Until 1916, New Hampshire had a stream called the Quohquinapassakessamanagnog, but then the cheerless bureaucrats at the Board on Geographic Names in Washington, D.C., arbitrarily changed it to Beaver Creek. In
In his book "Made in America," Bill Bryson discusses New Hampshire's geographical name Quohquinapassakessamanagnog, highlighting its unique and complex nature. This name was part of the local heritage until 1916 when it was changed.
Bryson points out that the alteration was made by the Board on Geographic Names, which he describes as a group of bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. They replaced the original name with the much simpler Beaver Creek, demonstrating how administrative decisions can erase local history and culture.
