Penacook Lake, 1888

Collection Name:

George W. Perry Scrapbooks

Title:

Penacook Lake, 1888

Creator:

Perry, George W., 1891-1971

Creator Role:

Collector

Accession / Call Number:

1974.045

Object ID:

1974.045.67.047

Date:

1888

Type of Material:

graphic material

Physical Description:

1 photograph

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Photographic print of Penacook Lake in Concord, NH, taken in 1888. The caption states, "Penacook Lake Little Pond Road Photograph made in 1888. Farm of left, J. Jordan farm On the right the brick farm buildings of B. F. Griffin Club House on right (left) the first Alert Hose Company house, This club, organized in 1878, was composed largely of members of the Alert Hose Company, who after a few years of camping, built this permanent house for their purpose. In 1897 a larger club house was dedicated, with boating as one of its objects of the association. Mr. Henry Tucker was president in 1900. On right Halcyon Boat Club House built in 1874, Razed in 1906. Long Pond is in the depression surrounded by Rattlesnake, Jerry, Pine, and Parsonage hills, a little west and north of the centre [center] of the city, lies the pond, the largest within the city limits, one hundred and seventy-nine feet abouve [above] the river. It has an area of three hundred and thirty-eight acres and a watershed of nineteen hundred and twenty."

Subjects:

Lakes , Dwellings , Farms

Locations:

Concord, NH

People:

Perry, George W., 1891-1971

Organizations:

Alert Hose Co.

Terms of Use:

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Credit Line:

Gift of May Nutter.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item

Box Number:

12