Professor to present lecture on Darby Field [10/12/2002]

For more than 200 years historians believed that Darby Field made the first climb up Mount Washington in 1642. In the last several decades, however, questions have emerged about his route, his claims, his use of Native American guides, and about the likelihood of prior ascents by Native Americans. Allen Koop, a Dartmouth College professor, will present an illustrated lecture about Darby Field at 7:30 p. m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, at Runnells Hall, Route 113. The presentation will be sponsored by the Tamworth Historical Society and the N.H. Humanities Council. It is free and open to the public. For more information, call 323-8214.