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Conway Lake was formerly known as Walker's Pond. At the northern edge of the lake on Mill Street there is a park by that name that comprises the Conway Lake Dam and original mill site. In 1773, 100 acres (40 ha) were granted to
Captain Timothy Walker by the town of Conway, in order to build a
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It was not until the coming of the train tracks in 1865 that the mills started to prosper. At that time logs were floated over Conway Lake for processing before being hauled off by freight car to
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Through the years, Conway Lake has been a source for recreation. There is one public beach located off Mill Street in Conway. The lake is utilized for swimming, boating, canoeing, and fishing.
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Estabrook, Robert, Melissa Fraser, Walter M. Henderson, Jr. New
Hampshire Lakes and Ponds Inventory (Concord NH: State of New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, 1995), III-68-73.
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Sokoki Native
American relics have been found on the lake. George Chapman found artifacts around 1965. They were found in the Sokoki village on the north shore of the lake.
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said of Conway: "It contains 4 corn mills, 5 saw mills, 1 mill for dressing cloth, 2 carding machines, 3 distilleries, and 3 retail stores."
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are required, and the lake waters are patrolled regularly.
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A public beach was added in 1952, deeded to the town from
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517:"Depth Maps of Selected NH Lakes and Ponds: Conway Lake"
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and other places. Together with the nearby granite from
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815:East Branch Saco River
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692:Little Ossipee River
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468:New Hampshire portal
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965:Barker Pond
920:West Branch
905:South River
830:Ellis River
775:Beech River
742:South River
682:Kezar River
651:Tributaries
523:October 30,
357:boat launch
316:watershed.
296:in eastern
290:Conway Lake
265:Settlements
203:Max. length
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116:Coordinates
89:Conway Lake
59:Conway Lake
22:Conway Lake
1292:Categories
1086:Brownfield
1010:Moose Pond
1000:Kezar Lake
960:Balch Pond
885:Saco River
875:Pine River
855:Mill Brook
805:Deer River
790:Cold River
727:Saco River
672:Cold River
643:Saco River
575:2008-08-24
549:2020-02-05
482:References
342:Portsmouth
314:Saco River
237:Max. depth
211:Max. width
183:Mill Brook
171:Snow Brook
129:71°03′28″W
126:43°57′45″N
1255:Landmarks
1246:Waterford
1241:Waterboro
1211:Shapleigh
1161:Limington
1126:Effingham
1076:Biddeford
1030:Sand Pond
990:Echo Lake
970:Broad Bay
860:New River
845:Mad River
810:Dry River
707:Mad River
645:watershed
331:gristmill
155:Lake type
1236:Tamworth
1221:Stoneham
1216:Standish
1181:Newfield
1156:Limerick
1136:Fryeburg
1096:Chocorua
1081:Bridgton
1071:Bartlett
565:"Conway"
498:Archived
454:See also
414:Wildlife
346:Redstone
105:Location
1186:Ossipee
1176:Madison
1131:Freedom
1116:Denmark
1106:Cornish
1066:Baldwin
1061:Arundel
327:sawmill
320:History
1231:Sweden
1206:Sebago
1196:Porter
1166:Lovell
1151:Hollis
1111:Dayton
1101:Conway
1091:Buxton
436:snakes
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420:herons
394:. The
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1146:Hiram
1121:Eaton
1056:Acton
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273:Eaton
189:Basin
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