Coos
Variant name of place
Cohos; Kohoss; Cowas; Cowase
Geographic position
44.6138° N, 71.3399° W
Sources
http://www.nhdeeds.com/coos/CoHome.html
General note
Coos County, pronounced "CO-ahss," named for the Abenaki word for pines, encompasses the northern section or panhandle of New Hampshire bordered on the west by the Connecticut River. The first reference to the area ("Cohoss") appeared in 1704 records of the colony of New Hampshire; it was also spelled Cowass and Coo-ash. Wheelock considered locating his Indian School in this largely unsettled area.