History of Lincoln Park Gilford?

Airedale1 · 09-23-2012, 05:41 AM

Lincoln Park in Gilford is a favorite spot of mine and my wife as well. We love the view from there. I was wondering if anyone could tell me a bit about the history of the park. How long has it been a park, prior use, how it got it's name, etc. I did a Google search but could not find anything.

RailroadJoe · 09-23-2012, 06:56 AM

All I know is the railroad tracks went right through there.

billy · 09-23-2012, 07:27 AM

here is a link to the history of the park
https://sites.google.com/site/lincol...fordnh/history

mcdude · 09-23-2012, 08:46 AM

The home of A.V. Lincoln still sits just down the road from the park seen in this "then and now"....

mcdude · 09-23-2012, 09:04 AM

FROM "The Gunstock Parish" Adiar Mulligan - 1955 - Thompson Ames Historical Society - p. 404

Quote:

A. V. Lincoln of Boston, MA, who had extensive connections with the (Lakeshore) Railroad, erected his impressive cobblestone and shingle cottage at the end of the 19th century overlooking the Broads. The cottage's horsebarn also remains. He gave the town a small piece of land now known as Lincoln Park, Mr Lincoln was a great favorite of the local children and hired a steamer to take them on excursions about the lake to celebrate his birthday. 127 Belknap Point Road."

SteveA · 09-23-2012, 10:52 AM

... put the word HISTORY in a new thread and McDude appears to fill in the blanks!

Thanks McDude!

RailroadJoe · 09-23-2012, 12:18 PM

In McDude's postcard you can see the Belknap Point railroad station in the far left corner. Great big McMansion there now.

Airedale1 · 09-23-2012, 01:19 PM

Thank you one and all for such a quick and informative response to my question. I never knew that the railroad ran on that part of the lake. I will try to find more on the life of A.V. Lincoln. Does anyone know his full name? Thanks again.

upthesaukee · 09-23-2012, 09:27 PM

My folks had a trailer in Two Pines Trailer park in Glendale, across from what is now Lyon's Den.

My girlfriend at the time and I went for a walk one evening, and ended up down on Belknap Pt at what is now Lincoln Park. There were some wooden docks piled on the shore and we walked down to sit on them and watch the world go by, the moon come up, etc..

All of a sudden she says "look at the black and white kitty." I looked down and yup, you guessed it, our white kitty was not a kitty at all. This skunk was thankfully 1.) not rabid and 2.) very friendly. It actually rubbed up against her leg before moving off. After holding our breath for what seemed 5 minutes, we also moved on.

Could we name it Skunk Holler instead?

09-23-2012, 05:41 AM	#1
Airedale1 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Laconia Posts: 595 Thanks: 557 Thanked 1,569 Times in 274 Posts	History of Lincoln Park Gilford? Lincoln Park in Gilford is a favorite spot of mine and my wife as well. We love the view from there. I was wondering if anyone could tell me a bit about the history of the park. How long has it been a park, prior use, how it got it's name, etc. I did a Google search but could not find anything. __________________ "The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit." Nelson Henderson (1865-1943)

09-23-2012, 07:27 AM	#3
billy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 87 Thanks: 192 Thanked 38 Times in 19 Posts	link to the history here is a link to the history of the park https://sites.google.com/site/lincol...fordnh/history

09-23-2012, 10:52 AM	#6
SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,054 Times in 497 Posts	All you have to do is.. ... put the word HISTORY in a new thread and McDude appears to fill in the blanks! Thanks McDude! __________________ "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry he'll be a mile away and barefoot!" unknown

09-23-2012, 01:19 PM	#8
Airedale1 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Laconia Posts: 595 Thanks: 557 Thanked 1,569 Times in 274 Posts	Thank you one and all for such a quick and informative response to my question. I never knew that the railroad ran on that part of the lake. I will try to find more on the life of A.V. Lincoln. Does anyone know his full name? Thanks again. __________________ "The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit." Nelson Henderson (1865-1943)

09-23-2012, 09:27 PM	#9
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,547 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,398 Thanked 1,918 Times in 1,061 Posts	A tale from the past... My folks had a trailer in Two Pines Trailer park in Glendale, across from what is now Lyon's Den. My girlfriend at the time and I went for a walk one evening, and ended up down on Belknap Pt at what is now Lincoln Park. There were some wooden docks piled on the shore and we walked down to sit on them and watch the world go by, the moon come up, etc.. All of a sudden she says "look at the black and white kitty." I looked down and yup, you guessed it, our white kitty was not a kitty at all. This skunk was thankfully 1.) not rabid and 2.) very friendly. It actually rubbed up against her leg before moving off. After holding our breath for what seemed 5 minutes, we also moved on. Could we name it Skunk Holler instead? __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

09-23-2012, 06:56 AM	#2
RailroadJoe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 620 Thanks: 259 Thanked 158 Times in 100 Posts	All I know is the railroad tracks went right through there.

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09-23-2012, 12:18 PM	#7
RailroadJoe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 620 Thanks: 259 Thanked 158 Times in 100 Posts	In McDude's postcard you can see the Belknap Point railroad station in the far left corner. Great big McMansion there now.