Chocorua Basin View Blog
virtual visit one of New England's most famous views. celebrated in art, history, nature, science, opera and even whiskey.
Google street view here.
if you go there today, you can see the area has been enhanced improved since this Google street view from 2018? with a safer parking area, a little tree trimming, and a new addition to the historic stone wall you can see in
tie to theclio entry here.
for more pics see bcltp
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detailed location of the park on google map satellite view is here.
How do you define identify Chocorua
if you pull back from that spot you will notice a red line defining the boundary of "chocorua" as defined by google
google maps version here.
not even within the boundary, you will find people who live around the lake disagree with that boundary
some argue it is the po zip code
defined here mapped here.
However you define Chocorua, the area is totally within the Town of Tamworth.
In the other hand, the mountain is in Albany (check that)
but while we don't own the the mountain(it is in Albany) we own the view
We also don't own the train station, all the service to Chocorua landed at either West Ossipee or Silver Lake.
show where the train station was
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however, for a price, anyone can purchase a po box there
next to the current post office is the Chocorua Library and Runnels Hall
FMI see this blog here.
(this like a walking tour of the Chocorua library and the village and where ironworks probably was)
gmap here.
This area used to be called
name changed from Tamworth Iron Works, more on that later
going north on Rt 16
notice on the right/east Stanley Snow stonewall snakes along the right/east side of the road
remnant of a time when stonewalls used to keep sheep in, more on that later
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please respect private property and do not go close, enjoy it from a distance.
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sign is great
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The top of the sign allows to identify the mountain peaks and profile contours of the the view in front of you.
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A color coded shaded relief map on the right helps understand, give sense of the "basin" shape and relationship to surrounding peaks
The text and logos on the bottom give recognition to the organizations that helped preserve the view and develop the park.
list and links to those groups
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could be qr code to more info
To continue our virtual tour, or enhance reality if you are reading this at the site, we will turn around and look at the older stone walls and move around 360 degrees to how these older walls transition to the the magnificent new stone wall bordering the park and parking area
please note, respect private property,
do not go into areas beyond the new stone wall, copy their text,
also for your own safety be very careful exploring the area
old stone wall
extremely dangerous traffic
the old stone wall lining rt 16 starts x mile south and extends x mile north
pics stanley snow stone wall snaking along the ridges
bound for market, drovers, insert pic wma art on this
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start by looking south
notice the large loose rocks along the road,
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we will come back to this section of the wall later but this wall was more better, over the years fallen down gravity, etc. but documented
to where the four/five guys were sitting
previous blog here or later with the view
for now the focus on the stone wall.
then to the right of the tree the wall has been repaired,
looking just to the right/west see how old wall transitions to the new wall (click on images to enlarge them).
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have to look closely to see the transition
easier to see now, new wall lighter color, however over time, the new section of the stone wall will darken and lichen
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let's continue to follow the wall around
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notice the two large cap or copping stone on the left side of the wooden gate.
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There are actually two large cap or copping stones flanking the gate
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notice the two large cap or copping stones flanking the gate
log to do later better pic of this? centered on the barn
barn here
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barn here
remember private property,
enjoy barn from this side of the gate
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the barn
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continue around the wall, all this section new back to the road.
return to our 360 degree virtual reality
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odd shaped, rough cut, color stones serve as benches
here how stone split, quarried,
cpl hhr offers free outreach program on stone work and tour of redstone quarry in Conway
these pictures take during construction show the challenge of making transition and the way the new wall built
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notice the curving in of the top, not flat
to drain,
loose fill
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me do my own sketch based on this, light table trace
the new stone wall
building the wall photo documented
where those pics i took? see bcltp
if can't find them don't worry post to get date and add later
when find put here bcltp
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notes from newsletter on who did it when, how money raised, etc.
stone wall appreciation
see more scans i did from this book (but it not on bcltp like it should be, check chs pc as scanned it there, ck giga td)
see more scans i did from this book (but it not on bcltp like it should be, check chs pc as scanned it there, ck giga td)
C:\Users\Public\Pictures\Pictures\book scans CHS pc\Shaw-Rimmington Stone Walls CHS
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details of the new stone wall
pics, diagrams of the old stone wall, how built
same terminology, largely same techniques, some modern tools
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looking north
continue across the street crop to livestock wall see previous blog here.
stonewalls and shepherd songs here.
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now let's turn around look south and return to this pic
looking south,
if can safely walk there
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The old stone wall
5 guys blog here.
summarize
insert pic/s from that blog?
learned a lot about the area from the gentleman in the middle, who lived nearby, rose between two thorns
in memory of... life dates
This photo taken while planning for a white mountain art bus tour through the New Hampshire Historical Society in 2006
left to right, x, Jim Bowditch, Charles Vogel. Photo by Bob Cottrell.
history of the view learned from Jim led bus tour
integrating the old and new stone walls together
explore the artistry and craftmanship of this project
aesthetics and practical combined
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wma com
the view
tie to the coin too
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In x Jim took us further afield
x year, Jim Bowditch
seen here near the rustic bridge area known as the "grove."
location identified on the sign
led mill tour,
link to mill booklet here
other mills in Chocorua Tamworth area
chocorua ironworks blog here
wicked good charcoal here.
do another blog on ironworks in NH, such as Freedom, etc.
(insert link after this published)
rustic bridge damaged by truck in icy water
berms and swales project
the sign also shows the location of the "island."
the island has nh state highway marker of the legend of chocorua
link to chocorua curse blog here
tie legend here to opera, whiskey, etc.
depending on time of the year can see lighted canoe parade, kayaking, ice fishing,
the island where dog sled race held when weather permits
parasail on ice
Now we return to the view itself and its role in art history
wma com paintings here.
while this view the most famous, wma com has views of Chocorua from other directions as seen from Albany, Conway, Eaton New Hampshire and Fryeburg, Maine.
chs and cpl hhr paintings here.
cole chocorua autumn view here (insert link after this published)
see bcltp pics
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