Janice). Bartlett was a magical place to my siblings and me, who grew up in NJ. There were our grandparents, (Bud and Darnie), the incredible beauty of the valley, the store on the corner that had ACTUAL penny candy, and the interesting dialect spoken by the natives that was always new to us flatlanders, by godfrey. We loved visiting our extended family, several of whom had worked on the railroad. The 2nd Iron was the best... going down the 'slippery slide,' swimming in the giant 'pool,' jumping off the rocks, or swinging from the rope. I think it wasn't until I was 10 that I mustered the courage to jump off the bridge, but what an achievement! When I was in high school, I climbed up to the top of the trapezoid. My stomach flips at that thought of it, now.My most harrowing memory was around 11 years old, standing on one of the girders and dropping pebbles on my sister's head, as any self-respecting little brother would have done, when suddenly I heard the diesel engines and then the loud blast of the horns. "Jump!" Pat said, but I was over rocks, not water. I sat down on the girder and felt like the size of one of my pebbles as those giant engines and swaying box cars went by overhead. I can still hear them, click-click, click-click. It had been a fairly routine experience of my father when he was a kid, so he was pretty cool about it. My mother, however... And now I have lived down the road in the southeastern corner of this wonderful state for 40 years and I enjoyed bringing my wife and children to Bartlett to enjoy the special places of my youth as they were growing up. Thank you, historical society, for preserving the history and memories of Bartlett NH, a place that feels like an old friend, one that I am always happy to visit. Dec 11, 2019: Terry Anthony: Message: I lived in Bartlett until 1990 when I got remarried and moved to Maine. Now a widower again. !st wife died from cancer in 1987 and 2nd wife died in 2017 from heart attack and massive stroke. Now live in Florida. November 22, 2019: Donna chappee 13380 Morgantown rd, bowling green, ky. 42101 --- hello everyone. message me on facebook. June 20, 2018: William burdwood, jr - c/o amals deli - 1416 Haight st - san francisco, ca 94117 In heart and mind I travel often to the village of my birth; it's stones and waters and leaves; it's good and simple people as much a part of me as breath. I'm trying to write some history myself with a serious proposal to Amend the Constitution. It is presented in "The Amendment; Revised, Corrected and Refined " available on Amazon Love you; see you soon. aug 6, 2017 - Matthew - 382 Cairo Jct Rd - Catskill, ny 12414 Having spent the better part of 45 years worth of summers, in the lake regions of NH, I was always interested in the local history. When i came upon the book, Life by the tracks, I was delighted. I have since read it many times, alway fasinated with the stories. Ive taken the Conway train up to the old station, where the Crawford hotel stood and dreamed as we drove by the Evan sectionhouse. Soon I will hike to its location, as i recently found that the trail they, themselves use to get to the house from down below is still a hiking trail. nov 30, 2016 - Gary Roy 322 Old Ayer Road - groton, ma 01450 It's great to see the old st.josephs church being used for something besides storage. november 20, 2016 - kathleen mulkern Hi. I'm sending my check today to become a member and thank you for your site. i enjoy all the photos you post. I came across this photo of Maple Cottage in Bartlett on eBay today while researching Maplehurst cottage in Jackson (AKA Shannon Door Pub if anyone ever comes across photos of that or of the lake Lee Lodge because I'm trying to find out when the name changed from Maplehurst to Oak Lee Lodge). The photo says 1916 so I thought you might want it for your page. It shows a nice lady in white sitting on the porch. I'll have to go see if that house wis still there. Thanks Kathleen Mulkern september 26, 2016 - bethany pike; Thank you for all you do to preserve the history of Bartlett NH. I would appreciate someone getting in touch with me about the Bartlett Boulder on Route 302. My family has ownership and a lot of history with this site and I'd like to discus how to preserve this monument with your historical society. Thank you, Bethany september 7, 2016 - Greg Tully; Saugus, MA I miss Bartlett February 12, 2016 Rick Garon When I was kid I spent my summers with my grandparents Adalbert and Olive (Drown) Garon. I chummed around with Merle Burke, Frank Trecarten and others. We got into our share of trouble, but I remember "breaking in" to an old red shed that was behind a building that was across from the Thermostat. There was an old horse drawn hearse in that shed that we dared each other to spend some time laying in it. It probably isn't there anymore, but if it is it would be a nice piece of history for the society. Just heard about the Peg Mill. Such an awful disaster. I remember as a kid hearing that whistle every day at 7am and 5pm. I used to go and watch Sanford Trecarten in the boiler room shoveling all the scraps into the boiler. It must have been 120 degrees in there. My great grandfather Samuel Drown and my grandmother Olive worked there. But I guess half of Bartlett worked there at one time or another. So sad. Dec 30 2015: roger K. Burdwood 5152 SW Old Clifton Rd, Port Orchard, WA 98367 Hi There ------------------- may 18, 2015: david r. sleeper 184 Napa Ridge Rd East, Naples, FL 34119 We lived on Route 302 in the house just to the west of Richard Jones home. We lived in Bartlett from 1946 to 1952 where my Sister Martha and I attended school. Lucille Garland was my teacher in first and second grades. I still cherish a photo I have of our 2nd Grade Class standing next to a gingerbread house. Dale Trecarten, Judy Cook, Chuck Garland, Bert George and a couple of others made up our class. My best to all of you. I have great memories of living in Bartlett and all our wonderful neighbors and friends. Thanks to all of the efforts of the Bartlett Historical Society I have learned so much about your small parcel of paradise. December 12 2014: Rick Garon 8 Hollis Drive - Hampstead, NH 03841 i Spent my summers with my grandparents, Adalbert Garon, (who was station agent in Bartlett, Sawyer River, and Crawford Notch) and Olive Drown. This was in the 50's and early 60's. Always loved Bartlett. Still do. My grandmother Olive Drown was born in Albany, NH in 1903. She attended school in Bartlett. Her father, James William Drown and grandfather Samuel William Drown were both Bartlett residents in the 1800's. Her ancestor Leonard Drowne came from England and died in Boston in 1729 and buried in the Copp's Hill Burial Ground. Leonard's son Shem was a coppersmith and made the grasshopper on top of Faneuil Hall. , December 11 2014:Val (Tebbetts) Miller - Bridgton, Me 04009 Hi, I've been researching on Ancestry for a few years, found nothing about my grandfather Everett Tebbetts' service with MCRR. Something I was researching showed me the link to this site. It's awesome! I'll have to dig deep to find something to send you for this site. I do have a few pics of my grandmother, Evelyn, who managed the Bartlett Hotel. I spent MANY days with free reign of the place. Huge fun for a kid! December 6 2014: Patricia Adams - Allenstown Library Hello, As an avid local history buff and an assistant librarian at Allenstown Public Library, I must say that I am so impressed by your website. The information and photos that you provide are great! I now have a new resource for myself and for any library patrons who are looking for historical information for the area. Keep up the good work! Patricia Adams. November 3 2014: Christina Coole My grandparents,Senter and Kathleen Stanley, along with my parents, Gordon and Kathleen Coole, ran the Bartlett Inn during the above years. A fire burned it to the ground (I don t know when but it had an el off to the right, as well as a small garage. Last I knew it was a ski lodge. Franklin George's store was about a mile north of this. Does anyone remember this? I am at the above email or phone of 207 703 0700 in Maine. I was born in 1952 and I do remember John Cook, older than me by about 8 years. Brothers were Stephen Lauckner and Gordon Coole. August 25 2014: Donald & Nicole Medeiros - 1295 Rte 302 - Bartlett, NH 03812 We are new homeowners in Bartlett. We love the town and everything about it. Donald & I grew up knowing and experiencing many great things about the area. Donald and his family camped throughout this area and snowmobiled and my family and I had a home off of West Side Road but always skied at Attitash in the days of Thaddeus Thorne and before snowmaking was ever introduced. We now live in the Victorian next to the school part time. Our son is still in school back in Massachusetts. We hope to become full time residents in a couple more years July 14 2014: Susan Nickel Greetings Bartlett Historical Society! Bartlett is an incredibly beautiful area! I have enjoyed your online web pages immensely! Especially the pictures and information regarding the Pendexter Mansion. It was built by my ancestors and subsequently it is of great interest to me. Please share if you would any other findings from your Bartlett Historical Society. Are there any pictures from within the mansion? Any portraits? It would be wonderful to see anything you wish to share and much appreciated! Again,thank you so much! Blessings to you! -Susan June 16 2014: Ted Houghton - Charlton MA. What a great job David has done building this site. I've only scratched its surface so far, but already it has given me quite a nostalgic trip back in time, as I grew up in Lower Bartlett (Intervale) in the 1950's and 1960's. My folks owned what was then Holiday Inn from 1950 to 1976.You folks have put together a fantastic site and I have thoroughly enjoyed perusing it. Having grown up at Holiday Inn in Intervale in the 50's, I particularly enjoyed the section on the Intervale inns. I remember the fires that claimed many of them. A few years ago, when Linda and Mitch took over what is now the Glen Oaks B&B, my sister Patsy and I put together a small booklet for them that contained the history of the Inn. If you're interested, I'd be happy to email you a copy. I was five years old when my parents bought the Holiday Inn, just old enough to spend the month of May 1950 attending kindergarten at the old Intervale Schoolhouse, diagonally across the road and the brook from the Inn. That fall I began first grade at the Lower Bartlett School, later the town hall. Mrs James, Miss Lord and Mr Walker were the three teachers; a year or two later I think it was Miss Lord that left, making it a two-room school. The Maple Villa was directly across the street from Holiday Inn, where I grew up. When we moved there in 1950, the Maple Villa was then called Hampshire House and was an annex to the New England Inn (NEI). At that time, NEI was owned by Tom and Anna Martin, who had a daughter Suzie (now Nickerson). Suzie was about halfway in age between my sister Patsy and me, and we used to play together a lot. Back then, before they built a home beside the NEI tennis court, the Martins lived in part of the Hampshire House and it was a great place to explore with lots of stairways and a great attic. The other thing I remember about the Martins was that Tom smoked cigars. He would occasionally drop in to chat with my folks, Winnie & Ed Houghton, and the smell from that cigar would linger quite a while. I read with interest the story of Storyland. Back in the 50's, the inn business was a lot more seasonal, with things pretty quiet in the spring and fall. My folks were the owners of Holiday Inn in Intervale, and like many innkeepers, my Dad, Ed, had a variety of off-season jobs to help make ends meet. One of my Dad's job was working for Bob Morrell when Storyland was being built. He mostly did painting along with some carpentry, and he always recalled having painted the Crooked Little House, the Old Woman's Shoe and others. may 27 2014: Larrie Upton 4 Oak Hill Drive Dover, NH 03820 - 603 742 0617 I am seeking a photo for a historic preservation project in Dover NH. On Feb.9,1893 there was a fire that burned The Strafford County Insane Asylum to the ground killing 43 people that were locked in the building. Please suggest any resources that may help me. Reward! may 26 2014: Anna Hatch PearE I am looking for information on the Brookside house on 16a it is located on the left heading north .I grew up there and my father said that in the cellar there were items that seemed to be from a store .Myrian Eastman told my dad that it was a store and they sold gas there .Which made sense because he found an old gas sign.We however have never seen anything talking about it in any of the history .Thank you for your time.Sincerely Anna Peare may 19 2014: doug temple 415 Camp creek road greeneville, tn 37743 I enjoyed looking at the picture of General Thermostat Corp. My friend Gordon Reingruber and I spent several summers in Bartlett (early 1960's). His father, Frank, was the owner of General Thermostat, not just the manager. may 19 2014: Marion ritcey Love the Bartlett area. Looking for information on Livermore Logging. this has been helpful. thank you jan 27 2014: sue magro, portsmouth nh Hello, I just have a question! I was referred to you by the Bartlett Public Library. My sister and I were in your charming town this past weekend, cross-country skiing on the railroad track groomed trails. I have been trying since to find out information about those abandoned passenger train cars (I think they say "Lackawana" or something on the sides). There are window blinds and padded seats and overhead compartments - I am fascinated and would love to know how long the cars have been there, when that train last carried passengers, and why the cars are just left on the tracks (unfortunately found by graffiti 'artists'). What a great website! Found out everything I could want to know about Bartlett except info on those train cars. Thanks for anything you can tell me! Sincerely, Sue Magro, Portsmouth, NH dec 11, 2013: Mark Hired hand from the Willey Slide is buried in Bartlett. Could you tell me which cemetary and where in town that cemetary is located? Thanks. REPLY: Birth: 1789Death: Aug. 28, 1826 David was 37 years old and worked as a hired hand for Samuel Willey, Jr. at the Willey House Inn in Crawford Notch. He died, along with the Willey family and another hired man, from a landslide triggered by violent thunderstorms. They were most likely attempting to escape rising floods from the Saco River