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1771 Piece of New England Map
I found this wonderful map of New England that was published in 1771. It is fascinating to see what the cartographers came up with back then. I picked out a goodly portion of The Lakes Region to share with you. It would have been wonderful to get the whole map, but it is huge and past my computer's abilities. For some reason the LoC links are temporary, so if you want to look at the full map, you will have to search for it. Sorry!
http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopo...kes_Region.jpg For the super-sized version, click here. This morning I was trying to figure out just what Kusumpe Pond was. I can only guess it is Squam Lake, but the Pemigewasset River doesn’t seem to flow from there, it seems to come from the White Mountains. Other interesting items of notice: The Weirs is The Wares The Kings forest is over in Alton Endikots Tree Offippa Pond, which I suspect would be Ossipee What other things do you notice about this map? |
This map is so old that Alton hasn't even been established yet! It is still part of New Durham and though the map doesn't note it, it was referred to as Durham Gore at the time.
From the town of Alton website Quote:
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RG,The Pemi river starts at Cannon MT.I love how Winni is called a "pond".Cool map thanks.It is confusing after looking at todays map though.Here's how I read it.
Looking at where Paugus would be,it would seem the first bulge is Paugus Bay,the second bulge is Opechee and the third Winnisquam.The finger over where it says"the wares" I would assume is Merideth Bay.I would then think that the fingers above that would be Center Harbor and Greens Basin. |
Alton Bay is Merrymeeting Bay.
The Merrymeeting River flows toward Dover rather than into Winnipesaukee (I've heard this may have been true at one point) Thanks RG. Another great find! |
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So Offipa on that map would have been pronounced like Ossipa. See also Epfom and Barnftead on the map, which would have been pronounced like Epsom and Barnstead. - Frank |
I think the old timers all called the lake a "pond". I rememer my Mom saying that her grandmother always referred to the lake as the pond. In those days, it was nothing more than a watering hole for the cows.
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