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Heritage Listings >> Carroll County | Coos County | Grafton County |
| Coos County - Errol Heritage Commission |
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 Site Owners: Errol Heritage Commission & Heritage FundAddress: PO Box 100, Errol, NH 03579 Contact: Debra Freedman, 482-3884 Debb1e2000@aol.com Website: www.aannh.org/heritage/coos/umbagog.php | www.visitlakeumbagog.com Exhibit: The Errol Heritage Commission is pleased to announce that there is now an Old Photo Display for the public to enjoy at Errol Town Hall. It is just a peek into the rich historic past of the area. Hours: Monday 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., Tuesday 5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. and Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 am. While you are in the area, also visit: Floating Islands of the Lake Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge – wilderness wetland on Natural Register of Historic Landmarks, Potter Farm, Sargent Cemetery, Errol Congregational Church |
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| Coos County - Additional Umbagog/Errol Area Sites of Interest | |
 Errol Congregational Church
Physical Address: 102 Main St, Errol, NH 03579 Contact: Mr. Bruce Bean, Treasurer, 207-486-3302, Errol, NH 03579. Description: There is a memory light for a deceased member - it is a stained glass porch lamp with replicates the stained glass window above the pulpit. Handicap accessible. Hours: Sundays, 8am Directions: North on Route 16 to Errol. Right onto Main Street and the church is on your right. Programs Offered: First Saturday in October - Supper open to the public Notes: Mr. & Mrs. HF West owned the land. In July 1898 the building was dedicated and cost $2300 to build. The wood burning furnace was donated by ES Coe of Bangor ME. 1898 - minister Eugene Lyman. The seats in the sanctuary have men's hat racks underneath. |
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| Coos County - Additional Umbagog/Errol Area Sites of Interest | |
 Floating Island
Site Owners: Lake Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge Contact: Paul F Casey, Refuge Manager Description: Wilderness wetland listed in the Natural Register of Historic Landmarks. Hours: Mon-Fri, 8am-4:30pm. Year-round except holidays Directions: Travel east along Route 16 on the Androscoggin River to the first inlet on the north side of the river. Notes: This outstanding wetland site includes 260 acres of northern heath bog surrounded on three sides by mixed bog and swamp forest, and an intricate water complex of meandering river, oxbows and ponds. One of the finest wildlife areas in Northern New England. The Floating Island in the Lake Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge is a wilderness wetland listed in the Natural Register of Historic Landmarks. |
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 Potter FarmSite Owners: Lake Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge Description: One of the oldest and largest buildings and the first farm on Umbagog Lake. Hours: Not open to the public Directions: Travel east on Route 26 to Mountain Pond Rd, connects with Potter Farm Road. |
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Sargent Family Cemetery
Physical Address: Rte 26, Lake Umbagog, Cambridge, Errol, NH 03579 Contact: Ricky & Linda Blais, Owners of Paradise Point Cottages Description: 1858 cemetery - restored 2004. Hours: May-Nov Directions: 7 miles past Errol toward Upton Maine on Route 26. Next door to public boat landing. |
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