when they were caught in the landslide. Inscription: Killed at Willey Slide 1826 Burial: Garland Ridge Cemetery Bartlett Carroll County New Hampshire, USA Created by: AuntieJ Record added: Sep 02, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 116456101 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=116456101 dec 09, 2013: rick desmarais So about 45 years ago, my parents took my sister and I to the Whites, mostly to see Story Land and Six Gun City I think. I have a picture of us standing in front a cabin we occupied when we were vacationing, but my parents' can't remember much more. I do remember as a kid being simply amazed by the Whites; it wasn't for another 12 years or so that I would make it back to do occasional hikes. But I do remember the astonishment I felt at the mountains specifically. So fast forward 45 years and I'm 50, an avid hiker, trip leader and chapter treasurer for the AMC and I'm still trying to find this place that so excited me. I remember we stayed in a white cabin and there was a restaurant where we went for breakfast and I think we could walk there. My hazy memory recalls a matchbook with a grandma in a rocking chair, but I'm not sure I can trust that. We were staying near StoryLand so I'm betting it's Glen or Jackson. I took the only picture I have from that time over to Steve Smith in Lincoln who edits the White Mountain guide, but the roughly 2200-2500 foot hill in the background (my guess) is not distinctive enough. I've been purchasing online tourist guides of the Whites from about 1965 to 1971 but no luck. I think the old Meadowbrook Motel (Will's Inn) might be a possibility, but not sure. Any other ideas? Thanks! nov 24, 2013: Steve lambert bernerhof inn We love reading and seeing these archives. We should meet for a cup of coffee and get to know each other! Steve and Katey Innkeepers Bernerhof Inn nov 10, 2013: valerie calabraro 150 Yvonne Rd - Bellingham, MA 02019 I will always cherish my memories of Bartlett, There are times it feels like it was just yesterday and happy thoughts surface. My grandmother was knowN as Nunny in the town. The swimming who can forget... The Rock, and Second Iron and yes I did jump from the bridge. There were the summer crushes and the best white Christmas a child could wish for. There was that cool diving board at SKY VALLEY oh how I first froze up there and then you could never get me off. There were those cool dances at the VF. Many names I have never forgotten. I have a hard time seeing her house and yard for it has never been the same since her death. I still get up there however, it feels more like I come into town like a thief in the night. Bartlett you will always have a place in my heart, Valerie Sep 15, 2013: Rob Schrull Greetings from Tokyo, Japan. I was reading something the other day that brought my attention to Livermore. Googling Livermore, I found your series of pages. Fascinating stuff. Thanks for putting it up. As a young boy I would work at a camp in the Lakes region, and while now living in Tokyo for over 10 years, I still have a home in Vermont to which I go in summers. For sure, next trip, I want to hike up and see the old foundations and enjoy the mountains. Reading these has given me a lot of enthusiasm to do this. Thanks! _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Aug 31, 2013: Pamela burdwood - 2431 Sunset Blvd - Steubenville, oh 43952 My Grandfather and father's family are all from Bartlett. I consider it my hometown, as far as "roots" go.They Lived right on the main road, and a favorite childhood memory is hearing Uncle Alan Burdwood Blow the train Whistle just for us! ______________________________________________________________________________ Aug 27, 2013: Patricia Blodget - I Just found these websites and got interested as I see the name levi bartlett. My uncle levi russel bartlett was named after his uncle levi, he was the brother to my grandfather, fred g. bartlett. levi and fred were born in fond du lac,wi. and came to california. they had bartlett brothers, harvesting company in the stockton,california area. Their mother's name was Elizabeth. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Aug 4, 2013: Lori Wilson - PO Box 1401 - Salem, NH 03079 My sister and I spent alot of time with our dad Ray Wilson in the 60's, 70's and early 8o's at our A-frame on Dundee Road in Intervale. I attended Josiah Bartlett school for the first half of 8th grade, 1974ish. skiing at Attitash and Black Mtn. Intervale will always be 'home' to me. July 25, 2013: Debra Quinton - 1343 Eppinger Dr - Port Charlotte, FL 33952 For many years my family and I have stayed at the Mountain Home Cabins. We have always enjoyed ourselves. The river is breath taking. John & Diane and Linsey have always made our long trip a real pleasure! _________________________________________________________________________________________ May 28, 2013: Barbara Johnson (Behm) - 4380 Tunnel Hill Rd, Tunnel Hill, Illinois 62972 all of my family were krunfuss, brandt, schult and behm. and the husbands of some of the krunfuss girls, wendler, coffey, and obrien. we lived at 136 eastern ave. all my life, went to bartlett grade school from 1956 to 1962, then ellis jr high and elgin high school. ________________________________________________________________________________ May 22, 2013: Alden Francis Rosbrook/Rosebrook - 34472 N Goldmine Gulch Trail - Queen Creek AZ 85142 I am a Direct Descendent of Captain Elazer Rosebrook. ____________________________________________________________________________ May 15, 2013: Jack Boudreau: RE; Ray Evans My family owned The Crawford House, from about 1870 until it was sold along with The Twin Mountain House in 1948. I was lucky enough to meet Raymond Willard Evans on several occasions up at Twin Mountain on Evans Drive. He told me stories about my Great Great Grandfather,for whom he had worked at Crawfords. I was pretty young, but I remember he had the wooden sign for Crawford House in his back yard, and many other fine photographs and ephemera. We hiked from Crawford Station to the site of his long gone family home, the Mt. Willard Section House. Built in the 1880's it was torn down by the R.R. in the late 70's, and all that remains is the foundation and furnace, but also a magnificent view. I remember Ray telling me of his Father who was killed in a R.R. accident when Ray was young, and that his mother Hattie raised her family all alone astride a Mountain, and she herself became the Station Agent for Mt. Willard. People often remember the men of history, but often not the women who kept them going, and carried on after them. For instance my relative Oscar G. Barron of The Fabyan House, died in 1913, and his wife Jennie Lane Barron ran the huge hotel by herself until 1933. From most accounts she improved things, and ran a tight ship. Her Father Dennis Lane of Montpelier Vt invented the Circular Saw (Industrial), so she came of sound stock. Ray Evans was a treasure, and I will never forget him. Feb 2, 2013: Merle Burke - Bedford, NH 03110 This is a very good website and a fine tribute to the Town of Bartlett. To those people who have worked so hard to put this together and to all of its contributors, congratulations and thank you.. I notice that you refer to Mrs. Florence Morey, my former employer as, "Madam Morey." Rather