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46-543: The Sandwich Range extends east–west about 30 miles (48 km) from Conway, New Hampshire on the Saco River to Campton on the Pemigewasset River . The Kancamagus Highway runs along the north side of the mountains, from Conway to North Woodstock . The highest peak in the range is Mount Tripyramid , with an elevation of 4,170 feet (1,270 m). The east part of the range drains by various streams into

92-504: A 24-hour emergency department. The free Conway Daily Sun is published in Conway. Two other papers, The Carroll County Independent and The Mountain Ear also serve Conway. A local Outside Television affiliate broadcasts from North Conway. Several radio stations are based in or have outlets in Conway, including WHOM , WMWV , WOKQ , and WVMJ . Valley Vision, a public-access network,

138-425: A Central Chiricahua informant: Both the teepee and the oval-shaped house were used when I was a boy. The oval hut was covered with hide and was the best house. The more well-to-do had this kind. The teepee type was just made of brush. It had a place for a fire in the center. It was just thrown together. Both types were common even before my time ... A house form that departed from the more common dome-shaped variety

184-473: A female householder with no husband present, and 41.1% were non-families. 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22, and the average family size was 2.78. In the town, the population was spread out, with 19.7% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 32.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

230-405: A fire is not needed, even the smoke hole is covered. In warm, dry weather much of the outer roofing is stripped off. It takes approximately three days to erect a sturdy dwelling of this type. These houses are "warm and comfortable even though there is a big snow". The interior is lined with brush and grass beds over which robes are spread.... The woman not only makes the furnishings of the home but

276-514: A frame of arched poles, most often wooden, which are covered with some sort of bark roofing material. Details of construction vary with the culture and local availability of materials. Some of the roofing materials used include grass, brush, bark, rushes, mats, reeds, hides or cloth. Wigwams are most often seasonal structures, although the term is applied to rounded and conical structures that are more permanent. Wigwams usually take longer to put up than tipis . Their frames are usually not portable like

322-486: A number of restaurants, two breweries, the year-round Cranmore Mountain Resort , over a hundred local and national stores, and several museums and theatres. The Mount Washington Observatory 's Weather Discovery Center, located in downtown North Conway, provides information and interactive exhibits on Mount Washington and the weather that surrounds it, and affords visitors the opportunity to video-conference with observers on

368-506: A portion of the village of Intervale with the neighboring town of Bartlett. Conway serves as the main economic and commercial hub for Carroll County. Tourism remains Conway's biggest economic engine, with numerous lodging and rental properties serving visitors to the eastern White Mountains and the Mount Washington Valley , while the technology sector makes up the second largest source of employment. Sites of interest in

414-436: A thatching of bundles of big bluestem grass or bear grass is tied, shingle style, with yucca strings. A smoke hole opens above a central fireplace allows smoke to escape when the firepit is used. A hide, suspended at the entrance, is fixed on a cross-beam so that it may be swung forward or backward. The doorway may face in any direction. For waterproofing, pieces of hide are thrown over the outer hatching, and in rainy weather, if

460-472: A tipi. A typical wigwam in the Northeast has a curved surface which can hold up against the worst weather. Young green tree saplings of just about any type of wood, 10 to 15 feet (3.0 to 4.6 m) long, were cut down and bent. While the saplings were being bent, a circle was drawn on the ground. The diameter of the circle varied from 10 to 16 feet (3.0 to 4.9 m). The bent saplings were then placed over

506-602: Is a general aviation airport. Scheduled commercial service is available from Portland International Jetport in Portland, Maine and Manchester-Boston Regional Airport in Manchester, New Hampshire . Bus service connects Conway and Manchester via Concord Coach Lines . Four New Hampshire State Routes, one U.S. Route, and one Maine State Route cross Conway. Memorial Hospital is located in North Conway. Memorial has

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552-559: Is a town in Carroll County , New Hampshire , United States. It is the most populous community in the county, with a population of 9,822 at the 2020 census , down from 10,115 at the 2010 census. The town is on the southeastern edge of the White Mountain National Forest . There are five villages in the town: Conway , North Conway , Center Conway , Redstone and Kearsarge . Additionally, it shares

