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Monadnock Ledger-Transcript - How Black Fly Brook, and other NH places got their names

Published: 3/9/2021 9:43:15 AM
The ongoing contest for Best Name of a Geographic Object in New Hampshire has a new champion, thanks to an irritated former high school teacher. And he’s got an even better name in his back pocket, waiting for the right moment.
But there’s no reason we have to let him keep the trophy. Despite centuries of map-making occupation, New Hampshire still has a lot of places waiting to be given an official name and you, dear reader, could take the plunge.
“I don’t think there’s any limit to the number of things in the state that don’t have a name. Think of unnamed ponds, and then go down to seasonal wetlands, and then vernal pools, for instance. There’s no clear dividing line. The same goes for streams and hilltops,” said Ken Gallager, principal planner with the state Office of Strategic Initiatives, who is New Hampshire’s representative on the U.S. Board of Geographic Names. He sees all our attempts to name things, which are mu ....

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How Black Fly Brook, and other NH places got their names

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Published: 3/7/2021 4:58:59 PM
The ongoing contest for Best Name of a Geographic Object in New Hampshire has a new champion, thanks to an irritated former high school teacher. And he’s got an even better name in his back pocket, waiting for the right moment.
But there’s no reason we have to let him keep the trophy. Despite centuries of map-making occupation, New Hampshire still has a lot of places waiting to be given an official name and you, dear reader, could take the plunge.
“I don’t think there’s any limit to the number of things in the state that don’t have a name. Think of unnamed ponds, and then go down to seasonal wetlands, and then vernal pools, for instance. There’s no clear dividing line. The same goes for streams and hilltops,” said Ken Gallager, principal planner with the state Office of Strategic Initiatives, who is New Hampshire’s representative on the U.S. Board of Geographi ....

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