than identifying Mrs. Morey by a name that might have been meant as a derogatory nickname (used disrespectfully behind one's back) maybe you should be more respectful and use her real name. When I was twelve, I called Mrs Morey 'Madam' -- not knowing any better. Luckily she didn't hear me. But, after I said it, I thought my two Uncles, Pep and Jake and my grandfather Joe were going to snatch me bald-headed and pull my ears out. I learned a lesson that day! I read one time in the Conway Daily Sun, where someone said that she liked to be called 'Madam.' Well, I knew her for a long time and, I never knew of anyone ever calling her Madam to her face!! Editors note: The term 'madam' is defined as a polite form of address for a woman, or a courtesy title. also the mistress of a household. The usage is consistant with historical articles. In Marion Varney's "Harts Location in Crawford Notch, New Hampshire's Smallest town", published 1997, there is reference to the title "Madam" on page 136: "She commenced her long reign as the Madam of Harts Location, as she preferred to be known, in 1928 when she was elected Town Clerk and Selectman." Since the author, Marion Varney, was a neighbor of Florence Morey there must be some truth to this statement. There may have been some folks who thought "Madam" referred to the operator of a brothel, however I, for one, never assumed the title to impy any more than one of respect. But, since most of history is what people remember, I have added this bit of information to the page where Madam Morey is mentioned. It can be found under the picture of Mrs. Morey's Inn Unique. http://www.bartletthistory.org/bartletthistory/crawfordnotch.html Dec 30 2012: Judith Garland Miller - 128 N Lakeview Drive - Lake Helen, FL 32744 On April 23, 2012 a Beth Gaudette signed the guest book. We are cousins and have been separated a long time. I remember Bethany when she was about 5-6 yrs old. Her Mother, Pauline Garland Gaudette was my father's, Eben Garland, sister. I would like for Beth to get in touch with me as I have a lot of family history already done and would love to share it with her. Judith Garland Miller of Lake Helen Florida . August 19, 2012: Barbara Bartlett Sost - Plainsboro, NJ I have begun my personal search of my wonderful ancesters as a cousin I have since lost conact with indicated we were direct descendants of Josiah. I have traced some of us to parts of Massachusetts and of course NJ. I know I have many cousins out there and would love to connect with them. My father was George D. Bartlett born in Asbury Park, NJ. Feel free to reach out to me if you think we are connected. Looking forward to coming to Bartlett in the very near future. MAY 25, 2012: STEPHEN J. TAYLOR 5 Cardiff Court - ALGONQUIN, IL 60102 Many thanks for showing the Silver Springs Lodge place-mat. I worked there during the summer of 1968 at age 14 as my uncle, Emil Hansen owned the place at the time. By then, the gas station was a Mobil station. I checked people into the cabins and campground area, pumped gas and washed windshields, waited on tables in the restaurant, made pizzas and sandwiches for the counter service, and sold groceries in the store. My uncle was also the part-time town constable and I recall directing traffic on US Highway 302 when there was an accident near a railroad crossing --- I thought that it was kind of funny with my uncle in his flannel checkered shirt, a constable's badge pinned to the shirt pocket, and a handgun tucked into a holster directing traffic --- no uniform at all! Great memories of my summer in Bartlett... MAY 19, 2012: KIM B. KITSOS 6 ROSE ST HAVERHILL MA My family is from the are and I am looking forward to visiting this summer. May 18, 2012: Dave Davidson - Society of Manufacturing Engineers: I noticed the references to Kearsarge Peg Co. on your home page. An expanded PowerPoint style presentation on the company's background and history can be viewed by following this link: https://www.box.net/s/uxzqti7l1dfe7qh1j4i1 Regards, Dave Davidson SOCIETY OF MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS Deburring/Surface Finishing Technical Group dryfinish@gmail.com April 23, 2012: Beth Gaudette, Tamworth, NH 03886 This is a great website! I am working on the family genealogy and this is very informative. Memories of Bartlett, there are many. My grandparents were Grover Garland and Sadie Burke. The family goes back many generations in Bartlett. My parents: Dell and Pauline(Garland)Gaudette also made Bartlett their home. My grandmother, Sadie Garland owned two restaurants, one in Glen beside her home on RT. 16 and Allen Rd where the old Harriets Diner used to be and then again in Bartlett Village across from the old Thermostat Factory and the railroad tracks. Both of my parents worked at the Kearsarge Peg Mill, my mom for 30 years. My dad worked at the CC Camps in Livermore in the early years. I went to Bartlett Elementary. Mrs. Garland, Mrs. Manna, Mrs. Jones, Mr.Walker and Mrs. Davis. If anyone had Mr. Walker they will remember the afternoon square dance lessons that we had every day. (fun but didn't help much) Nothing can compare to the childhood memories, close school friendships (most of which were related) and small town closeness that we had as children. Our graduating class consisted of 12, that was closeness. Dec 29, 2011: Kim (Dinsmore) Kitsos; 6 Rose Street, Haverhill, Ma 01830 I have been trying to find my family history and so far it leads me to Elijah Dinsmore. He is buried in the Dinsmore Cemetary at Intervale, as also his son, Elijah Dinsmore, Jr. I was hoping to find a grave of his son Colonel Stephen Dinsmore as well. Thank you, Kim (Dinsmore) Kitsos. Oct 12, 2011: Robert J. Girouard, 96 Main St, Acushnet, Ma. Love your area. Here I am living in Ma. and loving your area. Bartlett..Livermore.. My Grandfather Pierre Girouard came from Canada into the USA on 3/11/1912. Wish he went to Bartlett or Livermore. Livermore was known for Canadian woodsmen. But in my research I find no Girouard's in Bartlett or Livermore. My Grandfather and Grandmother came to New Bedford Ma. to work in the Cotton Factories..oh well Shh!! My wife thinks in my past life I lived in your area..Bartlett..Livermore..or Carrigain....Mmm I think she could be right!!! OCT 12, 2011: Cheryl Alander, 25 River Street, Bartlett I love this website. Wonderful to be able to view the past. Thank you! Sept 30, 2011: Candy Brassard - WASHINGTON. DC My dad, Lawrence C. DuPont is buried in the Garland Ridge Cemetery. He was a WWII veteran, served at Omaha Beach, Normandy on D Day and liberated a concentration camp in Germany. He was absolutely amazing as a husband and as a father to us 3 kids. He was also wonderful to his parents. Any history on the cemetery would be greatly appreciated. My grandfather Angus MacDonald is also buried there. A beautiful place. September 24, 2011: Rick Garon - 8 Hollis Drive - Hampstead, NH: Although I only spent my summers and school vacations with my grandparent Adalbert and Olive Garon, I feel somewhat connected with Bartlett. My father Raymond graduated from BHS in the 40's. My grandfather worked for the RR as station agent in Bartlett, Crawford's, Sawyer River and Whitefield. The Drowns of Bartlett are my ancestors on my grandmother's side. I have many great memories hanging