598-400: Is all within the White Mountain National Forest and managed by the U.S. Forest Service . The wilderness area covers (from west to east) Sandwich Mountain, Mount Tripyramid, The Sleepers, Mount Whiteface, Mount Passaconaway, and Mount Paugus. Mount Kancamagus falls outside the wilderness area to the west, and Mount Chocorua is outside it to the east. Conway, New Hampshire Conway

644-491: Is available on cable channel 3. The Town of Conway airs programming on Valley Vision under the name Conway Community Television (CCTV). Wigwam A wigwam , wickiup , wetu ( Wampanoag ), or wiigiwaam ( Ojibwe , in syllabics : ᐧᐄᑭᐧᐋᒻ ) is a semi-permanent domed dwelling formerly used by certain Native American tribes and First Nations people and still used for ceremonial events. The term wickiup

690-523: Is divided into a number of separate villages. The largest is Conway village , in the southwestern part of town, while North Conway is known as a destination for outlet shopping. The villages of Conway include: As of the census of 2010, there were 10,115 people, 4,479 households, and 2,638 families residing in the town. The population density was 145.7 inhabitants per square mile (56.3/km ). There were 6,921 housing units at an average density of 99.7 units per square mile (38.5 units/km ). The racial makeup of

736-572: Is generally used to refer to these kinds of dwellings in the Southwestern United States and Western United States and Northwest Alberta , Canada, while wigwam is usually applied to these structures in the Northeastern United States as well as Ontario and Quebec in central Canada . The names can refer to many distinct types of Indigenous structures regardless of location or cultural group. The wigwam

782-522: Is not to be confused with the Native Plains tipi , which has a different construction, structure, and use. The domed, round shelter was used by numerous northeastern Indigenous tribes. The curved surfaces make it an ideal shelter for all kinds of conditions. Indigenous peoples in the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Lowlands resided in either wigwams or longhouses . These structures are made with

828-506: Is recorded for the Southern Chiricahua as well: When we settled down, we used the wickiup; when we were moving around a great deal, we used this other kind... The English word wigwam derives from Eastern Abenaki wigwôm , from Proto-Algonquian *wi·kiwa·ʔmi . Others have similar names for the structure: wickiup : Nearly identical constructions, called aqal , are used by today's nomadic Somali people as well as

874-489: Is responsible for the construction, maintenance, and repair of the dwelling itself and for the arrangement of everything in it. She provides the grass and brush beds and replaces them when they become too old and dry.... However, formerly "they had no permanent homes, so they didn't bother with cleaning." The dome-shaped dwelling or wickiup, the usual home type for all the Chiricahua bands, has already been described.... Said

920-677: The Afar people on the Horn of Africa . Pieces of old clothing or plastic sheet, woven mats (traditionally made of grass), or whatever material is available will be used to cover the aqal ' s roof. Similar domed tents are also used by the Bushmen and Nama people and other indigenous peoples in Southern Africa. The traditional semi-permanent dwelling of the Sámi people of Northern Europe

966-563: The Kancamagus Highway opened, connecting Conway with Lincoln . It travels through Kancamagus Pass, named for a Pennacook chief, and at 2,850 feet (870 m) above sea level is the highest paved through-road in New Hampshire. Since the 1930s, the population of the nearby city of Berlin has decreased significantly, from 20,018 in 1930 to 10,051 in 2010. This decline, coupled with the population increase in Conway and

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1012-744: The Mt. Shaw massif. The range's summits include, among others: The summits marked with an asterisk (*) are included on the Appalachian Mountain Club 's peak-bagging list of " Four-thousand footers " in New Hampshire. The Sandwich Range Wilderness was established in 1984 to protect the rugged southeastern portion of the White Mountains as part of the National Wilderness Preservation System . The 35,303-acre (142.87 km) wilderness area

1058-545: The United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 71.7 square miles (185.8 km ), of which 69.5 square miles (180.0 km ) are land and 2.2 square miles (5.8 km ) are water, comprising 3.14% of the town. Conway is drained by the Saco River and its tributary, the Swift River . The highest point in the town is Black Cap at 2,369 feet (722 m) above sea level . Conway

1104-753: The Saco River and thence into the Atlantic Ocean at Saco, Maine . The west part drains into the East Branch Pemigewasset River and Mad River , thence into the Pemigewasset , Merrimack and into the sea at Newburyport, Massachusetts . The range shares its name with the town of Sandwich , situated at the range's western end. To the south are the Ossipee Mountains , and the ancient volcanic ring dike of

