Warner is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
in
Merrimack County,
New Hampshire
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, United States. The population was 2,937 at the 2020 census.
The town is home to
Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts
Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts (formerly Northeast Catholic College, The College of Saint Mary Magdalen, and simply Magdalen College), is a private Catholic liberal arts college in Warner, New Hampshire. It is recognized as a Catholic ...
,
Rollins State Park and
Mount Kearsarge State Forest.
The town's central village, where 453 people resided at the 2020 census, is defined as the
Warner census-designated place (CDP) and is located along
New Hampshire Route 103
New Hampshire Route 103 (abbreviated NH 103) is a east–west highway in west-central New Hampshire, United States. The highway runs from Claremont, at the Vermont border on the Connecticut River, to Hopkinton, west of Concord.
The western term ...
and the
Warner River
The Warner River is a river located in central New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Contoocook River, part of the Merrimack River watershed.
The Warner River begins at the outlet of Todd Lake in Bradford, New Hampshire, 3 ...
. The town also includes the communities of Davisville, Lower Village, Melvin Mills, and
Waterloo.
History
The town was granted in 1735 as "Number One" by
Governor
Jonathan Belcher
Jonathan Belcher (8 January 1681/8231 August 1757) was a merchant, politician, and slave trader from colonial Massachusetts who served as both governor of Massachusetts Bay and governor of New Hampshire from 1730 to 1741 and governor of New J ...
to petitioners largely from
Amesbury, Massachusetts
Amesbury is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, located on the left bank of the Merrimack River near its mouth, upstream from Salisbury and across the river from Newburyport and West Newbury. The population was 17,366 at the 2020 ...
. Called "New Amesbury", it was part of a line of settlements running between the
Merrimack and
Connecticut
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rivers intended to help defend Massachusetts against
New France
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's predations. It was regranted by the
Masonian Proprietors in 1749, when it was settled with four houses and a
sawmill
A sawmill (saw mill, saw-mill) or lumber mill is a facility where logs are cut into lumber. Modern sawmills use a motorized saw to cut logs lengthwise to make long pieces, and crosswise to length depending on standard or custom sizes (dimensi ...
. Called "Jennesstown", it was abandoned and destroyed during the
French and Indian War
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. The town was granted again in 1767 to Jonathan Barnard and others, who called it "Amesbury". But on September 3, 1774, it was incorporated as "Warner", named after Jonathan Warner, a leading
Portsmouth
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Portsmouth is the most dens ...
citizen, namesake of the
Warner House and relative of Governor
John Wentworth. It was one of the last towns established under
English
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* English language
* English people
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provincial rule prior to the
Revolution
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.
Warner developed into a prosperous farming community which produced meats, dairy goods, vegetables, hay and apples. The
Warner River
The Warner River is a river located in central New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Contoocook River, part of the Merrimack River watershed.
The Warner River begins at the outlet of Todd Lake in Bradford, New Hampshire, 3 ...
and its tributaries provided
water power
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for
mills
Mills is the plural form of mill, but may also refer to:
As a name
*Mills (surname), a common family name of English or Gaelic origin
* Mills (given name)
*Mills, a fictional British secret agent in a trilogy by writer Manning O'Brine
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, which in 1832 included twelve
sawmill
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s, six
gristmill
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s, a
paper mill
A paper mill is a factory devoted to making paper from vegetable fibres such as wood pulp, old rags, and other ingredients. Prior to the invention and adoption of the Fourdrinier machine and other types of paper machine that use an endless belt, ...
and two clothing factories. By 1858, there was also a
cabinet
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Furniture
* Cabinetry, a box-shaped piece of furniture with doors and/or drawers
* Display cabinet, a piece of furniture with one or more transparent glass sheets or transparent polycarbonate sheets
* Filing ...
manufacturer and bottle manufacturer. In 1885, industries included a bedstead factory, chain factory, woolen cloth factory, iron
foundry
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,
tannery
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*Tanning (leather), treating animal skins to produce leather
*Sun tanning, using the sun to darken pale skin
**Indoor tanning, the use of artificial light in place of the sun
**Sunless tanning, application of a stain or dye t ...
, and glove manufacturer. On September 9, 1821, the town was hit by a
tornado
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. It leveled houses and forests in a swath of destruction beginning west of
Lake Sunapee
Lake Sunapee is located within Sullivan County and Merrimack County in western New Hampshire, the United States. It is the fifth-largest lake located entirely in New Hampshire.
The lake is approximately long (north-south) and from wide (east ...
, through
New London
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* ...
and
Sutton
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United Kingdom
England
In alphabetical order by county:
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* S ...
, over the southwest spur of
Mount Kearsarge and ending at the
Webster
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*Webster (surname), including a list of people with the surname
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*Webster, Alberta
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line. The storm killed four people in Warner, seriously injured others and destroyed considerable property.
Each October, on
Columbus Day
Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere, and a federal holiday in the United States, which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas on October 12, 1492.
...
weekend, Warner hosts the annual Fall Foliage Festival, attracting thousands of people from all over
New England
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and beyond.
