Editing Ossipee, New Hampshire (section)

==History==
[[Image:Bird's-eye View of Center Ossipee, NH.jpg|thumb|left|Center Ossipee {{circa|1915}}]]
Originally known as "Wigwam Village", and then "New Garden", the town was named for the Ossipee [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Indians]], one of the twelve [[Algonquian peoples|Algonquian]] tribes. It was once the site of an Indian [[stockade]] fort, designed to protect the tribe from the [[Mohawk people|Mohawks]] in the west. In 1725, the Indian stockade was destroyed, and then rebuilt by Captain [[John Lovewell]]. The new fort was one of the largest in [[New England]]. The fort was located where the second green of Indian Mound Golf now is. Wood, ramrods and the brass bolt used for the gate were discovered when the course was built. On February 22, 1785, the [[New Hampshire General Court|legislature]] incorporated Ossipee as a town.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nh.gov/nhes/elmi/htmlprofiles/ossipee.html|title=New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile|website=nh.gov|access-date=April 17, 2018}}</ref>

Although the surface of the town is "rough and uneven, and in some parts rocky and mountainous," farmers found it suitable for [[pasturage]], as well as for cultivating [[wheat]] and [[potato]]es. Principal goods were [[produce]], [[lumber]] and [[cattle]]. In 1859, when the population was 2,123, Ossipee contained twelve [[sawmill]]s, five [[gristmill]]s, twelve [[Clapboard (architecture)|clapboard]] and shingle mills, one [[bedstead]] factory, one door factory, a [[window sash|sash]] and [[window shutter|blind]] factory, one [[paper mill]] and four [[Tanning (leather)|tanneries]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=OcoMAAAAYAAJ&dq=coolidge%20mansfield%20history%20description%20new%20england%201859&pg=PA610 Austin J. Coolidge & John B. Mansfield, ''A History and Description of New England;'' Boston, Massachusetts 1859]</ref> The [[Portsmouth, Great Falls & Conway Railroad]] in 1871 reached Ossipee Corner, with service extended in 1875 to [[Center Ossipee, New Hampshire|Center Ossipee]]. The trains brought commerce and tourists, helping the town develop as a summer resort. [[Railroad]] service, however, would be discontinued in 1961 for passengers, and in 1972 for freight.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ossipeehistoricalsociety.org/pdfs/ossipee_corner_webtour.pdf#10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106130635/http://www.ossipeehistoricalsociety.org/pdfs/ossipee_corner_webtour.pdf |archive-date=January 6, 2009 |url-status=live |title=''A New Hampshire Village Through Two Centuries,'' Ossipee Historical Society|website=ossipeehistoricalsociety.org |access-date=April 17, 2018}}</ref>

The town shares its name with the [[Ossipee Mountains]], a circular mountain range marking the location of an ancient volcanic [[ring dike]], which borders it on the west. Ossipee is a major source of [[sand]] and [[gravel]], transported by [[New Hampshire Northcoast Corporation|railroad]] to [[Boston]].

Ossipee claims to be the home of the first [[snowmobile]]. In 1917, Virgil D. White set up to create a patent for his conversion kit that changed the [[Ford Model T]] into a "snowmobile". He also copyrighted the term "snowmobile". At the time, the conversion kit was expensive, costing about $395. Virgil White applied his patent in 1918 and created his own snowmobile. In 1922, his conversion kit was on the markets and available only through Ford dealerships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhsnocar.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50&Itemid=62|title=NHSNOCAR.COM - Classic Model T and Model A Snow Car Parts|website=NH Snocar|access-date=April 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206033526/https://www.nhsnocar.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50&Itemid=62|archive-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref>