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New Hampshire Route 153
New Hampshire Route 153 is a secondary north–south highway in Strafford and Carroll counties in eastern New Hampshire. The southern terminus is in Farmington at New Hampshire Route 11. The northern terminus is in Conway village (town of Conway) at New Hampshire Route 16 and New Hampshire Route 113. Between the towns of Wakefield and Effingham, NH 153 crosses into Maine, running for within the town of Parsonsfield. The Maine Department of Transportation has installed Maine-style route shields along this section of the road, but the highway retains its New Hampshire designation. NH 153 is unrelated to Maine State Route 153, which is located over to the northeast. NH 153 is one of two New Hampshire state highways that run within Maine; the other is NH 113B. Route description NH 153 begins at NH 11 south of downtown Farmington and becomes the main road through town. NH 153 briefly overlaps with NH 75 in the center of town before continuing north. The highway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Hampshire Department Of Transportation
The New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) is a government agency of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The Commissioner of NHDOT is Victoria Sheehan. The main office of the NHDOT is located in the J. O. Morton Building in Concord. Functions NHDOT's general functions, as provided iNH RSA:21-L are: *Planning, developing, and maintaining a state transportation network which will provide for safe and convenient movement of people and goods throughout the state by means of a system of highways and railroads, air service, mass transit and other practicable modes of transportation in order to support state growth and economic development and promote the general welfare of the citizens of the state. *Developing and maintaining state owned land and buildings, except as otherwise provided by law, and cooperating with the New Hampshire Department of Administrative Services in preparing a long-range state capital improvements plan. *Performing any regulation of transportation ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Hampshire Route 113B
State Route 113 (SR 113) is a state highway in southwestern Maine (and partly in extreme eastern New Hampshire). It runs from an intersection with Maine State Route 25 in Standish north to the town of Gilead, where it ends at U.S. Route 2 (US 2) near the New Hampshire border. The northern portion of the route runs along the border, and actually crosses into and out of New Hampshire twice. SR 113 is located near New Hampshire Route 113, as both routes pass through Conway, New Hampshire (linked via a short stretch of US 302). Despite this, they are two completely unrelated routes. History State Route 113 was originally designated in 1925, running along its current routing from Standish and ending in Fryeburg at the intersection with U.S. Route 302. In 1937, the route was extended northward to Gilead along an alignment near the New Hampshire border, actually crossing the border three times along the way. Between 1940 and 1941, the original routing of Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ossipee River
The Ossipee River is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed June 30, 2011 river in eastern New Hampshire and western Maine in the United States. It is a tributary of the Saco River, which flows southeast to the Atlantic Ocean at Saco, Maine. The Ossipee River begins at the village of Effingham Falls, New Hampshire, at the outlet of Berry Bay, the farthest downstream of a chain of lakes connected to Ossipee Lake. The river, flowing east, forms the border between the towns of Effingham and Freedom. Entering Maine, the river continues to serve as a municipal boundary, first between Porter and Parsonsfield, and then between Hiram and Cornish. The river also forms the boundary between York County to the south and Oxford County to the north. Kezar Falls, a village in the town of Porter, forms a significant community along the river, with two dam impoundments. Route 25 (New Hampshire and Maine) follows the ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Hampshire Route 25
New Hampshire Route 25 is a long east–west state highway in New Hampshire. It runs completely across the state from Vermont to Maine. The western terminus of Route 25 is at the Vermont state line on the Connecticut River in Piermont, where the road continues west as Vermont Route 25. The eastern terminus is on the Maine state line in the town of Freedom, where the road continues east as Maine State Route 25. Route description New Hampshire Route 25 begins at the state border, on the western bank of the Connecticut River, where it continues west as VT 25. It crosses the river on a metal truss bridge and enters the town of Piermont. Upon reaching Four Corners near the center of Piermont, NH 25 turns north to form a concurrency with NH 10, while the roadway continues east through the intersection as NH 25C, a more direct but rugged route to the town of Warren. Heading north along with NH 10 parallel to the Connecticut River, NH 25 is known locally as Dartmouth College High ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Lake
Province Lake is a water body located on the border between New Hampshire and Maine in the United States. Approximately of the lake lie in the towns of Effingham and Wakefield, New Hampshire, with the remainder in Parsonsfield, Maine. Its outlet is the South River, flowing north to the Ossipee River, a tributary of the Saco River. Province Lake's maximum depth is between , quite shallow for a New Hampshire lake, so there are no coldwater fish within. It is fed by several wetland areas, one named stream (Hobbs Brook), and by underwater springs. The quality of the water is high. The lake is classified as a warmwater fishery, with observed species including smallmouth and largemouth bass, chain pickerel, and horned pout. Loons, great blue heron, occasional mergansers and bald eagles are seen at the lake. See also *List of lakes in Maine *List of lakes in New Hampshire This is a list of lakes and ponds in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The New Hampshire Department of Environme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Wakefield, New Hampshire
East Wakefield is an unincorporated community in the town of Wakefield in Carroll County, New Hampshire. It is located in the eastern part of Wakefield along New Hampshire Route 153, northeast of Wakefield village and directly south of Pine River Pond. Balch Pond Balch Pond is a water body located on the New Hampshire-Maine border, in the towns of Wakefield, New Hampshire, and Acton and Newfield, Maine. A northwest portion of the lake in New Hampshire is known as Stump Pond. Water flows from the eastern e ... and Ivanhoe Pond are also nearby. The area is a popular summer home location. East Wakefield has a different ZIP code (03830) from the rest of the town of Wakefield. References Unincorporated communities in New Hampshire Unincorporated communities in Carroll County, New Hampshire Wakefield, New Hampshire {{NewHampshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Hampshire Route 109
New Hampshire Route 109 (abbreviated NH 109) is a north–south highway in Carroll County, New Hampshire. It runs southeast from Sandwich to the Maine border. The northern terminus of NH 109 is at New Hampshire Route 113 in the village of Center Sandwich in the Lakes Region. The eastern terminus is at the Maine state line in the town of Wakefield, where the road continues as Maine State Route 109, heading toward the town of Acton. NH 109 between Wolfeboro and Moultonborough is locally known as the Governor Wentworth Highway, with signage reading "The Governor John Wentworth Highway", in reference to Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet (1737–1820), who served as provincial governor from 1767 to 1775. Major intersections Suffixed routes New Hampshire Route 109A (abbreviated NH 109A) is an north–south highway in Carroll County, New Hampshire. The road splits off from New Hampshire Route 109, runs southeast roughly parallel to NH 109, and rejoins NH 109 again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanbornville, New Hampshire
Sanbornville is a census-designated place (CDP) and the primary village in the town of Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. It had a population of 963 at the 2020 census. Geography Sanbornville is in the southwestern part of the town of Wakefield, south of Wakefield village and north of Union. New Hampshire Route 16 forms the western edge of the CDP; the highway runs north to Ossipee and south to Rochester. New Hampshire Route 153 runs through the center of Sanbornville, leading north to Effingham and south to Farmington. New Hampshire Route 109 also passes through the center of Sanbornville, leading west to Wolfeboro and southeast to Sanford, Maine. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Sanbornville CDP has a total area of , all of it recorded as land. The village is at the outlet of Lovell Lake, which forms the eastern edge of the CDP. The Branch River flows westward from the lake through the village before turning south on its course towards the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union, New Hampshire
Union is a village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. It had a population of 196 at the 2020 census. Union has a separate ZIP code (03887) from the rest of the town of Wakefield. Geography Union is in the southern corner of the town of Wakefield, along the Branch River, a tributary of the Salmon Falls River. It is bordered to the west by the town of Middleton and to the southeast by the town of Milton, both in Strafford County. New Hampshire Route 16 forms the northeastern edge of the CDP; the highway leads north to Ossipee and south to Rochester. New Hampshire Route 153 passes through the northern part of the village, leading north to Sanbornville and southwest to Farmington. New Hampshire Route 125 has its northern terminus in Union at Route 16, and leads southeast to Milton. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Union CDP has a total area of , all of it recorded as land. Demographics As of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Hampshire Route 125
New Hampshire Route 125 is a north–south state highway in Rockingham, Strafford and Carroll counties in southeastern New Hampshire. The southern terminus is in Plaistow at the Massachusetts state line, where the road continues south into Haverhill as Massachusetts Route 125. The northern terminus is in Wakefield at New Hampshire Route 16 and New Hampshire Route 153. Although NH 125 is mostly an undivided two-lane highway, it regularly carries heavy truck and tourist traffic, especially in the summer months, when it is used as a toll-free alternative to Interstate 95 and the Spaulding Turnpike. The Epping– Lee– Barrington section is known as the Calef Highway, named after state senator Austin L. Calef and family who owned the locally famous Calef's Country Store in Barrington. The Milton section is the southernmost part of the White Mountain Highway. The Brentwood section is officially named the Officer Stephen Arkell Memorial Highway, named for a police officer of tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middleton, New Hampshire
Middleton is a town in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,823 at the 2020 census. History Granted by the Masonian Proprietors in 1749, the town was named after Sir Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, who was in charge of convoy service between Barbados and the colonies. The land was first settled shortly before the Revolutionary War by settlers from Lee and Rochester. Soon after the war, its population was challenged when a number of Quaker families led by the town auditor, Nicholas Austin, left for the more peaceful setting of Austin, Quebec. Although the soil is rocky and unsuited for cultivation, cider was made in considerable quantities, and maple syrup to some extent. Middleton was situated on the road between the New Hampshire Seacoast and Wolfeboro, the location of colonial governor John Wentworth's summer home, "Kingswood". (Today the road survives as "Governors Road" in northern Rochester and Milton and continues as "Kings Highway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milton, New Hampshire
Milton is a town in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,482 at the 2020 census. A manufacturing, resort and residential town, Milton includes the village of Milton Mills. The primary village in town, where 593 people resided at the 2020 census, is defined as the Milton census-designated place (CDP), and is located along New Hampshire Route 125 and the Salmon Falls River, just north of Route 75. History Originally a part of Rochester variously called the "Northeast Parish", "Three Ponds" or "Milton Mills", the town was settled in 1760. It was set off and incorporated in 1802 as "Milton", the name either a contraction of "mill town", or else derived from a relative of the Wentworth colonial governors— William Fitzwilliam, Earl Fitzwilliam and Viscount Milton. The town of Fitzwilliam also bears his name. The high concentration of water-powered industries in Milton caused Ira W. Jones to found and operate an engineering firm from offices on Main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
