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New Hampshire Veterans' Association Historic District

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448: 79: 104: 62: 111: 86: 256:. Over the following decades the group expanded its range to encompass veterans from all of the United States' war efforts. The architecture of the resort area the association developed is distinctive, as the resort houses were built to accommodate entire regiments. The district includes 18 buildings, five of which front on Lakeside Avenue and have expansive views of 711: 716: 673: 291: 282:, one of the largest settlements in the state with a long prehistoric and historic record. Areas adjacent to this property are also listed on the National Register for their archaeological significance. 383: 267:
The New Hampshire Veterans' Association was founded in 1875, and began holding reunions at Weirs Beach the following year. These were held on land owned by the Concord and Montreal Railroad (later the
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and the Weirs Beach area. Most of the remaining buildings are located on Veterans Avenue, which runs roughly parallel to, and behind, Lakeside Avenue. The district was listed on the
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The association's land also has archaeological importance. It encompasses a portion of what was once the Native American village of
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encompasses a large cluster of late 19th-century summer resort properties in the
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List of National Historic Landmarks in New Hampshire
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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New Hampshire Veterans' Association Historic District is located in New Hampshire
New Hampshire Veterans' Association Historic District is located in the United States
Weirs Beach
Laconia, New Hampshire
43°36′23″N 71°27′32″W / 43.60639°N 71.45889°W / 43.60639; -71.45889
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Weirs Beach
Laconia, New Hampshire
American Civil War
Lake Winnipesaukee
National Register of Historic Places
Boston and Maine
Queen Anne
Aquadoctan
National Register of Historic Places listings in Belknap County, New Hampshire


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