Poocham, New Hampshire

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Poocham, New Hampshire
Unincorporated community
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Poocham
Coordinates: 42°57′02″N72°28′38″W / 42.95056°N 72.47722°W / 42.95056; -72.47722
Country United States
State New Hampshire
County Cheshire
Town Westmoreland
Elevation
676 ft (206 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 603
GNIS feature ID869299 [1]

Poocham is an unincorporated community in the town of Westmoreland in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States, near the larger communities of Keene, New Hampshire and Brattleboro, Vermont.

Poocham's oldest houses date from around 1800. By reputation, the name Poocham comes from an Abenaki Indian word meaning "gathering place". The community is almost entirely composed of homes and farms, but a small fluorite mine (called William Wise Mine [2] ) and growing vineyard (called Poocham Hill Winery [3] [4] [5] ) are also present.

Fluorite rock from William Wise Mine Harvard Museum of Natural History. Fluorite. William Wise Mine, Westmoreland, Cheshire Co., NH (DerHexer) 2012-07-20.jpg
Fluorite rock from William Wise Mine

References

  1. ↑ "Poocham". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "I Dig Rocks". www.idigrocks.com. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Poocham Hill Winery | iBrattleboro.com". www.ibrattleboro.com. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  4. ↑ "brkrna". www.nh.gov. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  5. ↑ "About the Wineries, Map & Directions". Zenfolio | River Valley Artisans. Retrieved December 4, 2020.


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