Nash & Sawyer Location, New Hampshire
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Nash & Sawyer Location, New Hampshire, is an historic designation of part of Coos County
, which was shown on the 1896 topographic map of the area north of Crawford Notch
. It contained the areas now known as Bretton Woods
and Fabyans, each annexed by the town of Carroll
before 1935.
In 1771, Timothy Nash and Benjamin Sawyer proved that a horse could be brought through the pass, thereby showing that a road may be feasible as well. Sawyer Pond (Bemis Lake) and the Sawyer River
, near Notchland, are also named for Benjamin Sawyer.
Coos County, New Hampshire
-National protected areas:*Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge *Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge *White Mountain National Forest -Demographics:...
, which was shown on the 1896 topographic map of the area north of Crawford Notch
Crawford Notch
Crawford Notch is the steep and narrow gorge of the Saco River in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, located almost entirely within the town of Hart's Location...
. It contained the areas now known as Bretton Woods
Bretton Woods, New Hampshire
Bretton Woods is an area within the town of Carroll, New Hampshire, USA, whose principal points of interest are three leisure and recreation facilities...
and Fabyans, each annexed by the town of Carroll
Carroll, New Hampshire
Carroll is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 763 at the 2010 census. The two largest villages are Twin Mountain and Bretton Woods. Carroll is an important access point for recreational areas in the White Mountains, including many 4,000-footers, the Zealand...
before 1935.
In 1771, Timothy Nash and Benjamin Sawyer proved that a horse could be brought through the pass, thereby showing that a road may be feasible as well. Sawyer Pond (Bemis Lake) and the Sawyer River
Sawyer River
The Sawyer River is a 9.1 mile long river in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Saco River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean in Maine....
, near Notchland, are also named for Benjamin Sawyer.
See also
- Lancaster, New HampshireLancaster, New HampshireLancaster is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, USA, on the Connecticut River named after Lancaster, England. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 3,507, the second largest in the county after Berlin. It is the county seat of Coos County and gateway to the Great North Woods Region...
reference to early grantees, Sawyer and Nash. - Samuel BemisSamuel BemisDr. Samuel A. Bemis was one of the earliest photographers in the United States. A small number of his daguerreotypes have survived....
another local pioneer, owner of Notchland. - Defunct placenames of New HampshireDefunct placenames of New HampshireDefunct placenames are those no longer used officially.Many populated places in New Hampshire once prospered and are now gone, subsumed by adjacent cities or renamed. Similarly, many geophysical features have had their names changed over time. This is an alphabetized list of the names of such...
- Sawyer's Rock Historical Marker