President: Franklin
Pierce 
Start Point: Concord - 10km Walk (YR292) Jan 10-Dec
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New Hampshire
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President: Franklin
Pierce |
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Start Point: Concord - 10km Walk (YR292) Jan 10-Dec
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| Sponsoring Club: AVA-0247, Seacoast Striders |
| History Lesson: A handsome small state capital it has many old buildings and a beautiful domed granite State House. The walk will take you by the gold domed granite State House, Franklin Pierce House and grave and the Museum of NH History. |
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President: Abraham
Lincoln |
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Start Point: Exeter - 10km Walk (YR1658) Apr 2 - Dec
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| Sponsoring Club: AVA-0247, Seacoast Striders |
| History Lesson: 1860 Feb. 28. Lincoln begins a two-weeks speaking tour of New England, where he speaks eleven times. The stop at Exeter, N.H., gives him an opportunity to visit his son Robert [Simeon Folsom House, 11 Pleasant Street], who is attending Phillips Exeter Academy. |
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President: Theodore
Roosevent, George Washington, Franklin Pierce, James Polk, Chester Arthur,
William Taft, John F. Kennedy |
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Start Point: Portsmouth - 10km Walk (YR292) Jan 8 - Dec
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| Sponsoring Club: AVA-0247, Seacoast Striders |
| History Lesson: Theodore Roosevent stayed at the Rockingham Hotel in 1905 while he mediated the peace treaty between Japan and Russia for which he won the Nobel Peace Prize. Much of the Rockingham's original elegance and grandeur has been well preserved, and it is still very much in evidence. The dining room ceiling was constructed by Pullman Car Woodworkers in 1879. The outside panels are a Lindcrusta Walton (formed from pressed linen) separated by mahogany molding. The middle octagonal panels are hand-painted. All the mirrors in the dining room were imported from France and are lined with silver. The paneling is hand-carved Spanish mahogany. The lighting fixtures are the original ones (inlaid with semi-precious stones) made by Shreve, Crump and Low of Boston. The foyer and dining room floors are of Italian marble (the dining room floor had to be covered). The marble-topped bar in the lounge was originally the front desk of the Rockingham Hotel. The most significant historic event to take place at the Rockingham was the signing of the Russo-Japanese Treaty on August 8, 1905, for the press. Just a few of the noteworthy personages who have eaten or stayed at the Rockingham include presidents George Washington, Franklin Pierce, James K. Polk, Theodore Roosevelt, Chester Arthur, William Taft and John F. Kennedy. |
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Updated March 17, 2005