A coach comes to the society: Historical New Hampshire/ by Philip N. Guyol.

Title:

A coach comes to the society: Historical New Hampshire/ by Philip N. Guyol.

Author:

Guyol, Philip Nelson, 1905-1996,

Call Number:

977.8 N5321h

Publication Information:

Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1957.

Physical Description:

p.39-74: some illustrations.

Source:

Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1957 Vol. 3, (December 1957)

Description:

The article discusses the acquisition of a Concord Coach stagecoach by the New Hampshire Historical Society and a parade honoring the occasion. It examines the history of the Concord Coach, commenting on the Concord, New Hampshire coach manufacturing firm Abbot-Downing Company, founded by Lewis Downing and J. Stephens Abbot. The author notes that the coach was made by Abbot's employee Charles Wiggin and used on a stagecoach line connecting Gloucester, Lanesville, and Bay View, Massachusetts. The article also describes and presents photographs of the parade and comments on participants, including New Hampshire Historical Society President William Gurdon Saltonstall.

Subjects:

Stagecoaches. , Museums Acquisitions. , Parades.

People:

Abbot, J. Stephen, 1804-1871. , Downing, Lewis, 1792-1873. , Saltonstall, William Gurdon, 1905-.

Organizations:

New Hampshire Historical Society Periodicals History.

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