Franconia, New Hampshire Franconia, New Hampshire Franconia Village with Sugar Hills background c.
Franconia Village with Sugar Hills background c.
Location in Grafton County, New Hampshire Location in Grafton County, New Hampshire State New Hampshire Franconia is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States.
The populace was 1,104 at the 2010 census. Set in the White Mountains, Franconia is home to the northern half of Franconia Notch State Park.
Old Man of the Mountain on the New Hampshire quarter 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 inside the time prescribed under the terms of the charter, it was regranted in 1772 by his nephew, Governor John Wentworth, as Morristown.
The town sits on a rich iron deposit, and the region once produced pig iron and bar iron for farm tools and cast iron ware.
Franconia is home to the Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway, which rises to the 4,100-foot summit of Cannon Mountain.
From the time of its assembly in 1938 to its retirement in 1980, the initial tramway carried 6,581,338 passengers to the summit of Cannon Mountain.
Around 1940, actress Bette Davis vacationed in Sugar Hill, the town bordering Franconia to the west.
The town was home to Franconia College amid the 1960s and 1970s.
In the 21st century Franconia has been known as the home of skier Bode Miller who has accumulated a several Olympic medals.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 66.0 square miles (170.9 km2), of which 65.7 square miles (170.2 km2) is territory and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km2) is water, comprising 0.47% of the town. Franconia is drained by the Pemigewasset River, the Gale River, and the Ham Branch of the Gale River, in addition to Lafayette Brook.
The north-western two-thirds of Franconia lies inside the Connecticut River watershed, while the south-eastern corner lies in the Merrimack River watershed. The region of Franconia Notch is well known for its natural features, including Profile and Echo lakes, the Basin, Mount Lafayette, Mount Lincoln, and Cannon Mountain.
In addition to the mountain peaks around Franconia Notch, there are a several other four-thousand footers inside the town limits: Mount Garfield, Galehead Mountain, South Twin Mountain, and Owl's Head.
Franconia Notch, c.
Cannon Mountain rising over Franconia village in 2007 In the town, the populace was spread out with 20.0% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 33.1% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
Franconia Notch State Park & Cannon Mt Aerial Tramway Franconia Iron Works United States Enumeration Bureau, American Fact - Finder, 2010 Enumeration figures.
The Franconia Charter, 1764.
The Early History of Franconia, N.H., p.
A History of Franconia New Hampshire, p.
Franconia Area Heritage Council.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001) - Franconia town, New Hampshire".
Water Use in New Hampshire: An Activities Guide for Teachers.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Franconia, New Hampshire.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Franconia, New Hampshire.
Town of Franconia official website New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile Franconia Notch State Park Franconia Notch Chamber of Commerce Municipalities and communities of Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States Alexandria Ashland Bath Benton Bethlehem Bridgewater Bristol Campton Canaan Dorchester Easton Ellsworth Enfield Franconia Grafton Groton Hanover Haverhill Hebron Holderness Landaff Lincoln Lisbon Littleton Lyman Lyme Monroe Orange Orford Piermont Plymouth Rumney Sugar Hill Thornton Warren Waterville Valley Wentworth Woodstock
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