Abenaki Indian Shop and Camp

Abenaki Indian Shop and Camp
Location Intervale Crossroad, 1 mi. E of NH 16, Conway, New Hampshire
Coordinates 44°4′28″N 71°8′11″W / 44.07444°N 71.13639°W / 44.07444; -71.13639Coordinates: 44°4′28″N 71°8′11″W / 44.07444°N 71.13639°W / 44.07444; -71.13639
Area 3.8 acres (1.5 ha)
Built 1884 (1884)
NRHP Reference # 91000218[1]
Added to NRHP February 28, 1991

The Abenaki Indian Shop and Camp is a historic Native American site in the Intervale section of Conway, New Hampshire. The site is a camp established by Abenakis who were lured to the area by the prospect of making baskets and selling them to visitors to the resort areas of the White Mountains in the late 19th century. The Abenaki were descended from the area's original Native American population, who were driven from the area during the colonial period. It consists of a small shop, a structure purchased c. 1900 by Chief Joseph Laurent from the Maine Central Railroad, as well as a cluster of five cabins set in a grove of pine trees. Also included on the property is a wigwam (one of three built by Laurent's son Stephen) and a totem pole.[2]

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1] It is located on Intervale Cross Road, about one mile east of New Hampshire Route 16.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Abenaki Indian Shop and Camp" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-04-27.


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