A little town history.

The history of New London, New Hampshire, has been well documented in three sequential town histories: Myra Lord's A History of the Town of New London (1899), J. Duane Squires's Mirror to America (1950), and Ann Page Stecker's Our Voices, Our Town (2000). Selected photographs have also been reproduced in Images of America: New London, compiled by Leanne Keary. These are excellent references for town history and family genealogy.  Additional questions about families and town events may be directed to the Town Archives, the repository for all such information in New London.

Early settlement.

Early settlement.

Trekking north from Hopkinton, NH, Moses Trussell made his first attempt to settle in New London in 1774. He built a shelter, cleared land, and planted corn the next spring. At the end of the summer, he returned to harvest his crop, already taken by bears and other animals. He left disappointed, served in the Revolutionary War, and did not return to New London until 1804.

Meanwhile, others came…

Central schoolhouses.

Central schoolhouses.

The Kearsarge Regional School District, to which New London belongs, opened a new Middle School in March, 2008. This $25 million facility in Sutton, NH, replaces the New London Central School, which had been expanded to create the regional middle school. The fate of its New London campus is uncertain.

On October 12, 1942, the $80,000 New London Central School was dedicated after a year of…

Time Series Study: Taking shape.

Time Series Study: Taking shape.

Time Series Study: Development patterns.

Time Series Study: Development patterns.
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