Origin of a Name

[DickR]

Originally Posted by tis

You made me curious. From Parker's History of Wolfeoboro it was originally called Cutter's Mountain after the lot was drawn by Dr. AR Cutter when the town was first divided. Later it was called Cotton Mountain, named after "a group of families of that name that have for many years dwealt on its sides and in the adjacent valley. Point of interest, this mountain is only 50 feet less than Whiteface.

It seems there are two "Cotton" mountains, one near Wolfeboro and one in Holderness, toward the west end of the Squam Range. If comparing either to Whiteface Mountain in the Sandwich Range, Whiteface is quite a bit more than 50 feet higher, being one of the 4,000 footers.