1150-508: The Saco in a canoe , and reported seeing "Pigwacket," an Indian community stretching from present-day Conway to Fryeburg, Maine . The Pequawket tribe dwindled from disease , probably smallpox brought from abroad. In May 1725, during Dummer's War , 36 men from Dunstable, Massachusetts led by John Lovewell skirmished with the Pequawket. The Pequawket losses are not known but the result of

1196-622: The Sámi lavvu , other forms of chum are more permanent in nature. The more permanent forms of chum are very similar in construction to the timber or peat moss covered goahti dwellings of the Sámi, or the wigwams of the Native American cultures of the Eastern Woodlands and northern parts of North America. In Britain, similar structures known as bender tents , are built quickly and cheaply by New Age travellers , using poles from

1242-550: The day's battle was the withdrawal of the tribe from the area. In 1765, colonial Governor Benning Wentworth chartered sixty-five men to establish "Conway", named for Henry Seymour Conway , who was later named Commander in Chief of the British Army . To keep his land, a settler had to plant 5 acres (20,000 m ) for every fifty in his share, and to do it within five years. The first roads were built in 1766. Construction of

1288-419: The drawn circle, using the tallest saplings in the middle and the shorter ones on the outside. The saplings formed arches all in one direction on the circle. The next set of saplings were used to wrap around the wigwam to give the shelter support. When the two sets of saplings were finally tied together, the sides and roof were placed on it. The sides of the wigwam were usually bark stripped from trees. The male of

1334-411: The family was responsible for the framing of the wigwam. Mary Rowlandson uses the term wigwam in reference to the dwelling places of Indigenous people that she stayed with while in their captivity during King Philip's War in 1675. The term wigwam has remained in common English usage as a synonym for any "Indian house"; however, this usage is dispreferred, as there are important differences between

1380-406: The first meetinghouse began at Redstone. Never completed, it could only be used in summer, with services held whenever a minister visited. Eventually, the partly finished meetinghouse was moved to Center Conway. In 1775, the town raised small sums to build two schoolhouses, one in North Conway. By 1849, however, the town had twenty school districts. By the middle-19th century, artists had discovered

1426-468: The five-member board of selectmen who are elected, while the town manager is employed by the selectmen to be the chief administrator of the town. The legislative branch is the open town meeting . The town adopted this form in 1956. Thomas Holmes is the town manager of Conway. The Town Hall is located on East Main Street in the village of Center Conway . A. Crosby Kennett High School, built in 1923,

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1472-407: The floor at ground level. It is eight feet [2.4 m] high at the center and approximately seven feet [2.1 m] in diameter. To build it, long fresh poles of oak or willow are driven into the ground or placed in holes made with a digging stick. These poles, which form the framework, are arranged at one-foot [0.30 m] intervals and are bound together at the top with yucca-leaf strands. Over them

1518-498: The historic Eastern Slope Inn in North Conway. In addition to tourism, the Mount Washington Valley Economic Council has been growing the technology industry through business parks and economic assistance. The largest technology employer in the region is The Echo Group, an electronic health record software developer . With nearly 20% of Carroll County's population residing in Conway,

1564-503: The population and 5.6% of families were below the poverty line, as well as 16.2% of people under the age of 18 and 13.2% of those 65 or older. Tourism plays a major role in Conway's economy, with the town providing access to the White Mountains. There is one ski area , Cranmore Mountain Resort , in Conway and several others nearby. North Conway is a major shopping destination with outlet and department stores . Hotels, bed and breakfasts, and inns can be found in every village, including

1610-738: The romantic beauties of the White Mountains , and "Artist Falls Brook" became a favorite setting for landscape paintings . King Edward VII of the United Kingdom bought twelve White Mountain paintings to hang in Windsor Castle . Among the artists to work here were Asher B. Durand and Benjamin Champney , the latter known to paint Mount Washington while sitting in the middle of Main Street. The Portsmouth, Great Falls and Conway Railroad entered Conway in 1871. The railroad

