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A Weirs Souvenir - 1880s - 1940s - Part 1
A WEIRS SOUVENIR - 1880s-1940s - Part 1 Note the campground and the very first railroad station built circa. 1848. PREFACE - Weirs Landing was pretty much an agricultural area until the railroad came through and soon thereafter began to develop as a resort area. The railroad leased land to both the Civil War Veterans for their annual encampments and to the Methodists who held yearly campmeetings. The Methodists also rented their facilities out to other groups such as the Baptists. The railroads always encoraged events and facilities that would encourage people to use the rails. It wasn't until about a decade after the end of the hostilities of the Civil War before the veterans and Methodists began to arrive. Most black and white photos seen below are from a promotional book, "Weirs Souvenir" published in 1897. and a promotional book for the Hotel Weirs published about the turn of the century. Postcards would predominantly be from the 1900-1915 vintage. Later images are from a promotional brochure distributed by the Weirs Chamber of Commerce in 1948. scroll over to see the panorama above.....scroll this way > ----> T A B L E of C O N T E N T S Preface 1880s with text from Bachelder's "Popular Resorts and How to Reach Them" 1875 1897 - Veteran's Encampment and Buildings Methodist Campground Accomodations Dining Activities Boat Rides Airplane Rides Lakeshore Path Orchard View Tower Dancing and Big Bands Speedboat Racing Swimming Click here to SUPER-SIZE this text A list of rooming houses and hotels with the capacity and cost - 1880 to be conitnued A WEIRS TIMELINE 1848-1849 - Railroad arrives. Route not yet completed to the White Mountains until later on. Civil War 1873 - First Methodist Camp Meeting 1878 - First Civil War Veterans Encampment 1880 - Diamond Island House dragged across ice to become Weirs Hotel 1885 - Weirs Cafe opens 1886 - New Hampshire Music Teachers Festivals Begin 1886 - Trinity Methodist Church is built on Tower Ave. 1886 - Aquedoctan House Opens 1887 - Lakeside House opens. Additons in 1890 and 1899. 1880s - 1890s - Tremendous growth of resort industry. 1894 - Memorial Statue and Fountain Installed. Hit by lightning in 1931. 1899 - Laconia Street Railway extends to the Weirs. 1899 - All additions completed on the New Hotel Weirs 1903 - New Music Hall Dedicated. 1916-1918 - First motorcyclists arrive at the Weirs 1924 - Hotel Weirs, Music Hall and several regimental buildings burn. 1925 - Irwin's Winnipesaukee Gardens Opens. 1939 - Mount Washington and Railroad Station Burn. 1960 - Passenger Rail Service from Boston ends. CLICK HERE for a more extensive timeline Last edited by mcdude; 05-09-2005 at 04:53 PM. |
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