Historic Sites

Past uses of the land may effect the environment and play a role in current land use planning. Stonewalls have a limited impact, but, cellar holes may be evidence of a rubbish heap nearby with potential toxins. Cemeteries have little impact on the natural world, but should be taken into account when planning buildings and other development projects.

Many residents have compiled pamphlets and books on Eaton’s history, prominent families, cellar holes and cemeteries. A great deal of information is available in the Nella and Keith Henney Room at the Conway Library, where most of Eaton’s historical records are kept. Nella and Keith Henney published The Early Days of Eaton and The Eaton Records based on their research. Joyce Blue published Summers on Foss: Journals of Nella Brady Henney and Reflections on Crystal based on local historical photos, journals, and other information. Interesting local historical facts about Eaton are often presented by William Marvel in short essays published in The Conway Daily Sun.

Jess Davis of Brownfield, Maine has compiled an extensive database on local cellar holes, cemeteries and gravesites. The map below shows the locaiton of cemeteries and gravesites in Eaton based on information from Jess Davis' website.

Sources

Of particular interest are areas of historical interest that are now open spaces. The Brooks Pasture cellar hole on the Foss Mountain Trail would be one example where there is accompanying educaitonal informtion.

NH Historical Society, local cellar hole map, local historians

The NH Stone Wall Mapper site is a web mapping tool that allows the public to record the locations of stone walls based on viewing and interpreting LiDAR data sets: https://granit.unh.edu/resourcelibrary/specialtopics/stonewalls/

Jess Davis cemeteries website: https://brownfieldcemeteries.com/eaton-nh-cemeteries/