John M. Gould account of Carrigain hike, 1875
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John M. Gould (1839-1930), a bank clerk in Portland, and four other men hiked Mt. Carrigain in June 1875. The men were all part of the White Mountain Club of Portland.
Gould wrote the account of the hike in his diary.
Other participants were Edward S. Morse (1838-1925), a zoologist; his brother, George F. "Fred" Morse (1834-1925), an artist and official at the Portland Co.; Joseph Sanger and Henry W. Swasey, of Standish, a lawyer.
The guide was John O. Cobb.
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- Title: John M. Gould account of Carrigain hike, 1875
- Creator: Gould, John Mead
- Creation Date: 1875-06-05 - 1875-06-07
- Subject Date: 1875-06-05 - 1875-06-07
- State: NH
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 1033, v. 10
- Object Type: Text
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LC Subject Headings
White Mountains (N.H. and Me.)
Veterans--Maine--Portland
United States--Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans
Clubs--Maine--Portland
White Mountain Club (Portland, Me.)
Organizations--Maine--Portland
Gould, John Mead, 1839-1930--Travel
Mountains--New Hampshire
Carrigain, Mount (N.H.)
United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 29th (1863-1866)
Zoologists
Hiking--New Hampshire
Gould, John Mead, 1839-1930--Diaries
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Mountaineering
People
Gould, John Mead
Morse, Edward S.
Morse, George F.
Sanger, Joseph
Swasey, Henry W.
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