around with the kids of Bartlett: Roger Clemons, Merle Burke, the Trecartens, Diane Dudley, etc. Haying with Dale Trecarten, 2nd Iron. Keep up the good work. I'll visit the site often. September 21, 2011: Liz Pace, 41 Puddingstone lane, Bellingham, Mass: It was so nice to see the pictures of the flood on River Street from 1967 with my grandparents Betty & Win Whitman. Would love to get a copy of those pictures. (Note: the pictures referred to are here ) Aug 23, 2011: Rick Garon 8 Hollis Dr. Hampstead, NH I have many fond memories of Bartlett from 6yrs old to 14yrs old. I used to spend my summers in Bartlett with my grandparents, Albert and Olive (Drown) Garon. My father graduated from BHS around 1943. I'm seeing names on the website that I knew in the 60's. My great-great grandmother was Mary Abigail Cook, born in Porter ME in 1830 and died in Bartlett (West Side Rd.) Buried at Hill Cemetary. Can never seem to find it. Anyway, Dave, great job on the new look of the web site. I'll come back often. Rick Garon Ask Constance Dudley if she remembers me. I had a summer crush on her sister Diane back in the 50's and 60's. Aug 1, 2011: Lois A Mullen 6688 Dabney street Fort meyers fl I learned (to love)so much here!!! My heart aches for 'the Village'. Dec 1, 2010: Wanda Abbott Langford Edgewater, Florida 32132I have so many fond memories of growing up in Bartlett; how lucky we were! Thank you, David, for putting this together and allowing us all a peek at the past. Editor note: you're welcome...some of us are still here, AND still "growing-up" Sept 6, 2010: Cherry: 107 Seboeis Road; howland maine 04448 I am very interested in your Web-site as my Great grandparents- Archibald & Rebecca (Haddock) Allan lived in Bartlett/Glen & am Pleased to find this on-line! JULY 31 2010: I am doing some research on the Knight Family. George Washington Knight and George Lincoln Knight came to Bartlett as permanent residents in or about 1881. They both lived the rest of thier lives in Bartlett. George W's daughter and husband also were in Bartlett or Hart's Location from 1881 to 1883. During that time Nellie J and Myrtle F Rich were born. The on-line Bartlett Town Report of 1892 does not list either one. Does some one have access to the 1890 and 1891 Town Report for Bartlett and the 1889-1892 Reports for Hart's Location or Livermore? Could they either e-mail a copy of the appropriate pages or send me copies? George C Rich was the father and Viola Knight Rich the mother. After they were in Bartlett, George Rich moved to Lancaster where he worked for the MEC until 1914 when he opened a butcher market on Main St. Charles Curtis Rich, George and Viola's son, came back to Bartlett with the MEC around 1909. He was a car inspector and then went to Rhode Island and Connecticut for the rest of his life. He is buried in Lancaster. While they were here they had Myrtle B in 1916. Please see if there is a record in the 1917 Bartlett Town Record also. Thank you for your help Dave Flewelling (REPLIES CAN BE SENT USING THE 'contact us' form here at the website) AUG 2, 2010: SYLVIA GRAY, Wausau, Florida 32463 My Grandparents John G. Markley and Mary W. Markley bought 80 acres on Jericho rd. around 1959 from Mr. Cannell. I spent my summers there as a child for 16 years. I still dream of being there quite often. I have never seen such a beautiful place since. The wonderful memories of swimming in the rocky Branch River and the trips to Silver Springs after dinner with my Grandfather to get penny candy.There was a small farm across the street from my Grandparents owned by Everett and Nellie Towle and Earnest and Isabelle Grey. That is where I fell in love with cows. I spent many hours playing in their barn and pasture with their grandchildren. I remember going to the Post Office with my Grandfather. It was in a house on 302 and I believe the postmasters name was Mrs. Chandler.I went to bibl! e school at a little white church across the street from what is now the Red Parka Pub. I still have my diploma. I just loved looking at your old photos. I have copies of some very old photos of the Rocky Branch that I will dig out and send you AUGUST 10, 2010: Lorraine Judd Holt Divide, Co. 80814: This is a great website, found it by accident. I love Bartlett, both my mother's family, the Ainsworths, and my father's family, the Judds, lived there when I was growing up. It was a special town, no better place to grow up. AUGUST 26, 2010: RALPH CLEMONS, RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA: David has done a superb job in putting together some of the history of Barlett. Having spent my first nineteen years theRE and exploring, hunting, fishing, education, and just plain fun there are a lot of memories. The town today does not resemble the town as I remember it. Thanks for the memories. May 24, 2010: Linda Suzanne Chapman Rademacher - 12819 Longleaf Lane- Herndon, Va 20170 Adam Barttelot (1046-1100) was my 27th Great Grandfather. The Barrtelot/Bartlett name was in my family up to the birth of my Great Grandmother, Frances Bartlett born 1880. My Grandmother\'s name was Frances Bartlett Prest born 1898. I have been working with tree maker and Ancestry.com. I haven\'t quit figured out what number Josiah Bartlett is but he is either my cousin or Uncle. Thank you for having the Bartlett History on the internet. Jan 19, 2010: Peter and Lis Boucher Box: 1817 Orchard Rd. Berlin, CT. 06037 We have been visitors to the area for 30 yrs., residents (part time) for 4 yrs. at Bartlett Place; and soon to be owners of a new home on Parker Ridge Rd. We love Bartlett and the whole Mt. Washington Valley and hope to eventually spend ALL of our time here. We hope to get acquainted with alot of those connected with the Historical Society and Bartlett in general... November 14, 2009 Clint Burke Jr 9945 saw mill road charlotte, nc 28278 It always seems we come home for a funeral and remember how much we enjoyed growing up in Bartlett October 30, 2009 Larry Chase po box 514 Conway, NH, 03818 October 21, 2009 Dave Flewelling 104 Main St Orono, Me 04473 Great addition for genealogists to have the link to the Town Reports. Nice layout and pretty easy to navigate throughout. Good Job. October 20, 2009: The new Bartlett web site is great. I'll be exploring it frequently. I wish I could be at the annual meeting to hear Mr. Peter Crane talk about Livermore. My grandparents, Charles and Martha Knight used to live in Livermore. Grandpa Knight was the train engineer on the steam train that hauled logs out to the main line in Crawford Notch. My association with Livermore is that my dad, Edward Boynton Knight, used to take me deer hunting around Livermore during the mid 1950s. Brian A. Knight Great-great-grandson of George Washington Knight; Great-grandson of George Lincoln and Lillias (Sarson) Knight; Grandson of Charles Edward and Martha (Boynton) Knight; Son of Edward Boynton and Sophie Knight Citizen of Bartlett, NH (years ago and still in heart) October 20, 2009: Brian A. Knight PO Box: Box 184 Ringwood, IL 60072 One of my many fond memories of Bartlett is being in first grade (1944-45 school year) with Mrs. Lucielle Garland as teacher. She would line us up every morning and have us hold our hands in front of us. She then checked to make sure we had clean hands and clean fingernails. She was a wonderful person and teacher. Oct 18, 2009 Bert George PO Box 188 Bartlett, NH 03812 This is the next generation of the Bartlett Historical Society's web site and our web master, David Eliason, is doing a great job making it interactive. Hopefully members and friends will provide input that will further enhance the site and make Bartlett history more personal and interesting. Thanks David! PS Don't forget to send your message by using the link in at the top of this page. Oct 18, 2009 Deb Alpstrusse Intervale, NH A Bartlett Historical website is a wonderful idea.

