George H. Perkins
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Commodore George Hamilton Perkins was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War.
Captain George H. Perkins, USN
Statue of George H. Perkins, erected in 1902
Perkins as a young midshipman during the 1850s
Contoocook, New Hampshire
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Contoocook is a village and census-designated place within the town of Hopkinton, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,427 at the 2020 census. Contoocook is well known for its growth of
George H. Perkins
…Commodore George Hamilton Perkins (October 20, 1836 – October 29, 1899) was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. Born in Contoocook, New Hampshire, in the northern part of Hopkinton to the Honorable Hamilton Eliot Perkins, George was appointed as acting midshipman in October 1851 and graduated…
Contoocook Railroad Depot
Original covered railroad bridge (left) and covered highway bridge (right)
Stone arch bridge over the Contoocook River in the village center