#1Famous people · Contoocook
Rose Flanders Bascom is the only name on the Contoocook list
Rose Flanders Bascom, the American lion tamer, was born in 1880. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. 3 languages have an article about them. The longest list of any town in New Hampshire belongs to Exeter, with 62.
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Rose Flanders Bascom
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1880
Rose Flanders Bascom
The best known
Born in Contoocook
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Contoocook and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
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- Rose Flanders Bascom: Hary Atwell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons