Gilsum

Web site: http://gilsum.org

Population: 745 (1990); 777 (2000); 806 (2006)

Overview
First granted by the New Hampshire proprietors in 1752, the town was given the name Boyle, after Richard Boyle, Earl of Burlington and a distinguished architect. No claims were settled within the prescribed time because of danger from Indian attacks. A new charter was issued in 1763 to Benjamin Sumner, who surveyed the area and established a settlement along with several relatives from Connecticut. One of those settlers was Captain Samuel Gilbert, who became the first moderator. The name Gilsum was adopted in their honor. Gilsum's Lower Village is the site of the much-photographed Stone Arch over the Ashuelot River.

Geography
Region: Monadnock
County: Cheshire
Distance from:
o Manchester, NH: 61 miles
o Boston, MA: 92 miles
o New York, NY: 213 miles
o Montreal, Quebec: 232 miles

Municipal Information
Government: Selectmen
Planning Board: Appointed
Police Department: Full time
Fire Department: Not full time
Nearest Hospital: Cheshire Medical Centerl (8 miles)

Election Districts
State House District: 24
State Senate District: 8
Executive Council District: 2
U.S. Congress House of Representatives District: 2

Schools
Monadnock Regional School District
http://www.mrsd.org/LinkM.htm

Gilsum Elementary School
Route 10, Box 38
Gilsum, NH 03448
Phone - 603-352-2226
Fax - 603-352-2901

Services
Gilsum Town Library
650 Route 10
Gilsum, NH 03448
(603) 357-0320

Gilsum Fire Department
Gilsum, NH 03448
(603) 352-3468

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