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The Boston, Barre and Gardner Railroad, running south from Winchendon, leased the Monadnock in 1874 in order to have a line to Concord. In 1880, the BB&GRR fell on hard times and transferred the lease to the Cheshire Railroad in order to keep it out of the hands of the Boston and Albany Railroad which had taken over the Ware River in 1873 and ...
Mount Monadnock, or Grand Monadnock, is a mountain in the town of Jaffrey, New Hampshire. [3] It is the most prominent mountain peak in southern New Hampshire and is the highest point in Cheshire County. It lies 38 miles (61 km) southwest of Concord and 62 miles (100 km) northwest of Boston. At 3,165 feet (965 m), Mount Monadnock is nearly ...
NH 101 – Keene, Dublin, Peterborough: Western terminus of NH 124: Jaffrey: 12.409: 19.970: US 202 west (River Street) – Rindge, Winchendon, MA NH 137 north (North Street) – Dublin: Western end of concurrency with US 202 Southern terminus of NH 137: 12.479: 20.083: US 202 east (Peterborough Street) – Peterborough, Concord
Jaffrey is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States.The population was 5,320 at the 2020 census. [3]The main village in town, where 3,058 people resided at the 2020 census, is defined as the Jaffrey census-designated place (CDP) and is located along the Contoocook River at the junction of U.S. Route 202 and New Hampshire routes 124 and 137.
The Troy Village Historic District is a historic district encompassing the historic village center of Troy, New Hampshire, United States. The district is centered along New Hampshire Route 12, north to Marlborough Road and south to the junction with South Main Street. To the east of NH 12 it includes School Street, Mill Street, and Monadnock ...
The Monadnock Region is a region in southwestern New Hampshire. It is named after Mount Monadnock , a 3,165 foot isolated mountain, which is the dominant geographic landmark in the region. Although it has no specific borders, the Monadnock Region is generally thought of comprising all of Cheshire County and the western portion of Hillsborough ...
Mt. Monadnock from Perkins Pond causeway on Route 124. The highest point in town is the south summit of Gap Mountain, at 1,900 feet (580 m) above sea level, near the eastern border. The summit of Mount Monadnock is 2 miles (3 km) northeast of the town in Jaffrey. Troy is crossed by New Hampshire Route 12 and New Hampshire Route 124.
Monadnock State Park in Jaffrey, New Hampshire, United States, is a 1,017-acre (4.12 km 2) state park located on and around 3,165-foot (965 m) Mount Monadnock. The park is surrounded by thousands of acres of protected highlands. [2] The park is open to hiking, picnicking, camping, backpacking, snowshoeing and cross country skiing. [3]