From The Gazetteer of the State of New Hampshire (in three parts), compiled from the best authorities, by Eliphalet Merrill and the Late Phinehas Merrill, Esq., Printed by C. Norris & Co. , Exeter, NH, ©1817, pg 170 Part Two of Gazetteer: NEW LONDON - in Hillsborough county, was incorporated in 1779, and contained in 1810, a population of 692; bounded N. by Wilmot, S. and E. by Sutton, and W. by Sunapee pond which separates it from Wendell. Its area is 13,560 acres, 2,000 of which are water. In this town lies part of Great Sunapee pond, and also Little Sunapee about 500 rods long and 170 wide, forming a principal source of Blackwater river. The soil here is generally hard and rocky, but it well rewards the labor of agriculture. New London has several hills or mountains, such as Bunker’s, Dole’s, and Messer’s. The summit of Kearsarge mountain is six miles from the central village. The principal road passing through this town leads from Hopkinton to Hanover. There are here 2 Baptist meeting houses. Elder Job Scammons was ordained here in 1779, and Elder Enoch Huntingdon in 1814. The annual average number of deaths in this town is about 10. There are here several mills and 2 or 3 trading stores. Submitted by T.C. Parziale 5/30/00 **************************************************************************** * * * * Notice: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * * The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.