History. First known as "Twitchell's Mills", a combination sawmill and gristmill was built here in 1774. The town of Harrisville was formed in 1870 from lands ceded by Marlborough, Dublin, Hancock, Nelson, and Roxbury. The Manchester & Keene Railroad opened in 1878, helping it prosper as a textile mill town.
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A History of Harrisville, New Hampshire: From its earliest days, the mill village was defined by water—ten square miles of watershed and by Goose Brook, ...
Harrisville, New Hampshire, is one of the many small, water-powered mill towns that developed in New England in the first half of the nineteenth century—but it ...
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Harrisville Historic District is a well-preserved historic New England mill village located in the southwest part of New Hampshire.
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History of Cheshire and Sullivan Counties, New Hampshire Philadelphia: J.W. ... Child, 1885, 882 pgs. page 210 & 175 HISTORY OF HARRISVILLE NH ... Harrisville, in ...
Apr 26, 2022 · “This town is an amazing gem and right next door to Nelson, where we live. Indeed, at one point, it was part of Nelson! Separated out after the ...
Dec 6, 2023 · Harrisville is one of the best-preserved examples of a nineteenth century industrial community in New England. Much of its charm comes from the ...
Harrisville is a small New Hampshire town centered around a uniquely preserved and historic 19th century industrial mill complex. Located in the heart of ...
