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Odiorne Point is the site of one of the Sunken Forests of New Hampshire. [7] The point got its name from the Odiorne family, who settled on the land in the mid-1660s. [ 8 ] The park is the site of the former Pannaway Plantation , the location of the first European settlement in New Hampshire, and is commemorated by a memorial in the park.
Pannaway is an Abenaki word likely to mean "place where the water spreads out". When John Mason was granted a colony to start in British America, he was granted the land from south on up to where the Piscataqua River flows into the Atlantic Ocean, while Ferdinando Gorges claimed the land north of the river, in what is now Maine.
Name [4] County Town Size Estab-lished Image Bear's Den Natural Area Cheshire: Gilsum: 95 acres (38 ha) [6] [7] Binney Pond Natural Area Hillsborough: New Ipswich
BioBlitz is a dawn-to-dusk community science event where families can discover the amazing biodiversity of Odiorne Point State Park. BioBlitz 2023: Join the Seacoast Science Center for a day of ...
Sep. 7—The Seacoast Science Center in Rye will hold its 19th annual BioBlitz on Sept. 12, inviting families to discover the biodiversity of Odiorne Point State Park while helping field experts ...
The saltmarsh sparrow could be saved through preservation projects, Biden administration official tells gathering at Odiorne Point in Rye. US Interior Secretary Deb Haaland touts salt marsh ...
Near Odiorne Point State Park in Rye, this sunken forest is referred to as the "Drowned Forest". The roots of different coniferous trees (including white pine and hemlock) are visible at most low tides. Core samples taken from the roots indicate that the trees are about 3,500 to 4,000 years old.
Camp Wakenah was founded on Gardner Lake near Salem, Connecticut by the Pequot Council. The camp was sold in the 1930s to buy the second Camp Wakenah at a dif.ferent location on Gardner Lake which consisted of 34 acres (14 ha). The camp was last used as a summer camp in 1972, and was sold by the Connecticut Rivers Council in 2004. [10]