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Bennington, NH
Bennington is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,501 at the 2020 census. The main village of the town, where 338 people resided at the 2020 census, is defined as the Bennington census-designated place (CDP) and is located on the Contoocook River at the intersection of New Hampshire routes 31 and 47. History Situated in an area once called "Society Land", the town was formed from parts of Deering, Francestown, Greenfield and Hancock. It was named to commemorate the 1777 Battle of Bennington, an American Revolutionary War battle fought in New York near Bennington, Vermont. The Vermont town in turn derived its name from New Hampshire governor Benning Wentworth. The town was incorporated in 1842. The first census, taken in 1850, recorded 541 residents. Located at the Great Falls of the Contoocook River, which drop over , Bennington provided water power for mills. The first gristmill was built in 1782, with a cotton mill in 1810. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contoocook River
The Contoocook River () is a river in New Hampshire. It flows from Contoocook Lake on the Jaffrey/ Rindge border to Penacook (just north of Concord), where it empties into the Merrimack River. It is one of only a few rivers in New Hampshire that flow in a predominantly northward direction. Four covered bridges span the river, one in the town of Henniker, one on the Hancock- Greenfield line, and two in the town of Hopkinton, New Hampshire with one being in the village of Contoocook, and the other in the populated place of West Hopkinton. Residents and tourists have made the Contoocook popular for fishing and whitewater boating. The name ''Contoocook'' came from the Pennacook tribe of Native Americans and perhaps means "place of the river near pines". Other variations of the name include the Abenaki meaning "nut trees river" or Natick language meaning "small plantation at the river." The river gives its name to Contoocook, New Hampshire, a census-designated place (CDP) within ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Hampshire Route 47
New Hampshire Route 47 (abbreviated NH 47) is a state highway in southern New Hampshire, United States. It runs from Francestown, New Hampshire, Francestown to Bennington, New Hampshire, Bennington. It is signed as a north–south route, but follows more of an east–west routing. In fact, during its "northernmost" (westernmost) 2.4 miles, it proceeds ''southwest'' while signed ''north'' (and vice versa). NH 47 essentially functions as a northern bypass of New Hampshire Route 31 and New Hampshire Route 136, which pass through (and intersect in) Greenfield, New Hampshire, Greenfield. Between this intersection and NH 47's endpoints, the three routes form a complete loop. Route description NH 47 begins at an intersection with New Hampshire Route 136, NH 136 in Francestown (CDP), New Hampshire, Francestown. It proceeds generally northwest out of town and crosses into Bennington, New Hampshire, Bennington. The route reaches its northernmost point about two miles east of town, befor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