File:Pillsbury Free Library, Warner, NH.jpg, Pillsbury Free Library
File:Main Street, Warner, NH.jpg, Main Street
File:Boston & Maine Railroad Depot, Warner, NH.jpg, Boston & Maine Railroad
The Boston and Maine Railroad was a U.S. Class I railroad in northern New England. Originally chartered in 1835, it became part of what was the Pan Am Railways network in 1983 (most of which was purchased by CSX in 2022).
At the end of 1970, B ...
depot in 1909
File:Old Mill, Warner, NH.jpg, Old Mill in 1907
File:LowerWarner.jpg, Lower Warner Meetinghouse
File:WaterlooHD.jpg, Waterloo Historic District
File:Warner River October 2007 New Hampshire.jpg, Warner River
The Warner River is a river located in central New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Contoocook River, part of the Merrimack River watershed.
The Warner River begins at the outlet of Todd Lake in Bradford, New Hampshire, 3 ...
File:Waterloo Covered Bridge over Warner River in Warner, New Hampshire.jpg, Waterloo Covered Bridge
The Waterloo Covered Bridge carries Newmarket Road over the Warner River near the Waterloo Falls in Warner, New Hampshire. The Town lattice truss bridge was built in 1859–60, replacing an earlier span at the same location, and is one of New Ha ...
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of , of which are land and are water, comprising 0.45% of the town.
The majority of Warner is drained by the
Warner River
The Warner River is a river located in central New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Contoocook River, part of the Merrimack River watershed.
The Warner River begins at the outlet of Todd Lake in Bradford, New Hampshire, 3 ...
, which flows past the center of town. Two
covered bridges
A covered bridge is a timber-truss bridge with a roof, decking, and siding, which in most covered bridges create an almost complete enclosure. The purpose of the covering is to protect the wooden structural members from the weather. Uncovered woo ...
span the river: the
Dalton Bridge and the
Waterloo Bridge
Waterloo Bridge () is a road and foot traffic bridge crossing the River Thames in London, between Blackfriars Bridge and Hungerford Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridges. Its name commemorates the victory of the British, Dutch and Prussians at the ...
. The southwest part of town is drained by Amey Brook and its tributary Warner Brook, and the northernmost end of town, on the slopes of Mount Kearsarge, drains both east and west to the
Blackwater River
A blackwater river is a type of river with a slow-moving channel flowing through forested swamps or wetlands. As vegetation decays, tannins leach into the water, making a transparent, acidic water that is darkly stained, resembling black te ...
. The Warner River, Blackwater River, and Amey Brook are all tributaries of the
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 ...
, part of the
Merrimack River
The Merrimack River (or Merrimac River, an occasional earlier spelling) is a river in the northeastern United States. It rises at the confluence of the Pemigewasset and Winnipesaukee rivers in Franklin, New Hampshire, flows southward into Mas ...
watershed.
Mount Kearsarge, elevation above
sea level
Mean sea level (MSL, often shortened to sea level) is an average surface level of one or more among Earth's coastal bodies of water from which heights such as elevation may be measured. The global MSL is a type of vertical datuma standardised g ...
, located in the extreme north of the town, is the highest point in Warner and in Merrimack County. Two state parks are located on the mountain:
Rollins State Park in Warner and
Winslow State Park
Winslow State Park is a public recreation area located on the northwest slope of Mount Kearsarge in Wilmot, New Hampshire. The state park features a picnic area on an plateau with views of the White Mountains to the north. A foot trail (the ...
in
Wilmot Wilmot may refer to:
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Canada
*Wilmot, Nova Scotia, an unincorporated rural community and former to ...
. Mount Kearsarge is a popular hiking destination, due both to its bare, rocky summit, and to the fact that a paved road climbs from Rollins State Park to within a half mile of the summit. The peak is the highest point along the
Sunapee-
Ragged-Kearsarge Greenway, a hiking trail which links ten towns and encircles the
Lake Sunapee
Lake Sunapee is located within Sullivan County and Merrimack County in western New Hampshire, the United States. It is the fifth-largest lake located entirely in New Hampshire.
The lake is approximately long (north-south) and from wide (east ...
region of western New Hampshire.
The town is served by
Interstate 89
Interstate 89 (I-89) is an Interstate Highway in the New England region of the United States traveling from Bow, New Hampshire, to the Canadian border between Highgate Springs, Vermont, and Saint-Armand, Quebec. As with all odd-numbered ...
and
New Hampshire Route 103
New Hampshire Route 103 (abbreviated NH 103) is a east–west highway in west-central New Hampshire, United States. The highway runs from Claremont, at the Vermont border on the Connecticut River, to Hopkinton, west of Concord.
The western term ...
. State routes
114 and
127 cross the extreme southwestern and southeastern corners of the town, respectively.
Adjacent municipalities
*
Andover
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* Andover, Tasmania
Canada
* Andover Parish, New Brunswick
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United Kingdom
* Andover, Hampshire, England
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United States
* Ando ...
