Excerpt from Three Centuries on Winnipesaukee

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SIKSUKR: Here's the long-winded answer..more than you ever wanted to know!

author: Huse, Warren D.: LAKEPORT, NH; Arcadia Tempus Publishing Group, Inc., 1999; Paperback in Fine condition (unread store shelf copy); Approximate Dimensions in inches: 6.5 x 9.25; 128 pp.

"Originally, the neighborhood now known as Lakeport was part of Meredith on one side of the Winnipesaukee River and of Gilmanton (Gilford after 1812) on the other. This manufacturing, commercial, and port settlement—once called Lake Village—became part of the city of Laconia in 1893. The area around today's Lakeport Dam became the site of sawmills and gristmills for the Euro-American settlers of the late 1760s. By the mid-1800s, textile and hosiery mills, factories, foundries, and machine shops had grown up around the abundant waterpower of the dam. With the coming of the railroad in 1848, Lake Village became an important railroad town—with repair shops, a roundhouse, and homes for scores of railroad workers.

Beginning in the mid-1800s, boat building—especially of lake steamers—was also an important industry. Just before joining with the town of Laconia to form today's city of Laconia, Lake Village renamed itself Lakeport. By then, the two communities had expanded toward each other, forming one continuous urban neighborhood."

Warren D. Huse, the author of Laconia and The Weirs, also compiles a weekly historical column for The Citizen of Laconia. He has gathered images from the archives of the Laconia Public Library, the Laconia Historical Society, the Laconia Museum Society, Inc., and private collections to create a volume that will earn a lasting place on the bookshelves of area homes as well as in the hearts of residents and visitors, young and old alike.

We have many titles of the Arcadia local photo-history series currently offered in other eBay auctions. Some of these books are out of print and we have only very limited quantities available (some just single copies). These fascinating well-researched and visually appealing books offer a rare window into the past and development of individual localities -- A great way to get a "sense of place" of your hometown!