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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26UW_masonic-temple_Littleton-NH.html
On June 8, 1909, with elaborate pageantry, citizens celebrated the dedication of this restrained example of Beaux Arts Classicism.
Unique among Main Street's surviving structures are the imposing paired pilasters, rusticated masonry and parapet r…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26UU_tiltons-opera-block_Littleton-NH.html
Store clerk Henry Lowell Tilton (1828-1909) joined the Californian Gold Rush and returned to make his fortune in timber and real estate.
In 1881, he built this, the town's largest brick structure and the architectural template for Main Street's i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26UT_jax-jr-cinemas_Littleton-NH.html
The Jax Jr. had two distinguished predecessors at this location.
The first was the Premier Theater which John B. "Jack" Eames, "The Dean of New England Motion Picture Exhibitors," purchased in 1920.
It was destroyed by fire i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26UR_the-littleton-diner_Littleton-NH.html
On this site in 1930, Eugene and Stella Stone erected a modern parlor car diner with an open kitchen and seating for 25.
Its success prompted the Stones to sell the original diner in 1940 and to replace it with this Sterling Diner manufactured by…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26UQ_thayers-white-mountain-hotel_Littleton-NH.html
In 1843, Henry Lowell Thayer (1817-1892), owner of an adjacent general store, secured this lot for a hotel.
By 1850, local builders Andrew Scott and Jonathan Nurs had created an eclectic masterpiece that set a standard of scale and style for 19th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26UP_a-legendary-landmark_Littleton-NH.html
When "Daddy" Thayer's Hotel opened on January 14, 1850, its intended patrons were rail-borne travelers.
In 1853, train service began, and Thayer's ornate coach met this new breed of guests at the station.
When tourism boomed, the Hote…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26UM_bugbee-block_Littleton-NH.html
The offices of Dr. Ralph Bugbee, Jr. (1821-1893) occupied this Italianate edifice when it was built in 1857.
Beneath its bracketed cornice and formal frieze, retailers have plied clothing, hardware, books, jewelry, carpets and sporting goods.
Kn…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26SS_cart-roads-and-wagon-paths-connect-a-community_Albany-NH.html
Today a trip to town takes minutes.
For homesteaders, traveling the bumpy 15 miles to Conway by wagon took 3 hours, on a good day.
Trips to the store would not have been casual affairs, but a chance to stock up on supplies.
50 lb. sacks of g…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26SR_how-the-covered-bridge-was-built_Albany-NH.html
Local Ideas
Builder Amzi Russell who lived at what is now the Russell-Colbath homestead, was an industrious and versatile nearby builder.
His crew of three to thirty local hands were not engineers. But they were extremely skilled craftsmen who w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26SQ_the-night-the-bomber-crashed_Woodstock-NH.html
January 14, 1942: the reality of World War II was brought home New Hampshire when a U.S. Army Air Corps B-18A bomber strayed off course and crashed in the White Mountains, killing crewmembers and severely injuring the other five.
The Crash
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