In its day a major industry of the State, Stoddard glass products are now highly prized by collectors.

"[4] "This marker stands on the northwesterly part of a 4,000-acre tract which comprised the elegant country estate of John Wentworth, last royal governor of New Hampshire (1767–1775).

[8] "Known to Indians as Asquamchumauke, the nearby river was renamed for Lt. Thomas Baker (1682–1753) whose company of 34 scouts from Northampton, Mass.

[15] "Born in an almost uncleared wilderness in an area then known as Ballou's Dell, 1.5 miles east of here, on Fish Hatchery Road, this farm boy, raised in the Baptist faith, became known as the Father of Universalism.

In the 19th century, as an author and preacher, he expounded religious liberalism from pulpits in Portsmouth, N.H., Salem and Boston, Mass.

[17] "In 1772, 'the people called Methodist' held their first religious meeting in this state on the James Robertson farm, 1.2 miles north of here, on Christian Street, with Philip Embury as the preacher.

On June 20, 1803, Francis Asbury spoke here using as his text: 'Let us run with patience the race that is set before us.

[20] "On the hillside to be seen to the north of this location a band of marauding Indians and their captives were found eating their breakfast on June 26, 1696, following the attack at the Portsmouth Plains.

"[28] "This house, on land long occupied by Revolutionary Veteran Joshua Thompson, was built by Charles Graham about 1836.

For many years droves of cattle passed along this 3rd New Hampshire Turnpike[e] (Incorporated in 1799) four rods wide running from Walpole through Keene and Sharon toward Boston to the Massachusetts line.

"[32] "A reminder of bygone days, this stone structure was used to make wood into charcoal for the nearby iron smelters.

Pine knots, a waste material from the adjacent lumber mill, were a prime source for charcoal.

"[33] "Here, from 1867 to 1909, the world famous Kilburn brothers, Benjamin and Edward, produced and distributed thousands of stereoscopic views.

Their collection, largest in the world and collector's items today, provided popular parlor entertainment for generations.

Sometimes called 'America's Stonehenge', these intriguing chambers hold a fascinating story and could be remnants of a pre-Viking or even Phoenician civilization.

[36] "In 1929, on the slopes of the hill to the east, Austrian-born Sig Buchmayr established the first organized ski school in the United States.

Sponsored by Peckett's-on-Sugar Hill, one of the earliest resorts to promote the joys of winter vacationing in the snow, the school provided an initial impetus to the ski sport America knows today.

"[37] "This church, built on the northeast corner of Cole Cemetery in 1762, was moved in sections by ox cart in 1779 to this location, then known as Federal Hill.

Close by stood the famous Plains Tavern (1728–1914) with its Bowling Green where many distinguished visitors were entertained.