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National Register Of Historic Places Listings In Grafton County, New Hampshire
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Grafton County, New Hampshire. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map. There are 78 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including one National Historic Landmark. Current listings See also * List of National Historic Landmarks in New Hampshire * National Register of Historic Places listings in New Hampshire This is a directory of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in New Hampshire. There are more than 800 listed sites in New Hampshire. Each of the 10 counties in New Hampshire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Map Of New Hampshire Highlighting Grafton County
A map is a symbolic depiction emphasizing relationships between elements of some space, such as objects, regions, or themes. Many maps are static, fixed to paper or some other durable medium, while others are dynamic or interactive. Although most commonly used to depict geography, maps may represent any space, real or fictional, without regard to context or scale, such as in brain mapping, DNA mapping, or computer network topology mapping. The space being mapped may be two dimensional, such as the surface of the earth, three dimensional, such as the interior of the earth, or even more abstract spaces of any dimension, such as arise in modeling phenomena having many independent variables. Although the earliest maps known are of the heavens, geographic maps of territory have a very long tradition and exist from ancient times. The word "map" comes from the , wherein ''mappa'' meant 'napkin' or 'cloth' and ''mundi'' 'the world'. Thus, "map" became a shortened term referring to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Register Of Historic Places Listings In Carroll County, New Hampshire
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Carroll County, New Hampshire. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map. There are 59 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 1 National Historic Landmark. Current listings See also * List of National Historic Landmarks in New Hampshire * National Register of Historic Places listings in New Hampshire This is a directory of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in New Hampshire. There are more than 800 listed sites in New Hampshire. Each of the 10 counties in New Hampshire has at least 30 list ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Hampshire Route 116
New Hampshire Route 116 (abbreviated NH 116) is a north-south state highway in northern New Hampshire, United States. NH 116 is a scenic rural highway stretching from Haverhill, which lies along the Connecticut River, to Jefferson, in the White Mountains Region. The southern terminus is at NH 10 in the village of North Haverhill and the northern terminus is at U.S. Route 2, near the Santa's Village amusement park. Major intersections include Interstate 93, U.S. Route 3, and U.S. Route 302. Route description The southern terminus of NH 116 lies in the village of North Haverhill within the town of Haverhill at an intersection with NH 10, just to the east of the Connecticut River. Following Benton Road to the east-southeast, it passes by Dean Memorial Airport and the village of Center Haverhill, after which it turns northeast passing to the west and north of Black Mountain State Forest. Leaving Haverhill near the town's northeastern corner, it enters the town of Bento ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanover, New Hampshire
Hanover is a town located along the Connecticut River in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 11,870. The town is home to the Ivy League university Dartmouth College, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, and Hanover High School. The Appalachian Trail crosses the town, connecting with a number of trails and nature preserves. Most of the population resides in the Hanover census-designated place (CDP)—the main village of the town. Located at the junctions of New Hampshire routes 10, 10A, and 120, the Hanover CDP recorded a population of 9,078 people at the 2020 census. The town also contains the smaller villages of Etna and Hanover Center. History Hanover was chartered by Governor Benning Wentworth on July 4, 1761, and in 1765–1766 its first European inhabitants arrived, the majority from Connecticut. Although the surface is uneven, the town developed into an agricultural co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franconia, New Hampshire
Franconia is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,083 at the 2020 census. Set in the White Mountains, Franconia is home to the northern half of Franconia Notch State Park. Parts of the White Mountain National Forest are in the eastern and southern portions of the town. The Appalachian Trail crosses the town. History The town was first granted in 1764 by colonial Governor Benning Wentworth as "Franconia", a name widely applied to the region by 1760 due to the terrain's resemblance to the Franconian Switzerland in the region of Franconia in Germany. Upon claims that a settlement was not made within the time prescribed under the terms of the charter, it was regranted in 1772 by his nephew, Governor John Wentworth, as "Morristown". Sometime between 1779 and 1782, after a legal battle over the two grants, the first grant was recognized and the original name of the town was resumed. The town sits on a rich iron deposit, and the region once pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorchester, New Hampshire
Dorchester is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 339 at the 2020 census. History Originally granted by Governor Benning Wentworth in 1761, Dorchester was named for Dorchester in Dorset, England. When the recipients failed to take up the grant, it was regranted in 1766, but also without success. Finally, it was regranted by Governor John Wentworth to 72 people on May 1, 1772, and settlement began soon thereafter. The first settlers were Benjamin Rice and Stephen Murch from Hanover, but originally from Connecticut. When the first census of Dorchester was taken in 1790, there were 175 residents. By 1859, when the population reached 711, there were eleven sawmills, in addition to several clapboard and shingle mills. Charcoal was also manufactured here. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which are land and are water, comprising 1.34% of the town. It is drained by the north-flowing Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Hampshire Route 118
