Informational placards about stores on Effingham's side of the Ossipee River, including the still-standing Demeritt Store, hang form a display at the "History of Effingham Falls" exhibit at the Effingham Historical Society on July 31. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Effingham Historical Society member Jason Earle demonstrates the carding machine that would have been used for wool in historical mills at the "History of Effingham Falls" exhibit at the Effingham Historical Society on July 31. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Effingham Historical Society members (from left) Mike Conti, Heidi Foy and Jason Earle stand around Earle's handpainted map of the area at the "History of Effingham Falls" exhibit at the Effingham Historical Society on July 31. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Freedom Historical Society Co-Presidents Brandy Buttrick (left) and Roberta McCarthy (right) and Publicist Nancy Essex stand together near the entrance at the "History of Effingham Falls" exhibit at the Freedom Historical Society on July 31. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Official certifications from the state's Division of Archives & Records Management hang next to copies of the documents incorporating North Effingham and the name change to Freedom at the "History of Effingham Falls" exhibit at the Freedom Historical Society on July 31. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Freedom Historical Society Co-President Brandy Buttrick talks about the houses on the Freedom side of Effingham Falls, seen here in an informational depiction of Route 153, at the "History of Effingham Falls" exhibit at the Freedom Historical Society on July 31. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Photos and informational placards about the historic bridges spanning the Ossipee River between Freedom and Effingham hang from a wall at the "History of Effingham Falls" exhibit at the Freedom Historical Society on July 31. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Freedom Historical Society Co-President Brandy Buttrick talks about one of the historic bridges spanning the Ossipee River between Freedom and Effingham at the "History of Effingham Falls" exhibit at the Freedom Historical Society on July 31. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Freedom Historical Society Co-President Brandy Buttrick points to one of the informational placards about indigenous history in the area at the "History of Effingham Falls" exhibit at the Freedom Historical Society on July 31. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Freedom Historical Society Co-President Brandy Buttrick shows pages of the book "A Sense of Freedom" with photos related to Effingham Falls at the "History of Effingham Falls" exhibit at the Freedom Historical Society on July 31. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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An outdoor sign states the hours for the "History of Effingham Falls" exhibit at the Effingham Historical Society on July 31. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Fabrics from modernist designer Dan Cooper and his warehouse and shipping base in Effingham Falls are spread in a display case at the "History of Effingham Falls" exhibit at the Effingham Historical Society on July 31. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Informational placards about modernist designer Dan Cooper and his warehouse and shipping base in Effingham Falls hang on a wall at the "History of Effingham Falls" exhibit at the Effingham Historical Society on July 31. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
An old sign and placards about the Effingham Falls post office hang together at the "History of Effingham Falls" exhibit at the Effingham Historical Society on July 31. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Informational placards and photos about the bridges, dams and roads of the Effingham Falls area hang on a wall at the "History of Effingham Falls" exhibit at the Effingham Historical Society on July 31. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Informational placards and photos about the bridges, dams and roads of the Effingham Falls area hang on a wall at the "History of Effingham Falls" exhibit at the Effingham Historical Society on July 31. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Informational placards about stores on Effingham's side of the Ossipee River, including the still-standing Demeritt Store, hang form a display at the "History of Effingham Falls" exhibit at the Effingham Historical Society on July 31. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Informational placards on the historic iron works and mills on Effingham's side of the Ossipee River are hung at the "History of Effingham Falls" exhibit at the Effingham Historical Society on July 31. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
An old mill advertisement and supplies for carding wool fill a table display at the "History of Effingham Falls" exhibit at the Effingham Historical Society on July 31. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Effingham Historical Society member Jason Earle demonstrates the carding machine that would have been used for wool in historical mills at the "History of Effingham Falls" exhibit at the Effingham Historical Society on July 31. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
A handpainted map by historical society member Jason Earle depicts the area surrounding Effingham Falls at the "History of Effingham Falls" exhibit at the Effingham Historical Society on July 31. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Effingham Historical Society members (from left) Mike Conti, Heidi Foy and Jason Earle stand around Earle's handpainted map of the area at the "History of Effingham Falls" exhibit at the Effingham Historical Society on July 31. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Work from Effingham-area artists is displayed at the "History of Effingham Falls" exhibit at the Effingham Historical Society on July 31. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Freedom Historical Society Co-Presidents Brandy Buttrick (left) and Roberta McCarthy (right) and Publicist Nancy Essex stand together near the entrance at the "History of Effingham Falls" exhibit at the Freedom Historical Society on July 31. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Official certifications from the state's Division of Archives & Records Management hang next to copies of the documents incorporating North Effingham and the name change to Freedom at the "History of Effingham Falls" exhibit at the Freedom Historical Society on July 31. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
The houses on the Freedom side of Effingham Falls are seen here in an informational depiction of Route 153 at the "History of Effingham Falls" exhibit at the Freedom Historical Society on July 31. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
An 1892 map shows the area covered by the Effingham Falls post office at the "History of Effingham Falls" exhibit at the Freedom Historical Society on July 31. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Freedom Historical Society Co-President Brandy Buttrick talks about the houses on the Freedom side of Effingham Falls, seen here in an informational depiction of Route 153, at the "History of Effingham Falls" exhibit at the Freedom Historical Society on July 31. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
This map details the historic bridges spanning the Ossipee River between Freedom and Effingham at the "History of Effingham Falls" exhibit at the Freedom Historical Society on July 31. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Photos and informational placards about the historic bridges spanning the Ossipee River between Freedom and Effingham hang from a wall at the "History of Effingham Falls" exhibit at the Freedom Historical Society on July 31. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Freedom Historical Society Co-President Brandy Buttrick talks about one of the historic bridges spanning the Ossipee River between Freedom and Effingham at the "History of Effingham Falls" exhibit at the Freedom Historical Society on July 31. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Informational placards, signs and photos about Nason's Grocery store in Effingham Falls hangs in one of the displays at the "History of Effingham Falls" exhibit at the Freedom Historical Society on July 31. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
A Parsons Brothers Mill ledger book, open to a page dated April 1881, rests on a stand at the "History of Effingham Falls" exhibit at the Freedom Historical Society on July 31. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Projectile points found in Freedom are displayed in the section about indigenous history in the area at the "History of Effingham Falls" exhibit at the Freedom Historical Society on July 31. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Freedom Historical Society Co-President Brandy Buttrick points to one of the informational placards about indigenous history in the area at the "History of Effingham Falls" exhibit at the Freedom Historical Society on July 31. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Freedom Historical Society Co-President Brandy Buttrick shows pages of the book "A Sense of Freedom" with photos related to Effingham Falls at the "History of Effingham Falls" exhibit at the Freedom Historical Society on July 31. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
An outdoor sign lists the hours at the "History of Effingham Falls" exhibit at the Freedom Historical Society on July 31. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Freedom Historical Society Co-President Brandy Buttrick points out a detail on an 1861 map of "Iron Works Falls" at the "History of Effingham Falls" exhibit at the Freedom Historical Society on July 31. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Freedom Historical Society Co-President Brandy Buttrick points out a detail on an 1861 map of "Iron Works Falls" at the "History of Effingham Falls" exhibit at the Freedom Historical Society on July 31. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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