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New Hampshire Sunday Morning-#3

 

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                            Sunday Morning on CBS is one of my favorite programs. They always have a series 

                  of  interesting stories from around the US, people to see and places to go!

                        I hope to pass on a little of the same........

                                                                   NEW HAMPSHIRE SUNDAY MORNING

 

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  Exploring this wonderful State of New Hampshire is something my husband and I never tire of! There are so many diverse attractions and ever-changing landscapes...the possibilities are endless!

  Not too long ago I picked up a great book called BEST NEW HAMPSHIRE DRIVES-14 Tours in the Granite State, by Kay and Bill Scheller.

  We decided on an "abbreviated" version of Tour#9 The Eastern Border Lakes. This tour took us out of Conway and around Lake Ossipee!

  One of our first stops was the Governor Wentworth Historic SiteHistoric Site. This was the site of the Wentworth house one of New Hampshire's most refined eighteenth century plantations. It's owner/designer was John Wentworth II (1737-1820). He was the second and last governor of the Province of New Hampshire.

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 This was a Grand retreat built on 6,000 acres overlooking Lake Wentworth. John Wentworth had a 45 mile road built to connect his mansion to Portsmouth! This wonderful retreat burned to the ground in 1820, coincidentally the year of Wentworth's death!

All that remains is a historical marker...and an old well!well

 

 

 

 

 

     We continued on towards Effingham. Effingham is the home of the first "Normal " Schoolplaque.The second floor of this school was eventually the First State Teachers College!Normal School A rather un-pretentious beginning for a well respected profession!

 

 

 

 

 

Next door to the school was the magnificent Squire Lord's Mansion. Such a beautiful building with a second floor Paladian Window and an Octagonal Domed Cupola. It was built by Isacc Lord in 1820Mansion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  The remainder of our outing was spent enjoying the wonderful, exciting and historic buildings of Wakefield.Twenty six of the 18th and 19th century buildings in thisChurchDetail Historic Area are on the National Register of Historic Places

 

                             

 

 

 

   Epsicopal Church 

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Little Red School HouseCobbler Shop                                        Cobbler Shoppe

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                          

 

 

  Well, we only made a dent in the plan of the tour! An overnight stay would have been welcomed but hadn't been planned for. So, we headed home to Concord, New Hampshire our minds eye filled with grand historical images.

  Come travel the back-roads of New Hampshire. There are wonderful examples of our history around every corner!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NH's Four Seasons 

                                                                
Joan Mirantz - Joni is a Realtor® with Homequest Real Estate, a locally owned, Customer Service oriented Firm.
Joan Publishes a monthly Newsletter "Food For Thought" under the pen name Realtor Sherpa.
(Joan also answers to Miz Maven and Miss Joni.)

Joan works in Buyer and Seller Representation with concentrations in the Merrimack Valley Area and towns surrounding Concord NH - the Capital City.
"I love what I do, and it shows in how I do it"

Having crossed over to the "other side of Middle Age" herself....Joan is an ongoing source of information about local programs, facilities and issues specific to her peers! 

 
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20 comments • Joan Mirantz GRI CBR SRES- Concord New Hampshire Realtor • July 02 2007 10:25AM

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What a charming place to live!   I absolutely love old buildings, especially set in a rural environment.
Posted by Laurie Mindnich at Options Realty almost 5 years ago

Someday you'll have to come and do a "road trip"

My signature(What do you think of my signature?? It's almost exactlly how I write except for the J...I have a bigger ego and use a Capital)

(These have to be fake words...quandong? Scrabble anyone?)

Posted by Joan Mirantz GRI CBR SRES- Concord New Hampshire Realtor (Homequest Real Estate) almost 5 years ago
I so miss the East Coast! Thanks for the wonderful tour and photos!
Posted by Lysa Napolitano almost 5 years ago
Hi Lysa...thanks for the comment. Good to see you're writing again...enough with the partying!
Posted by Joan Mirantz GRI CBR SRES- Concord New Hampshire Realtor (Homequest Real Estate) almost 5 years ago
Joan, I LOVE to see pictures, they bring everything alive for the reader!  Yours are lovely, I left Long Island for a little while and stepped into your world===and how nice it is!  I am due for a road trip to many places I see on Activerain...and it's growing.  Thanks for taking all that time to post the pictures.
Posted by Laura Cerrano and Carole Provenzale Owner, Feng Shui Long Island & New York (Feng Shui Long Island & New York City/Feng Shui Manhattan ) almost 5 years ago

Hi Joan,

Beautiful trip you took us on this post!  Love the pictures, and would love to know more about that book you mentioned.  I just tried to find that online, but can't seem to find it.  Where did you get that book?  I have a few "Off the Beaten Path" books and love those.  This one sounds like I'd love it as well.

