This photograph records a hike by the Brooks family to the top of Dinsmoor Hill before the castle was built there by Edward Searles. The hike took place between 1900-1903 when the Brook’s were renting a cottage from Will Harris on North Shore Road. I always found pines the easiest to climb as a kid, in spite of the inevitable pitch.
This photographs show a panoramic view of Windham Junction. Its interesting how few trees there were, since today the rail trail is surrounded by ancient old trees.
This old photograph shows the grounds of the Searles Estate. There is a massive windmill in the center of the photograph and there are cows grazing in the pastures of the old Morrison farm. The gate in last weeks photo can be seen from the inside in the upper right of the photograph and slabs of cut granite are strewn around the work-houses.
Windham NH History 