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Franconia is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,083 at the 2020 census. [2] Set in the White Mountains, Franconia is home to the northern half of Franconia Notch State Park. Parts of the White Mountain National Forest are in the eastern and southern portions of the town. The Appalachian Trail crosses ...
The 1816 State map of New Hampshire calls the Gale River the "South Branch of the Ammonoosuck River". [3] It may have received its local name because it flowed through the Gale Farm, as shown in a 1796 map of Franconia. [4] A Henry Gale household was listed in the 1790, 1800 and 1810 Franconia Census.
New Hampshire Route 142 (abbreviated NH 142) is a 19.688-mile-long (31.685 km) north–south state highway in northern New Hampshire. The highway runs between Franconia in the White Mountains Region to Dalton in the upper Connecticut River valley. The southern terminus of NH 142 is at the junction with New Hampshire Route 18 in Franconia.
Mount Lafayette is a 5,249-foot (1,600 m) [1] mountain at the northern end of the Franconia Range in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, United States.It lies in the town of Franconia in Grafton County, and appears on the New England Fifty Finest list of the most topographically prominent peaks in New England.
The Abbie Greenleaf Library is the public library in Franconia, New Hampshire. It is located at 439 Main St. in the center of the main village, in a Jacobethan building designed by William H. McLean and built in 1912. The building was a gift to the town from Charles Greenleaf and named in honor of his wife.
New Hampshire Route 116 (abbreviated NH 116) is a 48.605-mile-long (78.222 km) north-south state highway in northern New Hampshire, United States. NH 116 is a scenic rural highway stretching from Haverhill , which lies along the Connecticut River , to Jefferson , in the White Mountains Region .
The village is centered on the intersection of U.S. Route 3 (Main Street) and New Hampshire Route 112 (Lost River Road/Kancamagus Highway). Interstate 93 passes through the east portion of the village, with access from Exit 32 (NH 112). I-93 leads south 21 miles (34 km) to Plymouth and north through Franconia Notch 23 miles (37 km) to Littleton.
It remained a private residence until The Frost Place was founded in 1976 when the farm was purchased by the town of Franconia, restored, and given its name, opening as a museum in 1977. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Since 1977, the Frost Place has awarded a resident poet award to an emerging American poet, which includes a stipend and the opportunity to ...