Registered: July 2002 Location: Rock Haven Lake - West Newfield, ME Posts: 5,359
Postmarked 1907 in Meredith. When I acquired this I thought it depicted the infamous "Hermit of Meredith" However his name was Joseph Plumer (not Dow) and born in 1774. Google provided some assistance. "The sepia-toned photo of my great-great-grandfather, Orin Frank Dow, was taken in the late 1800's in Meredith, New Hampshire. After the death of his wife, Orin Frank built this camp, "Dow's Rest" in the woods behind his son's home. He wanted to be close to his family, but not live with them. He had many visitors, and kept a guest book with over 2,000 names in it.
Although over 125 years separated our births, stories of his life have been passed down through our family for years, connecting past with present; just as the computer was able to bring our images together in a single photo.
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