admin | September 7, 2010
September 25
The Jones Mt. Road-1860
Explore some of the 9 home sites that were located along the Jones Mountain Road to Bingo Road.
Meet at the field on the Jones Mountain Road (off the West Hill Road ~ Route 73).
(Four hours - moderate)
October 2
The L-20 Airplane Crash
Hike to the location of the 1957 L-20 crash. See how [...]
admin | April 12, 2010
Military Aircraft Crashes in the Green Mountains
April 25th from 1 to 3 PM at the Forest Service office on RT 100
Authors Brian Lindner and Bill Powers will present a slide show program on two military aircraft crashes in the Green Mountains. Learn about the B-24 “Liberator” bomber crash on Camel’s Hump in October [...]
admin | March 20, 2010
Sunday, March 28th, from 1 to 3 PM
Have you ever wondered how folks got nicknames like “Grasshopper” or “Gudge” or “Bluejay (aka “Hot Dog”)? How did places like “Satan’s Kingdom”, “The Gold Region” and “Bingo” get their names?
Join the Rochester Historical Society as we explore the origins of local names. You may have some names [...]
admin | January 27, 2010
Sunday, February 14, 2010, at 1:00 PM
The Rochester Historical Society is sponsoring a ski/snowshoe hike on West Hill, Rochester. Travel thru the lands once the farms of David Root and Chester Smith. Picture what it was like to live here in the 1860’s.
The trip is 3.5 miles in length and is rated moderate. You are [...]
admin | October 9, 2009
Moses and Mica
More West Hill History
Sunday, Oct.25th, 2009 at 10:00AM
Join us on a fall hike to see the home site of one of the first settlers of West Hill, Moses Kinsman. The hike will continue on to the location mica test pit where explorations were being done for commercial mica mining.
The hike to the Kinsman [...]
