Cochecho

E581408

Cochecho was the original colonial settlement and early name for what later became the city of Dover, New Hampshire.

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Cochecho canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former place name
historic settlement
associatedPeople English colonists
Indigenous peoples of the region
associatedWithEvent Cochecho Massacre NERFINISHED
colonialPower Kingdom of England NERFINISHED
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
hasNameEtymology derived from Indigenous (Native American) language
hasSettlementType colonial settlement
hasToponymType historical toponym
historicalRole early English settlement in New Hampshire
one of the earliest permanent European settlements in New Hampshire
languageOfColonialAdministration English NERFINISHED
laterBecame city of Dover, New Hampshire NERFINISHED
locatedIn Dover, New Hampshire NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Province of New Hampshire NERFINISHED
Strafford County, New Hampshire NERFINISHED
locatedInTime colonial era
locatedNear Piscataqua River NERFINISHED
locatedOnWaterbody Cochecho River NERFINISHED
modernLocationCorrespondsTo downtown Dover, New Hampshire area NERFINISHED
originalNameOf Dover, New Hampshire NERFINISHED
partOf English colonial America NERFINISHED
New England Colonies NERFINISHED
presentInYear 17th century
18th century
region Seacoast region of New Hampshire NERFINISHED
state New Hampshire
usedAsNameUntil early 18th century (approximate)

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Dover foundedAs Cochecho
subject surface form: Dover, New Hampshire