Welcome to Cornish, New Hampshire
The Official Town Web Site
News Flash: Cornish has won the New Hampshire Arborists Association Community Beautification Award for 2009, thanks to Selectman John Hammond.
Established in 1763, the town was once known as Mast Camp, because it was the shipping point for tall masts floated down the Connecticut River by the English. It was named for residents who came from Cornish, England, a mining town, and incorporated in 1765 by Colonial Governor Benning Wentworth.
Cornish celebrates summer with its annual Cornish Fair,
a three-day agricultural fair held on the third weekend in August.
Cornish also became a well-known summer resort for artists and writers. Seeking a studio away from the summer heat of New York City, sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens began coming to Cornish in 1885. Artist friends followed him, transforming the area into a popular artists' colony. Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site in Cornish is at his former home and studio, and hosts summer concerts as well as ongoing exhibits.
Cornish
is the site of the longest wooden covered bridge in the United States,
and the longest two-span covered bridge in the world. The Cornish - Windsor Bridge, which spans the Connecticut River, was built in 1866 at an original cost of $9,000.
State Profile
Cornish Town Offices
488 Town House Road, Cornish, NH 03745
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Honorable Mention 2007 - government Web site category
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