Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- PREFACE
- MAP of the NORTH-EASTERN Parts of the UNITED STATES
- 1 PORTRAIT of Mr. Bartlett, to Face the Vignette, Ascent to the Capitol, Washington
- 2 Niagara Falls, from the Ferry
- 3 View from West Point
- 4 Trenton Falls, View down the Ravine
- 5 View from Mount Holyoke
- 6 The Outlet of Niagara River
- 7 The Palisades, Hudson River
- 8 The Rapids above the Falls of Niagara
- 9 Saratoga Lake
- 10 The Colonnade of Congress Hall, Saratoga Springs
- 11 Albany
- 12 Crow's Nest, from Bull Hill, West Point
- 13 View below Table Rock
- 14 Lake Winipiseogee
- 15 The Tomb of Kosciusko
- 16 The Horseshoe Fall at Niagara, with the Tower
- 17 The Narrows, at Staten Island
- 18 View of the Capitol at Washington
- 19 View of the Ruins of Fort Ticonderoga
- 20 View from Fort Putnam
- 21 View of State Street, Boston
- 22 Niagara Falls, from Clifton House
- 23 View from Hyde Park
- 24 Village of Sing-Sing
- 25 View from Ruggle's House, Newburgh
- 26 Descent into the Valley of Wyoming
- 27 Boston, from Dorchester Heights
- 28 View of Faneuil Hall, Boston
- 29 New York Bay, from the Telegraph Station
- 30 Peekskill Landing
- 31 Light House, near Caldwell Landing
- 32 Harper's Ferry, from the Potomac side
- 33 Caldwell, Lake George
- 34 Centre Harbour, Lake Winipiseogee
- 35 Yale College, at New Haven
- 36 Willey House
- 37 Battle Monument, Baltimore
- 38 Forest Scene on Lake Ontario
- 39 Viaduct on the Baltimore and Washington Railroad
- 40 The Indian Falls near Coldspring
- 41 Columbia Bridge, on the Susquehanna
- 42 The Genessee Falls, Rochester
- 43 The Ferry at Brooklyn, New York
- 44 Rail-road Scene, Little Falls
- 45 Utica
- 46 The Landing, on the American side, Falls of Niagara
- 47 View From Mount Washington
- 48 Mount Washington, and the White Hills
- 49 The Park and City Hall, New York
- 50 The Two Lakes, and the Mountain House on the Catskills
- 51 Trenton High Falls
- 52 The Valley of the Shenandoah, from Jefferson's Rock
- 53 Lockport, Erie Canal
- 54 The Tomb of Washington, Mount Vernon
- 55 Black Mountain, Lake George
- 56 Valley of the Connecticut, from Mount Holyoke
- 57 View on the Erie Canal, near little Falls
- 58 Hudson Highlands, from Bull Hill
- 59 Villa on the Hudson, near Weehawken
- 60 View of Meredith, New Hampshire
- 61 Ballston Springs
- 62 The Narrows, from Fort Hamilton
- 63 The Notch House, White Mountains
- 64 Wilkesbarre, Vale of Wyoming
- 65 Squawm Lake, New Hampshire
- 66 Sabbath-Day Point, Lake George
- Plate section
34 - Centre Harbour, Lake Winipiseogee
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 August 2011
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- PREFACE
- MAP of the NORTH-EASTERN Parts of the UNITED STATES
- 1 PORTRAIT of Mr. Bartlett, to Face the Vignette, Ascent to the Capitol, Washington
- 2 Niagara Falls, from the Ferry
- 3 View from West Point
- 4 Trenton Falls, View down the Ravine
- 5 View from Mount Holyoke
- 6 The Outlet of Niagara River
- 7 The Palisades, Hudson River
- 8 The Rapids above the Falls of Niagara
- 9 Saratoga Lake
- 10 The Colonnade of Congress Hall, Saratoga Springs
- 11 Albany
- 12 Crow's Nest, from Bull Hill, West Point
- 13 View below Table Rock
- 14 Lake Winipiseogee
- 15 The Tomb of Kosciusko
- 16 The Horseshoe Fall at Niagara, with the Tower
- 17 The Narrows, at Staten Island
- 18 View of the Capitol at Washington
- 19 View of the Ruins of Fort Ticonderoga
- 20 View from Fort Putnam
- 21 View of State Street, Boston
- 22 Niagara Falls, from Clifton House
- 23 View from Hyde Park
- 24 Village of Sing-Sing
- 25 View from Ruggle's House, Newburgh
- 26 Descent into the Valley of Wyoming
- 27 Boston, from Dorchester Heights
- 28 View of Faneuil Hall, Boston
- 29 New York Bay, from the Telegraph Station
- 30 Peekskill Landing
- 31 Light House, near Caldwell Landing
- 32 Harper's Ferry, from the Potomac side
- 33 Caldwell, Lake George
- 34 Centre Harbour, Lake Winipiseogee
- 35 Yale College, at New Haven
- 36 Willey House
- 37 Battle Monument, Baltimore
- 38 Forest Scene on Lake Ontario
- 39 Viaduct on the Baltimore and Washington Railroad
- 40 The Indian Falls near Coldspring
- 41 Columbia Bridge, on the Susquehanna
- 42 The Genessee Falls, Rochester
- 43 The Ferry at Brooklyn, New York
- 44 Rail-road Scene, Little Falls
- 45 Utica
- 46 The Landing, on the American side, Falls of Niagara
- 47 View From Mount Washington
- 48 Mount Washington, and the White Hills
- 49 The Park and City Hall, New York
- 50 The Two Lakes, and the Mountain House on the Catskills
- 51 Trenton High Falls
- 52 The Valley of the Shenandoah, from Jefferson's Rock
- 53 Lockport, Erie Canal
- 54 The Tomb of Washington, Mount Vernon
- 55 Black Mountain, Lake George
- 56 Valley of the Connecticut, from Mount Holyoke
- 57 View on the Erie Canal, near little Falls
- 58 Hudson Highlands, from Bull Hill
- 59 Villa on the Hudson, near Weehawken
- 60 View of Meredith, New Hampshire
- 61 Ballston Springs
- 62 The Narrows, from Fort Hamilton
- 63 The Notch House, White Mountains
- 64 Wilkesbarre, Vale of Wyoming
- 65 Squawm Lake, New Hampshire
- 66 Sabbath-Day Point, Lake George
- Plate section
Summary
There are several considerable promontories which intrude into Lake Winipiseogee, and on one of them is built the town of Centre Harbour. The lake is near the middle of the state of New Hampshire, of a very irregular form, and at the western end is divided into three large bays. There are nine townships on its borders, of which Centre Harbour, the largest, is on the north-west side. The waters of the lake in some places, are unfathomable, but abound with fish. It will still be some years, probably, before the navigation of this body of water will become of much importance.
Beside the beauty of nature, which is prodigal on the borders of this lovely lake, there is little of interest beyond what is found in the recollections of the Indian wars. Penhallow's History, which till lately has been a rare book, has rescued New Hampshire from the obscurity in which some of the other states remain, on these curious and interesting subjects. One wonders, in reading of the critical adventures of the early settlers, what offset the country could give them against such a frail tenure of life. “At one time,” says the journal, “the people of Dunstable were advised of a party of two hundred and seventy Indians that were coming upon them.[…]
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- American SceneryOr, Land, Lake, and River Illustrations of Transatlantic Nature, pp. 71 - 73Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2009