The Indian "fort" at Lochmere: Historical New Hampshire / by Walter T. Silver and Helenette Silver.
- Title:
- The Indian "fort" at Lochmere: Historical New Hampshire / by Walter T. Silver and Helenette Silver.
- Author:
- Silver, Walter Theo,
- Call Number:
- 977.8 N5321h
- Publication Information:
- Concord, N.H.: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1962.
- Physical Description:
- p.49-60.
- Source:
- Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1962 Vol. 17 (June 1962) Historical New Hampshire
- Description:
- The article discusses a supposed Indian Fort at Little Bay on the Winnipesaukee River in Lochmere, a village in the New Hampshire town of Tilton. The author argues that the structure was actually an Indian weir, or a fish trap, used to catch shad during their fall migration. The article examines the importance of mobility to Native Americans and comments on early sources concerning the supposed fort, including historian Jeremy Belknap. It suggests that the river may have run through the trap because the river bed location and depth have changed or because the Indians built at dam during the fishing season.
- Subjects:
- Indians of North America New Hampshire. , Fish weirs.
- Locations:
- Tilton (N.H.) History.
- People:
- Silver, Helenette.
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