Francestown

Web site: http://www.francestown-nh.gov

Population: 1,217 (1990); 1,480 (2000); 1,579 (2006)

Overview
Incorporated in 1772, Francestown was named for Frances Deering Wentworth, wife of Governor John Wentworth. She was the source of some scandal, marrying John just ten days after the death of her first husband, Theodore Atkinson. Three years after Francestown was incorporated, the Wentworths fled to exile. Situated on the Second New Hampshire Turnpike, the only through route between Boston and Vermont, the town collected a toll of one cent per mile from travelling coaches and wagons. Francestown was also the site of a high-quality soapstone quarry, which was mined until the 1890s.

Geography
Region: Monadnock
County: Hillsborough
Distance from:
o Manchester, NH: 25 miles
o Boston, MA: 77 miles
o New York, NY: 238 miles
o Montreal, Quebec: 269 miles

Town Hall
Town Clerk
27 Main St
Francestown, NH 03043
(603) 547-6251

Municipal Information
Government: Selectmen
Planning Board: Elected
Police Department: Not full time
Fire Department: Not full time
Nearest Hospital: Monadnock Community in Peterborough (12 miles)

Election Districts
State House District: 43
State Senate District: 7
Executive Council District: 2
U.S. Congress House of Representatives District: 2

Schools
Contoocook Valley School District
http://www.conval.edu/

Francestown Elementary School
PO Box 179
325 2nd NH Turnpike South
Francestown, NH 03043
Phone # 547-2976
Fax # 547-2636
http://www.conval.edu/Schools/fes/

Services
Francestown Fire Department
Main St
Francestown, NH 03043
(603) 352-1100

Francestown Police Department
15 New Boston Rd
Francestown, NH 03043

George Holmes Bixby Memorial Library
52 Main St
Francestown, NH 03043
(603) 547-2730

Utilities
Electric: PSNH
Gas: None
Water Supplier: Francestown Village Water
Sanitation: Private septic
Curbside Trash Pickup: No
Telephone: Verizon;ConVal
Cable television service: Yes