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Canaan Historical Society Museum: Canaan: Grafton: Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee: Local history [8] Campton Historical Society Museum: Campton: Grafton: White Mountains Region: Local history [9] Canterbury Shaker Village: Canterbury: Merrimack: Merrimack Valley: Open-air: Includes 25 original and four reconstructed Shaker buildings on 694 acres (2.81 ...
At first, Gorham, midway between Montreal and Portland, was a major rail yard and repair center, but, gradually the significance of Gorham to the GTR diminished, as did the importance of the railroads to the country. In 1973, the existing railroad station (built in 1907) was saved from destruction by the Gorham Historical Society.
Logging flourished, with boards and building timber manufactured by the Libby and the Peabody lumber companies. That business would eventually decline, as would railroads. In 1973, the town's train depot, built in 1907, was scheduled for demolition. The Gorham Historical Society saved the building, which now serves as a headquarters and museum.
Incorporated in 1764, the town center is composed of a small cluster of civic and commercial buildings at School and Main Streets, with some residential properties radiating away. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992, the district abuts the Gorham Campus Historic District , the historic core of the campus of the University ...
The railroad track was extended 0.8 miles (1.3 km) south to serve the quarry. Operations continued until 1962 when the quarry ceased operation. The rail line was slated for abandonment soon after. [1] Meanwhile, in 1959, a group of rail enthusiasts from the Milwaukee area had joined to form the Railway Historical Society of Milwaukee. With the ...
The George Washington Noyes House is a historic house at 2 Prospect Terrace in Gorham, New Hampshire. Completed in 1893, it is a prominent local example of Queen Anne architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in September 2016, [1] and the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places in April 2016. [2]
The district lines both sides of South Street, roughly between Preble Street and Morrill Avenue. The oldest surviving house, that of Reuben Nason at 65 South Street, was built about 1794, and is one of the town's least-altered examples of 18th-century architecture. Nason, who purchased the house in 1810, was the first headmaster at Gorham Academy.
Gorham is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States.The population was 18,336 at the 2020 United States Census. [2] In addition to its urban village center known as Gorham Village or simply "the Village," the town encompasses a number of smaller, unincorporated villages and hamlets with distinct historical identities, including South Gorham, West Gorham, Little Falls, White Rock, and ...