Medal, Commemorative

Object Name:: Medal, Commemorative
Object ID:: 1966.065
Creator:: Johnson, Walter E.; Blackinton, V. H. & Company
Place of Origin:: Attleboro Falls, MA
Date:: 1966
Description:: Commemorative medal, Tamworth, NH, Bicentennial, 1966. Circular bronze medal. Obverse: view of mountain identified as "MT. CHOCORUA"; team of sled dogs in foreground; text around perimeter, "1766 TAMWORTH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1966 / BICENTENNIAL"; designed by Walter E. Johnson. Reverse: in high relief, Marion I. Spaulding's adaptation of an early artist's version of Chief Chocorua standing on ledge, with text on right, "THE CHOCORUA LEGEND / IN SEVERAL VERSIONS, THE / LEGEND'S SEQUENCE RELATES / THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF / CHOCORUA'S SON WHILE IN THE / CARE OF A SETTLER NAME CAMPBELL / SUSPICIOUS OF THE CAUSE, THE / PEQUAWKET CHIEFTAIN TOOK / REVENGE ON THE SETTLER'S / FAMILY. THEN IN RETALIATION / CAMPBELL PURSUED CHOCORUA / TO THE PEAK OF THE / MOUNTAIN FROM WHICH / THE INDIAN / LEAPT."
Material:: Metal
Bronze
Dimensions:: D-0.1 Dia-1.5 inches
Credit Line:: Gift of Dr. Sarah E. Youngman
People:: Chief Chocorua, Johnson, Walter E., Spaulding, Marion I., Chinook (dog) (1917-1929)
Subjects:: Bicentennials, Commemorative objects, Legendary characters, Legends, Mount Chocorua, Native Americans, Sledding, Dog, Chinook, Chocorua, Lakes & ponds