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Dr. harold Shedd Source: em>Genealogical and family history of the state of New Hampshire: Volume 4 - By Ezra S. Stearns, William Frederick Whitcher, Edward (Ed. note: George Horsley is Harold's father) GENEOLOGY George Horsley Shedd, son of George and Rebecca (Frost) Shedd, was born in Waterford, Maine, February 13, 1853. George Horsley's preliminary education was obtained in the public schools of Norway, Maine, and in the Norway Liberal Institute. After teaching a few years he entered the Medical School of Maine, from which lie graduated in June, 1879. His further medical education was obtained by post-graduate work in New York. Philadelphia, Berlin, and the hospitals of Berne, London. Paris, and Edinburgh. He is a member of the New Hampshire Board of Medical Examiners, of the Conway Board of Health, of his county, state and the Maine Medical Societies, also of the American Medical Association. He is a Mason, being a member of Mt. Washington Lodge and Signet Royal Arch Chapter of North Conway, and of St. Girard Commandery, Knights Templar, of Littleton, New Hampshire. He commenced the practice of medicine in Bartlett, New Hampshire, during the summer of 1879, and in the spring of 1883 moved to Fryeburg. Maine, where he resided until 1891, when he removed to North Conway, where he has since resided and been actively engaged in the practice of his profession. He married, May 15, 1880, Mary Hall, daughter of Solcman Smith and Emily Augusta (Warren) Hall. Genealogy: She descended on the paternal side from Hate Evil Hall, son of one of three brothers who came from England and settled in New Hampshire. Hate Evil Hall (2) was born at Dover, New Hampshire, in 1707, and afterward settled in Falmouth, Maine, where he died, November 28, 1797. He married Sarah Furbish, of Kittery, Maine, by whom he had thirteen children: Dorothy. Daniel, Hate Evil, Mercy, Ebenezer, Abigail, William, John, Jedediah, Andrew, Nicholas, Paul and Silas. Jedediah (3), son of Hate Evil and Sarah (Furbush) Hall, married (first). Hannah Hussey, and (second), Elizabeth Clough. His children were: Peter, Joel, Elizabeth, Aaron, Mercy, Moses, Abigail, David, Jonathan, Ann and Dorcas. Jonathan (4), son of Jedediah, married Mary, daughter of Joshua Smith, who was town treasurer of Norway, Maine, for twenty years. Soloman Smith Hall (5), son of Jonathan and Mary (Smith) Hall, was born at Norway, Maine, June 10, 1821, and died at Waterford, Maine, January 8, 1895. He married (first), November, 1852, Emily Augusta Warren, granddaughter of Abijah Warren, who was born in Taunton. Massachusetts, October 15, 1762, and at the age of thirteen entered active service as minuteman in the battle of Lexington, and served with distinction throughout the Revolutionary war. She was born in Paris, Maine, April 22, 1832, and died in Norway, Maine, August 29, 1861. Of this marriage there were born three children: Mary, Julia and Lizzie E. He married (second), Olivia G. Warren, by whom one child was born : Sidney Smith Hall, now living in Waterford, Maine. Mary, daughter of Soloman Smith and Emily (Warren) Hall, and wife of Dr. George H. Shecld, was born in Norway, Maine, March 6, 1854. They have one child, George Harold, born in Bartlett, New Hampshire, November 1, 1882. He is a graduate of Harvard University, A. B. 1905, and is now a student in Harvard Medical School. Mrs. Shedd has always been active in educational and charitable work. She is ex-president of the North Comvay Woman's Club, of which she is one of the founder's ; president of the Woman's Educational League ; vice-regent of Anna Stickney Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, an3 chairman of the industrial and child labor committee of both the New Hampshire Federation of Woman's Clubs and New Hampshire Daughters of the American Revolution. John Z. Shedd was born at Norway, Maine, July 8, 1861. During the autumn of 1884 he went to Fryeburg. Maine, and entered Fryeburg Academy, from which he was graduated in 1886. The two following years were devoted to teaching and reading medicine. In 1891 the degree of M. D. was received from the Medical School of Maine, at Brunswick, since which time he has taken several post-graduate courses in New York. In 1891 he began the practice of medicine at North Conway, New Hampshire, where he has since resided and has met with a good degree of success. He is a member of his county, state and the Maine medical societies, as well as of the American Medical Association. Early in his twenty-first years he was made a Mason in Oxford Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, Norway, Maine, and during the following year joined Union Royal Arch Chapter in the same town. He later withdrew from these societies to become a member of similar bodies* in the town of his adoption, where he has been an active Masonic worker, being past high priest of his chapter, of which he is a charter member. In more recent years he has become a member of St. Girard Commandery, Knights Templar, at Littleton, New Hampshire, and also of Bektash Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, at Concord, New Hampshire. Myrtie Nina Shedd was born at Norway, Maine, September 16, 1875. Alton Brackett Shedd was born at the same place, February 17, 1880. AAbout two years after the birth of the latter, the children with their parents removed to Waterford, where they resided until after the death of their father, in 1893. Later, with their mother, they removed to Fryeburg, Maine, where both were graduated from Fryeburg Academy. On September 20, 1899, Myrtie N. was married to Dr. Byron W. McKeen. a native of Fryeburg, and a classmate in the academy. He received his M. D. from the Medical School of Maine, and, after serving one year as house physician at the Maine Insane Hospital, settled in Saxony, Massachusetts, where by his pleasing personality and medical skill he built up a large and lucrative practice. He died of pneumonia. May 7, 1903, at the age of twenty-eight years. Shortly after his sister had become settled in Massachusetts, Alton B. and his mother removed to the same town and household, where they all have continued to reside. Alton B. accepted a position with the Dennison Manufacturing Company at South Framingham, where he has been advanced to becoming the head of one of its departments. SHEDD WOODS Shedd Woods is located on Route 16 and 302 directly across the highway from the Memorial Hospital. This 13-acre parcel is named for Dr. Harold Shedd, the former owner. Received by the Town in 1973 partly as a gift from the Pequawket Foundation as well as federal monies from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. The property is forested primarily with tall White