THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, April 12, 2012
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VOLUME 21, NO. 15
A SPECIAL COCHECO VALLEY EDITION OF THE WEIRS TIMES NEWSPAPER. THE WEIRS, LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE, N.H., THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2012
PLACE TOOK 73 YEARS
by Roger Amsden News Correspondent
The following article
is from The Weirs Times special edition “Titanic,” which was published in 1997. This week marks the 100th anniversary of the tragedy. -ed
When the ocean liner
Titanic, the largest mov- ing object ever made by man up to that point in history, at 900 feet and weighing 46,000 tons slipped beneath the chilly waters of the North Atlantic on April
15,1912, it plunged some two and a half miles to the ocean floor where it was to remain unseen, undetected and undisturbed for the next 73 years. News of the Titanic’s demise brought an al- most immediate desire on the part of many adventurous souls to try and locate the ship, photograph it, and even bring it back to the sur- face. In 1914, Popu- lar Mechanics ran an article on underwater photography, which
Children’s Museum
Earth Day at Families are invited to
It was 100 years ago this week that what might be considered the greatest ocean tragedy of all time, the sinking of the Titanic, took place. The above poster, used to promote the maiden voyage of the “unsinkable” ship also graced the cover of The Weirs Times’ “Titanic Special Edition,” which was published in 1997. The 72-page publication was one of our prouder works, though there have been many to follow. We are republishing one of the many stories from that edition this week.
celebrate Earth Day at the Children’s Museum of New Hamsphire in Dover, on Sunday, April 22 from Noon to 5pm. Sponsored by D.F. Richard, many differ- ent hands-on activi- ties will be available with representatives from Wentworth Green- houses, Seacoast Eat Local, Revison Energy, Fracassa DesignWorks and others. Kids can plant flowers,
learn about composting with worms, discover how roots work, make a solar oven, find out how
to grow veggies, and see how the Children’s Museum of NH is using sustainable practices every day. The cost is $9 adults/
children, $8 seniors, free for children under 1 year old . For more information
call 603-742-2002 or visit childrens-muse-
um.org.
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