(north)
*
Salisbury
Salisbury ( ) is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers Avon, Nadder and Bourne. The city is approximately from Southampton and from Bath.
Salisbury is in the southeast of Wil ...
(northeast)
*
Webster
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*Webster (surname), including a list of people with the surname
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*Webster, Alberta
*Webster's Falls, Hamilton, Ontario
United State ...
(east)
*
Hopkinton (southeast)
*
Henniker (south)
*
Bradford
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(west)
*
Sutton
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Places
United Kingdom
England
In alphabetical order by county:
* Sutton, Bedfordshire
* Sutton, Berkshire, a List of United Kingdom locations: Stu-Sz#Su, location
* S ...
(northwest)
*
Wilmot Wilmot may refer to:
Places Australia
*Division of Wilmot, an abolished Australian Electoral Division in Tasmania
*Wilmot, Tasmania, a locality in the North-West Region
Canada
*Wilmot, Nova Scotia, an unincorporated rural community and former to ...
(north-northwest)
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2010, there were 2,833 people, 1,116 households, and 752 families residing in the town. The
population density
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was 51.0 people per square mile (19.7/km). There were 1,228 housing units at an average density of 24.4 per square mile (8.5/km). The racial makeup of the town was 97.9%
White
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, 0.4%
African American
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, 0.4%
Native American, 0.2%
Asian
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, 0.3%
some other race, and 0.8% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 1.8% of the population.
There were 1,116 households, out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were headed by
married couples
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living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44, and the average family size was 2.92.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.6% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 34.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.3 males.
For the period 2007–2011, the estimated median annual income for a household in the town was $58,221, and the median income for a family was $65,167. Male full-time workers had a median income of $51,404 versus $34,154 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the town was $28,159. About 4.3% of the population were below the
poverty line
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.
The Warner Area Farmers' Market, held on Saturday mornings on Main Street, serves as a community gathering place.
Government
In the
New Hampshire Senate
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, Warner is in the 15th District, represented by
Democrat
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Becky Whitley. On the
New Hampshire Executive Council
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, Warner is in the 2nd District, represented by Democrat
Cinde Warmington
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Education
Warmington earned a Bachelor ...
. In the
United States House of Representatives
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, Warner is in
New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district
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, represented by Democrat
Ann McLane Kuster
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Early life and education
Kuster was b ...
.
Sites of interest
*
New Hampshire Telephone Museum
Dalton Covered BridgeMount Kearsarge Indian MuseumThe Little Nature MuseumRollins State ParkWarner Historical Society & MuseumKearsarge Mountain Community-Supported Agriculture
Notable people
*
Caroline Gardner Bartlett (1868–1938), music educator, relief worker in World War I
*
Adelaide George Bennett
Adelaide George Bennett (, George; November 8, 1848 – October 10, 1911) was an American teacher, poet, and botanist of the long nineteenth century. She is remembered for her poems which described Native American life and the Red Pipestone Qua ...
(1848–1911), poet, botanist
*
David Carroll (born 1942), naturalist, author,
MacArthur Foundation Fellow
*
Rebecca Carroll
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(born 1969), author, editor, radio producer at WNYC Studios
*
H. Maria George Colby
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(1844–1910), author, fashion editor
*
William C. Dowling
William Courtney Dowling (; born April 5, 1944, in Warner, New Hampshire) is University Distinguished Professor of English and American Literature emeritus at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, specializing in 18th-century English l ...
(born 1944), scholar, author,
Guggenheim Fellow
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*
David Elliott (born 1947), children's author
*
Gordon Enoch Gates (1897–1987), zoologist,
Guggenheim Fellow
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*
Henry Gilmore
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Early ...
(1832–1891), businessman, state senator for
*
Walter Harriman (1817–1884), 31st
governor of New Hampshire
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The governor is elected during the biennial state general election in November of even-numbered years. New Hampshire is one of only two states, along with bordering Verm ...
*
Amanda Bartlett Harris
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Early life and family
Amanda Bartlett Harris was born in Warne ...
(1824–1917), author, literary critic
*
Maxine Kumin
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(1925–2014), poet
*
Nehemiah G. Ordway (1828–1907), seventh
governor of Dakota Territory
*
Jacob Osgood (1777–1844), leader of sectarian religious group
*
Charles Alfred Pillsbury
Charles Alfred Pillsbury (December 3, 1842 – September 17, 1899) was an American businessman, flour industrialist, and politician. He was a co-founder of the Pillsbury Company.
Education and early business career
Pillsbury was born December ...
(1842–1899), businessman, flour industrialist, politician; a co-founder of the
Pillsbury Company
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*
John Sargent Pillsbury (1827–1901), businessman, eighth
governor of Minnesota
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*
Charles Stuart Pratt
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(1854–1921), editor, writer
*
Eliza Anna Farman Pratt (1837–1907), editor, writer
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Nellie George Stearns (1855–1936), artist, art teacher
References
External links
*
Pillsbury Free LibraryWarner Fall Foliage Festival
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