Pines, thus creating a special overhead forest canopy, giving the landscape a dark, deep, cool and quite atmosphere. A picnic area at the edge of the drop off down to the Saco River floodplain opens up a “photo op” of the Saco Valley and the Moat Mountains just beyond in the National Forest. A connecting parcel, also given to the Town by the Pequawket Foundation, gives access to Shedd Woods from River Road. This long, narrow 3-acre lot on the east bank of the Saco River is primarily an open field maintained by the Town for picnicking, sunbathing, and swimming in the Saco. The Doctor Harold Shedd that some of us old folks can remember visiting in our childhood was Born in Bartlett in 1882, he graduated from Harvard in 1910, then spent several years in Boston and New York hospitals before returning to North Conway to practice with his father, also a country doctor. (see left column) What trauma he treated in the teens and 1920s came mainly from farm and logging accidents, and the occasional mountaineering mishap like the Jesse Whitehead accident on Mt. Washington that gained wide press attention in 1926. As interest in skiing accelerated in the 1930s, Dr Shedd's winters became increasingly occupied with treating sprains and fractures originating on the mountains and slopes of the region. He devised a new way to cast broken limbs that left openings to accommodate swelling, allowing patients to spend minimal time in the hospital. By virtue of his location in one of the hotbeds of skiing activity in the 1930s and 1940s he became one of the first experts in treating ski injuries in the country. Memorial Hospital gained expertise in the field along with him,alist in the treatment of ski injuries. In 1924 Dr. Shedd married Gertrude Greeley, the daughter of Adolphus W. Greeley, who was well known for his arctic expedition to Lady Franklin Bay from 1882-1884, and later became Chief Signal Officer for the US Army. When his father-in-law was presented with the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1935 for his arctic exploits, Dr. Shedd was kept from attending at the last minute by the need to minister to a casualty of Mt. Washington. Dr. Shedd died in 1964 while making a house call on Kearsarge Street in North Conway. His several legacies live on in the valley; one is Memorial Hospital itself, which he shepherded through its early years, at one point even re-locating the hospital into his own house for a year while finances stabilized. Evidence of his medical handiwork can even now be seen in the dim scars on a few of his local patients, whose wounds from mowing machines and axes he stitched. His other legacy is the community of skiers which he and his associates--Carroll Reed, Harvey Gibson, Joe Dodge, Bob Davis, Bill Whitney among them--did so much to create in the Eastern Slope Region. Originally published in the 2004 Hannes Schneider Meister Cup Race Program, March 2004. Thanks to Jeff Leich Executive Director of New England Ski Museum for letting us use part of the article. Who's who in New England: a biographical dictionary of leading living men ... By Albert Nelson Marquis 1919 SHEDD, George Horsley, M.D. : b. Waterford, Me., Feb. 13, 1953; s. George and Rebecca (Frost) Shedd, and descendant of Daniel Shedd. an early settler of Braintree, Mass.; prep. edn. Norway Liberal Inst.; M.D., Med. Sch. of Me. (Bowdoln Coll.), 1879; post-grad, work in New York, Phlla., Berlin, and hosps. of Berne, London. Paris and Edinburgh; m. Norway, Me., May 16, 1880, Mary Hall: 1 son. George Harold. Practiced at Bartlett, N.H ., and Fryeburg, Me., until 1891, since at North Conway, N.H. ; Burgeon-ln-chlef Memorial Hosp. ; mem. N.H. Bd. of Med. Examiners. Republican. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons: mem. Carroll Co. and Me. State med. socs.. A.M.A. Mason (K.T.). Recreations: pine tree farming. Address: North Conway, N.H. STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REGISTRATION REPORT YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1882. MALARIA IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. The impression has been gaining ground within a year or two that malaria is rapidly invading the state, as it has some sections of Massachusetts and Connecticut. In reports received at this office from one hundred and sixty-five physicians, from nearly all sections of the state, less than thirty have seen anything like indigenous malaria in the state. The evidence received would not indicate that it is increasing in any marked degree, if at all. There are localities in which the topographical and sanitary conditions are such as to favor its development, and in such places it would be surprising if such malarial influences were not manifested. Several physicians, who report one or two cases each, have remarked that it was the first indication of malaria that they have seen in the locality, and hence expressed the opinion that it was invading sections of the state where it had never before existed.By a careful examination of the localities where it is reported to have existed, it was found that it occurred almost entirely along the larger rivers, especially the Connecticut, Ashuelot, and the Merrimack. There were very few instances given to indicate that it had a local origin. Most of the cases existed among men who "drive" logs down the Connecticut river to Holyoke or Hartford, and probably received the disease below our state line. The following is some of the testimony upon which this opinion is based George H. Shedd, M. D., Bartlett, N. H., "observed, in all, six cases of intermittent fever, in the early part of last spring— April. All these cases occurred in the camps of lumbermen. These were situated in a swampy district near a small pond. Camps were poorly ventilated, surrounded by quantities of decaying animal and vegetable matter. Some of the camps were overcrowded with men. Type, usually tertian, and most if not all, had suffered from the disease the previous summer while ' driving' the Connecticut. F. D. Henderson,M. D., West Stewartstown, N.H. "Have had about two cases,—one of the tertian type, and one of the quotidian. Cases well marked. The cases were not local, but occurred in two men who worked upon the river driving logs. C. R. Gibson, M. D., Woodsville, N.;Five cases, all rivermen passing through the place with logs in the river. Drs. T. B. C. A. Sanborn, of Newport, report fifteen cases intermittent, most of them well marked, and express the following opinion: "We have not observed any cases that have originated in this state, but have observed that they have been contracted in adjoining states, and we attribute the increase in the past two or three years to its invasion of Connecticut and Massachusetts, where part of cases were contracted. The following report from Dr. M. C. Dix, of Hinsdale, embraces a larger number of cases than have been reported by any other physician in the state, excepting one at Winchester. From the statement given, it would seem that these cases were of local origin: "Intermittent, one; quotidian and remittent, twenty. Our village lies directly upon the Ashuelot river, upon the outside, and upon the other, about a half mile to the south, lies the Connecticut. A canal which takes its rise from the Ashuelot, at the upper end of the village, runs at the base of