A state marker summarizes the legend of Chocorua, whose death on the mountain was later embellished into stories of revenge and a curse upon local settlers. Multiple versions disagree about what actually happened, and even the historical identity behind the legend is debated. The marker provides a concrete roadside point for a story that otherwise spreads across an entire mountain.
Filed under folklore: stories a place tells about itself, passed down and still repeated.
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