![]() ![]() Frances Glessner Lee (1878–1962) 'Mother of Forensic Science' The depot provided freight and passenger service for local farms and residents, the state nursery, the county nursing home, and county jail until 1955." 257. The name 'Gerrish' was chosen in honor of a prominent farming family. First known as 'North Boscawen Depot,' it was renamed in 1909 following a fatal train collision caused by confusion over similar station names, along with several other depots on the line. "Constructed in 1855 to replace the original station, this is the oldest surviving depot on the former Northern Railroad. While pulp, newsprint, and kraft shipping paper were major products, Brown Company manufactured many other wood-based items including chloroform, Kream Krisp shortening, Nibroc paper towels, and Bermico sewer pipes." 256. ![]() The Brown Company research laboratory, associated with a prominent mill company, held some 500 patents. As the paper industry expanded Berlin's population grew from 8,886 in 1900 to 20,018 in 1930. "Berlin became known as 'The City that Trees Built' after innovations in the 1870s replaced rags with wood pulp in paper manufacturing. Location: Intersection of NH 110 and Green Street Over the next 30 years, many working-class immigrant families built single and multi-family houses in this ethnically-diverse neighborhood, which included many French-Canadian families, as well as those from Russia, Poland, Ireland, and Italy." : 21 255. Housing construction was fueled by the booming paper industry and the arrival of the Berlin Street Railway in 1902. " 'The Avenues,' a large neighborhood with small lots, was named for its north-south avenues, 1st to 6th. Location: Intersection of NH 110 and Hinchey Street 'The Avenues' Neighborhood City of Berlin Note: Originally installed in 2016 at 43 Old Rockingham Road in Salem, in 2022 the marker was relocated to 73 Old Rockingham Road. In 1956 the land was donated to the town to preserve memory of the original main route through Salem, NH on Old Rockingham Rd." The marker was cemented into the stone wall in the 1940s after road repair. The mileposts aided travelers and road maintenance crews. Granite posts marked many turnpikes, and this one in Salem marked the halfway point between Concord and Boston. ![]() "Incorporated in 1804, this major highway completed the link between Concord, NH and Boston, MA, improving transportation of goods and personal travel. Today, the carding mill, axe factory, and harness shop still stand." 253. East Grafton was once known as Bungtown, a name derived from an accident involving an overturned cart of failed barrel stoppers or ' bungs.' At peak production, one could find shingles, clapboards, cider, harnesses, axes, paint, woolens, bobbins, carriages, and coffins made here, powered by several mill ponds. "In the 19th century this industrial village developed between the Grafton Turnpike and the banks of Mill Brook. Barney to face up to the problem of the hour.' " 252. ![]() Upon her death, newspapers called her a pioneer and urged young readers to 'gather a little inspiration from the life of Dr. Barney was remembered for her grit, humor, and involvement with women's suffrage. A founding doctor at Franklin Hospital, where she practiced from 1910 to her retirement, Dr. Sarah Barney graduated valedictorian from Boston University with degrees in medicine and surgery in 1896. "Born to a prominent family in Grafton, J. Jennie Sarah Barney (1861–1956) Town of Grafton Miller State Park, New Hampshire's First State Park Maude Ferguson, New Hampshire’s First Woman State Senator The text of each marker is provided within its entry.įrances Glessner Lee (1878–1962) 'Mother of Forensic Science'īASIC: The First User-Friendly Computer Programming LanguageĮ. This page is one of a series of pages that list New Hampshire historical markers. ![]()
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