1656-574: The summit. Public bus service is operated by Tri-County Community Action Program Inc. The service, which is called the Blue Loon, operates five days a week. A privately operated shuttle service is provided through North Conway village. The Karmic Konnection Koach, operated by cab service Fast Taxi, is available 7 days a week on a "pay what you can" system. The nearest airport is Eastern Slopes Regional Airport in Fryeburg, Maine. Eastern Slopes

1702-477: The surrounding community, has led to higher levels of economic development in the Conway area than the rest of northern New Hampshire. Conway has both a tourism-based economy and service economy . As of 2002, the largest employer in the town was Memorial Hospital, employing 350 people, followed by the Conway School District, Hannaford Bros. Co. , Red Jacket Resorts, and Walmart . According to

1748-441: The temporary shelters were utilized for sleeping or as refuge in cases of inclement weather. When a dwelling reached the end of its practical life it was simply burned, and a replacement erected in its place in about a day's time. Below is a description of Chiricahua wickiups recorded by anthropologist Morris Opler: The home in which the family lives is made by the men and is ordinarily a circular, dome-shaped brush dwelling, with

1794-616: The town include natural sites such as Cathedral Ledge (popular with climbers ), Echo Lake and Conway Lake , as well as several nearby ski resorts. The Conway Scenic Railroad provides day trips to various locations. The village of North Conway features a popular outlet shopping district. The region was once home to the Pequawket Indians , an Algonquian Abenaki tribe. Along the Saco River they fished, hunted or farmed, and lived in wigwams sheltered within stockades . In 1642, explorer Darby Field of Exeter paddled up

1840-420: The town is the commercial center for the county as well as a large area of rural western Maine , with heavy development along the portion of U.S. Route 302 and New Hampshire Route 16 that are co-signed through town. In addition to the factory outlet stores, there are also big-box stores, supermarkets, restaurants, and hotels. Conway has a New England town form of government. The executive branch consists of

1886-399: The town was 96.9% White, 0.3% African American , 0.4% Native American , 1.0% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.2% some other race, and 1.2% from two or more races. 1.0% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 4,479 households, out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.9% were headed by married couples living together, 10.4% had

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1932-669: The wigwam and other shelters. During the American revolution the term wigwam was used by British soldiers to describe a wide variety of makeshift structures. Wickiups were used by different indigenous peoples of the Great Basin , Southwest, and Pacific Coast. They were single room, dome-shaped dwellings, with a great deal of variation in size, shape, and materials. The Acjachemen , an indigenous people of California , built cone-shaped huts made of willow branches covered with brush or mats made of tule leaves. Known as kiichas ,

1978-417: Was 44.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males. For the period 2007–2011, the estimated median annual income for a household in the town was $ 44,700, and the median income for a family was $ 52,083. Male full-time workers had a median income of $ 36,337 versus $ 32,525 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 25,427. 12.5% of

2024-510: Was bought by the Boston & Maine , and joined in town by rival Maine Central . They transported freight , mostly wood and wood products, away from Conway, and they brought tourists. Numerous inns and taverns were built in the 19th and 20th centuries, and tourism remains today a principal business. The first ski trail began operating in 1936 at Mount Cranmore , where Hannes Schneider of Austria provided instruction starting in 1939. In 1959,

2070-536: Was located at 176 Main Street in Conway village until 2007, when a new building opened near the village of Redstone. The former high school building now houses the middle school. Located in the center of the popular White Mountain National Forest , Conway is the major commercial center for Bartlett , Jackson , Madison , Chatham , Eaton , Hart's Location , and Albany, New Hampshire as well as Fryeburg , Brownfield , Lovell , and Stow, Maine . There are

2116-863: Was the goahti (also known as a gamme or kota ). In terms of construction, purpose and longevity, it represents a close equivalent to a North American native wigwam . Most goahti dwellings consisted of portable wooden poles, covered on the outside with either timber or peat moss, in lieu of walls. This differentiated them from the other type of Sámi dwelling, the more temporary and tent-like lavvu , covered with skins or fabrics and somewhat similar to tipis. Some goahti houses were occasionally covered with skins or fabric as well, but were generally larger than lavvu , and goahti were always used as more permanent housing. Many native peoples of Northern Asia also built or build traditional semi-permanent dwellings known as chum . Though some of these Siberian native dwellings are more tent-like, reminiscent of Plains Indians' tipis or of

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