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Originally Posted by chasedawg
Madame Chiang Kai-Shek the wife of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek lived many summers at her home in Tipps Cove. Just beyond Jockey Cove heading west. She was 106 when she past in 2003. She was the only women at the time to speak before the US Senate in 1943 requesting support for her husbands military battle fighting the China Communist. She would be seen in Wolfeboro every summer with her body guards.
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This compound was bought and razed by the CEO of Stanley Tools in the mid to late 90s. He built a beautiful home/compound of his own. This guy had so much influence, he made the pwc company of his choice offer their product at Goodhue & Hawkins Boatyard (Wolfeboro) even though the territory of the product was geographically protected (dealers not too close to one another).