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The Statistics and Gazetteer of New-Hampshire, Seventh
Edition, Compiled by Alonzo J. Fogg. Concord, N.H.: D.L.
Vt., station, on the Passumpsic
railroad.
OSSIPEE.
Carroll County. Ossipee is
the shire town of the county. The
west and south parts of the town
are hilly and mountainous, while
the north-eastern portion is mod-
erately uneven or nearly level.
The mountainous district affords
excellent pasturage. The soil is
deep, and, when pi'operly tilled,
produces fine crops of wheat, corn,
oats and potatoes.
Lakes, Rivers and Ponds. Ossi-
pee Lake, a beautiful sheet of
water, lies partly in this town. It
is about eight miles long and sev-
en wide, and is quite as remarka-
ble on account of its entire desti-
tution of islands, and the bright,
silvery belt which surrounds it, as
the Winnipiseogee is famous for
its numerous islands. This lake
is shallow, and has many small
bays and inlets. Ossipee River is
its outlet. Pine and Bear Camp
Rivers discharge their waters into
Ossipee Lake, and are the princi-
pal streams in town. There are
several ponds, of which Bear
Pond, in the south-east part, is
noted for not having any visible
outlet.
Mountains. Ossipee and Green
mountains are the principal eleva-
tions in the vicinity of Ossipee.
The most lofty peak of Ossipee
mountain has an altitude of near-
ly 2,500 feet above the ocean level.
In the crevices of the rocks, on
Green Mountain, ice may be
found at all seasons of the year. |
Summer Resorts. The bright
and silvery waters of Ossipee
Lake, and the beautiful mountain
scenery in and around Ossipee,
have induced many tourists, and
lovers of New-Hampshire scenery
to spend their summers in this
pleasant town, and enjoy the many
attractions which nature has so
lavishly bestowed upon it. From
the valleys or plains nearly as
fine a home-view can be obtain-
ed as in any town in the State.
Ai’ound you are fine farms, where
waves the growing grass or grain,
and rustle the leaves of the green
corn, fanned by the mountain air.
On the hill-side can be seen flocks
and herds, grazing on its gentle
knolls, or quietly reposing within
the shade of the gorgeous oak or
maple. At the foot of the hills,
nestle the waters of the beautiful
Ossipee, or meander the spark-
ling mountain streams. To the
south-east is Green Mountain,
with its icy fetters glistening in
the summer sunbeam. To the
west is the Ossipee Mountain,
with its towering peaks, and- in
the distance, at the north, the
White Mountains show their
snowy summits; and a little fur-
ther to the west Chocorua Peak is
distinctly seen, down the precipi-
tous sides of which, tradition says,
an Indian made his last leap when
pursued by the white man. Near
the foot of Ossipee Mountain is a
beautiful cascade, which attracts
many visitors; also a spring,
slightly impregnated with sul-
phuric acid gas. Near the west-
ern shore of Ossipee Lake, in a
level field, is a circular mound,
about fifty feet in diameter, and
10 feet in height, supposed to be
the place where the Indians bur-
ied their dead after an encounter
with Captain Lovell. Several en-
tire skeletons, besides hatchets,
tomahawks, etc., have been taken |