the bluff back of the village for about four hundred yards. It is upou the low grounds bordering these rivers, and the canal, that I have treated a large majority of my cases of malaria. That there has been an increase of fevers of a remittent type during the last three years is evident to the physicians who are acquainted with the practice in our vicinity. The principal reason, to my mind, for this increase is this: that during the summer months the manufacturers who utilize the water of the canal take the opportunity of low water to repair its banks, and consequently the inhabitants in close proximity to the reeking ditch, filled with foul odors, are the principal sufferers. During the past year 1 have met with many cases, usually denominated ' bilious attacks,' especially among children, which have shown a marked periodicity as regards their worst symptoms, which invariably yielded to quinine. Dr. George W. Pierce, of Winchester, reports as follows : "I cannot give the number. The cases have all been mild, nearly all 'walking cases:' perhaps, in all, thirty. The cases have nearly all had a tertian character. There seems to be an increasing tendency to malarial manifestations ; cause, in doubt. It has been diffused all over town. It would seem from the reports of Drs. Dix and Pierce that the two south-west corner towns of the state, Hinsdale and Winchester, situated on the Connecticut and Ashuelot rivers, have experienced considerable malarial trouble,—very much greater than is reported from any other section of the state. Towns remote from the larger streams and ponds appear to be almost or quite exempt from malarial complications. There is but little evidence that malaria is increasing in this state other than that given above. No deaths are reported from malarial fever, and but a few (five or six) from cerebro-spinal meningitis. Several physicians report that in previous years they have observed malaria in their localities, but that during the past year none had been met with. The conclusions in the matter are, that sufficient evidence to prove that malaria is increasing in the state has not been presented ; that if it is increasing, its progress is so slow as to be nearly or quite imperceptible. At the close of the present year (1883) sufficient information and facts will be in the possession of this office to settle the question of its invasion into the state. toothache Malaria woods Further Reading Jeff Leich - Conway Daily Sun Article - August 2017. Link was ok Dec 2024 Dr Shedd Link

BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 Church St. Bartlett, NH 03812 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 10th Mountain Division 'Tales of the 10th' Features Familiar Faces MARTY BASCH, NH.com September 1, 2006 Young eyes peer from faces in the black and white photographs. Wavy hair or piercing looks, they are faces of men in their youth during a time of war. From training on the slopes of Colorado to the battle with the Germans on Italy’s Riva Ridge, the photos are of the men of the 10th Mountain Division and the names are linked to skiing in the valley and beyond. Name s like Herbert Schneider, Thad Thorne, Nathan Morrell, Robert Morrell and Brad Boynton are among those that fill the pages of “Tales of the 10th: The Mountain Troops and American Skiing” ($20, New England Ski Museum) It is written by North Conway’s Jeffrey Leich, executive director of the New England Ski Museum. “Hundreds of 10th veterans are influential in the ski business,” said Leich. “These guys were influential as well as hundreds of others.” The book is a glimpse into World War II and the evolution of the 10th, how it attracted some of the best skiers of the time, how they trained in Camp Hale, how they fought and the impact these men had on postwar skiing and mountaineering. Packed with photos and a bundle of stories, the book also provides a look into the history of war and skiing, from the a pair of Birkenbeiners skiing a two-year old Norwegian king Hakon Hakonsson to safety in 1205 to the ingenious Finns who battled the Russians in the Russian-Finnish War. The Schneider name is synonymous with Mount Washington Valley skiing. Hannes Schneider, who’s likeness is captured in a Cranmore statue, was a World War I mountain trooper. Son, Herbert, who sports a mustache, crossed arms and a huge smile in one photo, was given a Bronze star for his participation in combat during World War II. After the war, he returned to North Conway, eventually running Cranmore’s Hannes Schneider Ski School and becoming part owner. Thad Thorne was a platoon sergeant and spent much of the war in Luzon and then Japan. He spent more time in the Army, including a stint in the Korean War. In time, he served seven years as Wildcat’s first ski patrol director and then moved on to the development of Attitash, working his way along the ladder as operations manager, general manager and president. As a ski consultant, he aided in the plans for Loon and Wilderness in Dixville Notch. A shot of Brad Boynton in Tuckerman Ravine graces the book’s pages. Before the war, Boynton was a ski instructor in Jackson, along with future 10th Division members like Bob Morrell and Arthur Ducette. Boynton was one of the founding members of the Jackson Ski Touring Foundation. Bob Morrell started up Storyland in the late 1950’s while Nate Morrell continued to be active with the 10th after the war, serving for many years as chairman of the National Association of the 10th Mountain Division. In one photo, the photographer is photographed. A lone skier schusses down the south slope of Homestake Peak in Colorado. The skier is Winston Pote, a U.S. Army Signal Corps photographer. He went on capture much of the New England skiing landscape, Tuckerman Ravine in particular, in his pictures. Bob Monahan, who chose the training site at Camp Hale in Colorado, later went on to found the Mount Washington Observatory. “One of the things that changed American skiing about the 10th was they took all these eastern skiers and put them in the Colorado Rockies in Camp Hale,” Leich said. “After the war, one could make a case, that without that the development of skiing in Colorado could have been slower.” Looking ahead, a number of 10th veterans are expected for the Schneider Cup at Cranmore March 12 and 13. Leich is planning to orchestrate a book signing with them. Also, research is underway for a spring exhibit at the New England Ski Museum focusing on the Civilian Conservation Corps and its trails. Seventy-five years ago the CCC began cutting trails and ski areas sprung up around many like Cannon and the Taft Trail, the Tecumseh Trail at Waterville Valley and Wildcat’s Wildcat. Bits and Pieces Bartlett, NH Tavern Fire, Apr 1879 THE BARTLETT FIRE.----Our Conway correspondent writes that the loss to Mr. N. T. Stillings of Bartlett, whose tavern stand and out-buildings were destroyed by fire on the 3d, is $5000, with no insurance. The loss will be a heavy one to Mr. S., whose popular tavern and stage lines were so well known among the pilgrims to "the Switzerland of America." The fire is thought to have originated from a defective chimney. The family of Mr. S, was away at the time of the fire. The New Hampshire Patriot, Concord, NH 13 Apr 1879 stillings fire schneider thorne boynton morrell pote monahan