The Origin of Some New Hampshire Mountain Names: Historical New Hampshire/ by New Hampshire Historical Society.
- Title:
- The Origin of Some New Hampshire Mountain Names: Historical New Hampshire/ by New Hampshire Historical Society.
- Author:
- New Hampshire Historical Society (Concord, NH).
- Call Number:
- 977.8 N5321h
- Publication Information:
- Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1955.
- Physical Description:
- p.2-29 : some illustrations.
- Source:
- Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1955 Vol. 11 (April 1955) Historical New Hampshire
- Description:
- The article discusses the origins of the names of mountains in New Hampshire's White Mountains. It examines early explorers, including historian Jeremy Belknap and lecturer Dr. Jacob Bigelow. Mountains in the Presidential Range were named after U.S. Presidents, including James Munroe, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams. The author notes that names of other mountains derive from Indian names, including Chocorua, Kearsarge, and Uncanoonucs. Mount Whittier is named after poet John Greenleaf Whitter and Mount Carrigain after New Hampshire Secretary of State Philip Carrigain. Other names derive from Biblical names, animals, artists, and authors.
- People:
- Belknap, Jeremy, 1744-1798. , Bigelow, Jacob. , Carrigain, Philip. , Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892.
- Organizations:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Periodicals History.
- Electronic Resources:
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