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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22DZ_winston-churchill_Cornish-NH.html
American author of best-selling novels, such as "Coniston", written between 1898-1941 and partly based upon actual experience in New Hampshire politics. His nearby residence, "Harlakenden House", was built in 1898 and burned in 1923. It also serve…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22DV_the-cornish-colony_Cornish-NH.html
The Cornish Colony (1885-1935) was a group of artists, sculptors, writers, journalists, poets, and musicians who joined the sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens in Cornish and found the area a delightful place to live and work. Some prominent members w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WEH_the-farragut-monument-historical_Cornish-NH.html
The monument commemorating the Civil War naval hero Admiral David Glasgow Farragut was Saint-Gaudens' first public commission. It was begun in 1879 and unveiled in Madison Square Park, New York City in 1881, where it still stands.
Here in front…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1F0P_salmon-portland-chase_Cornish-NH.html
In this house was born Salmon P. Chase, U.S. Senator from Ohio (1849-55), Governor of Ohio (1855-59), a founder of the Republican Party and leader in the anti-slavery movement. After serving as Secretary of the Treasury in Lincoln's Cabinet, he wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1F0O_cornish-windsor-bridge_Cornish-NH.html
Built in 1866 at a cost of $9,000, this is the longest wooden bridge in the United States and the longest two-span covered bridge in the world. The fourth bridge at this site, the 460-foot structure was built by Bela J. Fletcher (1811-1877) of Cla…