CONTENTS

PREFACE

By Charles Ernest White, State Director, Federal Writers’ Project

THE USE OF THIS BOOK

GENERAL INFORMATION

Transportation

Traffic Regulations

Accommodations

Trailer Coach Regulations

Climate and Equipment

Digest of Liquor Laws

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

I. NEW HAMPSHIRE: THE GENERAL BACKGROUND

THE MERRIEST OF THE PURITANS: By Cornelius Weygandt

NEW HAMPSHIRE’S NATURAL SETTING

Geography, Topography, and Climate

Geology

Wild Life

Natural Resources

THE INDIANS

HISTORY

GOVERNMENT

INDUSTRY, COMMERCE, AND LABOR

TRANSPORTATION

AGRICULTURE

RACIAL ELEMENTS

EDUCATION

RELIGION

ARCHITECTURE

LITERATURE

NEWSPAPERS AND RADIO

THE ARTS

FOLKLORE

II. MAIN STREET AND VILLAGE GREEN

(City and Town Descriptions and City Tours)

Berlin

Claremont

Concord

Dover

Durham

Exeter

Franklin

Hanover

Keene

Laconia

Manchester

Nashua

Peterborough

Portsmouth

Rochester

III. HIGH ROADS AND LOW ROADS (TOURS)

(Mile-by-Mile Description of the State’s Highways)

TOUR 1: From Massachusetts Line (Boston) to Maine Line (Portland). US 1

TOUR 1A: From Massachusetts Line (Newburyport) to Portsmouth. State 1A and 1B

TOUR 2: From Portsmouth to Errol. State 16

Sec. a. Portsmouth to Rochester

Sec. b. Rochester to Glen

Sec. c. Glen to Gorham

Sec. d. Gorham to Errol

TOUR 2A: From Glen House to Mt. Washington Summit. Mt. Washington Summit Rd.

TOUR 3: From Massachusetts Line (Lowell) to Second Connecticut Lake. US 3, Daniel Webster Highway

Sec. a. Massachusetts Line to Concord

Sec. b. Concord to Plymouth

Sec. c. Plymouth to Twin Mountain

Sec. d. Twin Mountain to Second Connecticut Lake

TOUR 3A: From Franklin to West Plymouth. State 3A

TOUR 4: From Massachusetts Line (Greenfield) to Woodsville Junction. State 10, Dartmouth College Highway

Sec. a. Massachusetts Line to Lebanon. State 10

Sec. b. Lebanon to Woodsville Junction. State 10

TOUR 4A: From Massachusetts Line (Fitchburg) to West Lebanon. State 12

TOUR 5: From Maine Line (Portland) to Colebrook. State 26

TOUR 6: From Berlin to Groveton. State 110

TOUR 7: From Maine Line (Bethel) to Vermont Line (St. Johnsbury US 2 Presidential Highway

TOUR 8: From Maine Line (Portland) to Vermont Line (Montpelier). US 302

Sec. a. Maine Line to Glen

Sec. b. Glen to Littleton

Sec. c. Littleton to Vermont Line

TOUR 8A: From Junction with US 302 (Bethlehem) to Echo Lake. State 18

TOUR 9: From North; Woodstock to Junction with US 302. State 112

TOUR 10: From Maine Line (Portland) to Haverhill. State 25

Sec. a. Maine Line to Plymouth

Sec. b. Plymouth to Haverhill

TOUR 10A: From The Weirs to Moultonborough Corner, State 11, State 28, and State 107

TOUR 10B: Lake Winnipesaukee Steamer Trip. Steamer ‘Mount Washington’

TOUR 10C: Lake Winnipesaukee Mail Boat Trip. Steamer ‘Marshal Foch’

TOUR 11: From Franklin, to Vermont Line (Ascutneyville). State 11

TOUR 12: From Hopkinton to Wendell. State 103

TOUR 13: From Junction with State 16 to Massachusetts Line (Lawrence). State 28

Sec. a. Junction with State 16 to Manchester

Sec. b. Manchester to Massachusetts Line

TOUR 14: From Portsmouth to Vermont Line (White River Junction). US 4 and Alt. US 4

Sec. a. Portsmouth to Concord

Sec. b. Concord to Vermont Line

TOUR 15: From Concord to Massachusetts Line (Fitchburg). US 202

TOUR 15A: From Junction with US 202 to Vermont Line (Brattleboro). State 9, the Franklin Pierce Highway

TOUR 15B: From East Jaffrey to Troy. Unnumbered road

TOUR 16: From Manchester to Junction with State 11. State 114

TOUR 17: From Portsmouth to Keene. State 101

Sec. a. Portsmouth to Manchester

Sec. b. Manchester to Keene

TOUR 17A: From Wilton to Peterborough. State 31 and unnumbered roads

IV. THE WHITE MOUNTAINS

V. SPORTS AND RECREATION

Fishing and Hunting

Hiking and Climbing

Camping and Picnicking

Golf and Tennis

Water Sports

Fairs and Races

Winter Sports

Ski Trails

CHRONOLOGY

SELECTED READING LIST

INDEX