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Coös County, named for the Indian word for pines, cohos, encompasses the entire northern section of the state, covering 1,804 square miles, 20% of the land area of the state of New Hampshire. The Abnaki word, also spelled cowass, cohoss, and coo-ash, was used to identify inhabitants of the region. Those living in the area were customarily know as "Coo-ashe-aukes", or "dwellers in the pine tree place." |
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The Koasekiak (People of the White Pines), variously spelled throughout history as Coos, Cowasuck, Coosuk, Cohass etc., have centered for thousands of years along the Connecticut River (Kwenitegok-Long River); the Koasek territory roughly spanned North to Sherbrooke Qc, South to Fort #4 in Charlestown NH and Springfield VT, East to just beyond the White Mountains of New Hampshire, and West to the Jay Peak area. ...more... |
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