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Keene Public Library and the Historical Society of Cheshire County

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Keene is the largest town in Cheshire County, located in the southwest corner of New Hampshire. Cheshire County is home to Mount Monadnock, one of the most climbed mountains in the world, which used to be frequented by Thoreau and Emerson. The Keene Public Library started scanning and uploading hundreds of historical photos and postcards of Keene and surrounding Cheshire County in its collection. When we ran out of our own photos, we started working on the thousands of photos at the Historical Society of Cheshire County. All of the scanning and enhancing of the photos has been done by our extraordinary volunteer, Bob Borden. Please feel free to add information or comments.

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The last upload was December 2014.

hsykwh722 uploaded December 2014
Large house with gazebo, overlooking lake uploaded December 2014
Family on porch near lake uploaded December 2014
Dog and stone wall uploaded December 2014
House in woods overlooking shallow water uploaded December 2014
Rocking chairs on porch of summer cottage uploaded December 2014
House overlooking stony beach uploaded December 2014
Sailboat and lifeguard towers on lake uploaded December 2014
Lake with houses on farther shore uploaded December 2014
Fish hung on cords uploaded December 2014
Corn field uploaded December 2014
Man with team of white horses uploaded December 2014
Road with man pointing to the left, near farmhouse uploaded December 2014
Farmhouse with stone wall and 2-rail gate uploaded December 2014
Fields and houses (2) uploaded December 2014

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Flood in 1927, Keene NH - Ashuelot River from the Dam

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Ken Bergman said:
Wow!

Unknown House in Keene New Hampshire

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Sharen Auger-Rizy said:
7/3/18. This house is one of my favorites. It is located across from the intersection of Court and Cross Streets at about 170 to 180 Court Street. This house has always been very well maintained and has been yellow with white trim and black shutters for as long as I can remember. The next two photos are of the same house.
rkgager said:
This is 180 Court Street in Keene, you are correct

Richards (G.H.) House, West Street, Keene New Hampshire

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Sharen Auger-Rizy said:
7/3/18. You cannot tell from the historic photo, but this is a brick house. It is missing the porch top and roof line fencing and exists as offices today. It is on the corner of West and Wilder Streets. As so many of the beautiful old houses along West Street were lost, let's hope this one remains.