[Rattlesnake Gal]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

Prior to that, Lake Winnipesaukee was about seven or eight smaller lakes that were interconnected by a natural downstream flow of water from Lee's Mills to Moultonborough to Melvin Village to the broads to the Weirs, to Paugus Bay, to the Lakeport Dam in Laconia, and over the dam and into the Winnipesaukee River. A lot of water has gone over that dam since 1822!

I disagree FLL.

Please visit the History of the Lake Size thread.

Originally Posted by Rattlesnake Gal

In an effort to find out how the lake looked way back when, I found these survey and rail road maps.

They give you and idea of how similar Winnipesaukee is then and now.


1756 Map of His Magesty's Provence of NH


1771 Winipifsioket Pond


1794 Survey Map of Winnipesaukee


1845 Winnipesaukee RR Map (Crooked because the map was drawn with north in the wrong place.)


1894 RR Map of Winnipesaukee Area

These maps can be found on the PhotoPost for closer detail.

I'll post more on the dam facts later, when I have more time.