New Hampshire Route 118 (abbreviated NH 118) is a secondary north–south highway in Grafton County, New Hampshire. NH 118 stretches from Woodstock in the White Mountains Region south to Canaan in the Upper Valley region. The northern terminus of NH 118 is at New Hampshire Route 112 (the Lost River Road) in Woodstock. The road runs southward through the towns of Warren, Wentworth, Rumney, and Dorchester. The southern terminus of NH 118 is at U.S. Route 4 in Canaan. From Canaan to Wentworth, the highway is named Dorchester Road. The section from Warren to the Lost River is known as the Sawyer Highway. Major intersections References External links New Hampshire State Route 118on Flickr Flickr ( ; ) is an American image hosting and video hosting service, as well as an online community, founded in Canada and headquartered in the United States. It was created by Ludicorp in 2004 and was a popular way for amateur and professional ... 118 Transportation in Grafto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lebanon, New Hampshire
Lebanon is a city in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 14,282 at the 2020 census, up from 13,151 at the 2010 census. Lebanon is in western New Hampshire, south of Hanover, near the Connecticut River. It is the home to Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center and Dartmouth College's Geisel School of Medicine, together comprising the largest medical facility between Boston, Massachusetts, and Burlington, Vermont. Together with Hanover, New Hampshire, and White River Junction, Vermont, Lebanon is at the center of a Micropolitan Statistical Area, encompassing nearly 30 towns along the upper Connecticut River valley. History Lebanon was chartered as a town by colonial governor Benning Wentworth on July 4, 1761, one of 16 along the Connecticut River. It was named for Lebanon, Connecticut, from where many early settlers had come or would come, including the Rev. Eleazar Wheelock, who arrived in 1770 and founded Dartmouth College. Lebanon, Connecticut, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squam Lake
Squam Lake is a lake located in the Lakes Region of central New Hampshire, United States, south of the White Mountains, straddling the borders of Grafton, Carroll, and Belknap counties. The largest town center on the lake is Holderness. The lake is located northwest of much larger Lake Winnipesaukee. It drains via a short natural channel into Little Squam Lake, and then through a dam at the head of the short Squam River into the Pemigewasset at Ashland. Covering , Squam is the second-largest lake located entirely in New Hampshire. Squam Lake was originally called ''Keeseenunknipee'', which meant "the goose lake in the highlands". The white settlers that followed shortened the name to "Casumpa", "Kusumpy" and/or "Kesumpe" around 1779. In the early 19th century, the lake was given another Abenaki name, ''Asquam'', which means "water". Finally, in the early 20th century, Asquam was shortened to its present version, Squam. Squam Lake is much less commercialized than its nei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holderness School
, established = 1879 , type = Private high school , locale = , religion = Episcopal , image = , grades =9-12, PG , head_name = Headmaster , head = R. Phillip Peck , city = Holderness , state = New Hampshire , country = USA , students = 301 (2021) , faculty = , campus = Rural , athletics = , school_colors = Blue , mascot = Blue Bull , free_label = , free = , website = The Holderness School is a private, coeducational college- preparatory school in Holderness, near Plymouth, New Hampshire in the United States. The student body of 300 is drawn from 22 U.S. states and 14 foreign countries. While Holderness operates primarily as a boarding school, it also enrolls 25 day students. John McVeigh is currently Holderness School's 10th Head of School (headmaster). The former Head of School before McVeigh, was R. Phillip Peck, M.Ed. In the summer the campus is used as a site for various Gordon Research Conferences. History Founded in 1879 under the auspices of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enfield, New Hampshire
Enfield is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,465 at the 2020 census. The town includes the villages of Enfield, Enfield Center, Upper Shaker Village, Lower Shaker Village, Lockehaven, and Montcalm. Enfield village, the primary settlement in town, where 1,571 people resided at the 2020 census, is defined as the Enfield census-designated place (CDP), centered on U.S. Route 4 and the inlet of the Mascoma River into Mascoma Lake. History The town was incorporated in 1761 by colonial Governor Benning Wentworth. First named "Enfield" by settlers from Enfield, Connecticut, the town was renamed "Relhan" in 1766 to honor Dr. Anthony Relhan (–1776). The doctor was a promoter of sea-bathing as a curative, making Brighton, England, a fashionable resort. Following the American Revolution, the New Hampshire town was renamed Enfield in 1784. The first European settlers in town were Jonathan Paddleford and family who arrived, after the successfu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Hampshire Route 4A
U.S. Route 4 (US 4) in the state of New Hampshire runs for across the central and southern part of the state, stretching from Lebanon, NH, Lebanon on the Connecticut River border with Vermont southeast to Portsmouth, NH, Portsmouth on the eastern coast. Route description U.S. Route 4 crosses the Connecticut River into New Hampshire in the community of West Lebanon, New Hampshire, West Lebanon, where it immediately intersects New Hampshire Route 10, Route 10 which runs parallel to the river. US-4 turns south onto Route 10, and the two routes turn south, meeting New Hampshire Route 12A, Route 12A before turning towards and interchanging with Interstate 89. At this point, Route 10 joins the I-89 freeway southbound, while US-4 continues east into downtown Lebanon. The road crosses New Hampshire Route 120, Route 120, continues east and interchanges with I-89/Route 10 again. US-4 continues east away from the freeway near Mascoma Lake, where New Hampshire Route 4A, Route 4A splits ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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