Ann

Posted by Portsmouth NH Homes Condos - Ann Cummings New Hampshire REALTOR® (RE/MAX Coast to Coast - Portsmouth New Hampshire) almost 5 years ago
Carole...You're welcome anytime! Daytripping is a way of life for us! Well...gas prices have curtailed it a bit!
Posted by Joan Mirantz GRI CBR SRES- Concord New Hampshire Realtor (Homequest Real Estate) almost 5 years ago
Ann...I think I got it at Borders? It is Jasper Heights Press  Waterville, Vermont 05492(438 Shipman Road) if you want to contact the Publisher. It really has loads of places to see!
Posted by Joan Mirantz GRI CBR SRES- Concord New Hampshire Realtor (Homequest Real Estate) almost 5 years ago

Thanks Joan - I'll track this down!

Ann

Posted by Portsmouth NH Homes Condos - Ann Cummings New Hampshire REALTOR® (RE/MAX Coast to Coast - Portsmouth New Hampshire) almost 5 years ago
Joan, LOL! I've got the ideas of what to write about, just lack of time!
Posted by Lysa Napolitano almost 5 years ago
Wow! This is some fantastic stuff to have on localism. I feel just like I had a lovely tour through all the great spots in New Hampshire. It's BEAUTIFUL!
Posted by Lizette Fitzpatrick - Lexington KY MLS - Kentucky Homes - Horse Farms (Lizette Realty - Lexington KY - Richmond KY) almost 5 years ago
Lizette..thank you. So glad you enjoyed it. This is a great book. We'll have to try do another tour soon!Thanks fro reading.
Posted by Joan Mirantz GRI CBR SRES- Concord New Hampshire Realtor (Homequest Real Estate) almost 5 years ago

I, too, thought this is some fantastic stuff to have on localism.  I have featured you in this week's Localism Week in Review! Keep up the great posts!

Lexa Montierth 

Posted by Lexa Montierth (RealEstate.com, REALTORS®) almost 5 years ago
Thanks Lexa....I just went and looked.... I like feeling special!:)
Posted by Joan Mirantz GRI CBR SRES- Concord New Hampshire Realtor (Homequest Real Estate) almost 5 years ago
Thanks for the tour -- I have been so busy that my eyes are starting to bug out!  I enjoyed the pictures and for a moment I thought I actually was there too!  Congratulations on being featured in the week in review -- we both made this week's list!  Good job.
Posted by Joan Whitebook Southern New Hampshire (BHG The Masiello Group) almost 5 years ago
Joan...Congrats to you too. Do you see any lull in your schedule coming up? You need to kick back a bit...you sound stressed!
Posted by Joan Mirantz GRI CBR SRES- Concord New Hampshire Realtor (Homequest Real Estate) almost 5 years ago
What a great tour! I love the history in the Eastern US. Someday I'll be able to spend some time nosing around out there. In the meantime, you are welcome to keep highlighting your fun tours!
Posted by Mary Bigelow, 2010 Let's Do It AGAIN!!!! (Contractors Building Supply) almost 5 years ago

Mary...It's a great excuse to get "out and about" and drag my husband along too!

Michigan isn't taht far! Come on down!!

Posted by Joan Mirantz GRI CBR SRES- Concord New Hampshire Realtor (Homequest Real Estate) almost 5 years ago
Joan, you have some wonderful old homes in NH.  Historic homes are my passion.  I would have loved to have seen the original Governor Wentworth mansion!
Posted by Brian Schulman - Your Lancaster County, PA Real Estate Expert (Coldwell Banker Select Professionals, Lancaster PA) about 4 years ago
Brian.we also have a fondness for historic homes. Some of the most beautiful I've seen are in the seacoast area of upstate Maine. Some of the old Captains houses!
Posted by Joan Mirantz GRI CBR SRES- Concord New Hampshire Realtor (Homequest Real Estate) about 4 years ago

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