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Cornish, New Hampshire
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Official
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Cornish
won
the
a New
Hampshire
Arborists
Association
Community
Beautification
Award.
NH
Internet
Awards
- This
site
won
Honorable
Mention
in
government
Web
site
category.
Established
in 1763, the town was
once known as Mast Camp,
because it was the shipping
point for the tall masts
floated
down the river by English
settlers.
Incorporated in 1765
by Colonial Governor Benning
Wentworth,
it was named for Sir
Samuel Cornish,
a distinguished
vice-admiral of
the Royal
Navy.
Cornish
celebrates summer
with its annual Cornish
Fair, help each year
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
Useful
Links
Cornish
Elementary School Library U.S.
Post Office General
Cornish Data
675.5891
Selectmen
- 603.675.5611 Town
Clerk - 603.675.5207 Emergencies
- dial 911
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Cornish Community Farm committee meets monthly, 2nd and 4th Tuesdays,
7 p.m., Cornish Town Offices
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Art - Books
The Town of Cornish is covered by an
Emergency Notification Program called CODE Red.
Master Plan
Town Forest Report 2010
Crime Prevention
DSL Discussion
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