"Upper Ashuelot"; a History of Keene, New Hampshire
by the Keene History Committee
© City of Keene
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Title Page, Preface, etc. (pg.i-vi)
Narrative of Keene, N.H. 1732-1967 by David Proper (pg. 1-225)
Political and Governmental Development by Ruth Seaver Kirk (pg.226-257)
Blocks, Keene, N.H. by Jane Elliot Larson (pg.258-281)
Highways and Byways of Keene by Muriel E. Robbins (pg. 282-345)
Historic Homes of Keene by Marjorie Whalen Smith (pg.346-393)
Transportation by Marium E. Foster (pg.394-411)
Religious Development of the Community by John C. Perry (pg.412-443)
Schools by Laurence O. Thompson (pg.444-456)
Business and Industry by A. Harold Kendall (pg.457-528)
Keene Glass by Kay Fox (pg.529-560)
Newspapers by Grace B. Prentiss (pg.561-569)
The Keene Fire Department by H. Emile De Rosier (pg.570-580)
Weather by Merton Goodrich (pg.581-602)
Cemeteries and Burying Grounds by Esther P. Cook (pg.603-613)
Music in Keene by Gardner Barrett (pg.614-620)