Center Harbor NH

History

Center Harbor is a small quaint town located on the northerly shores of Lake Winnipesaukee.  Center Harbor separated from the town of New Hampton, and was first incorporated in 1797. The town gets its name from two sources: from its location, centered between Meredith and Moultonborough harbors, and also from the Senter family, who were owners of a large amount of property in the area. The town was a landing place for lake steamers and stagecoaches, making it a popular summer resort. Center Harbor was a favorite spot of John Greenleaf Whittier, and the home of Dudley Leavitt, author of the first Farmer's Almanac in 1797.  Center Harbor is also the winter home of the paddle steamer, M/S Mount Washington, the largest boat on Lake Winnipesaukee.

Center Harbor witnessed the first intercollegiate sporting event in the United States, as Harvard defeated Yale by two lengths in the first Harvard-Yale Regatta on August 3, 1852 on Lake Winnipesaukee.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 16.5 square miles (43 km²). 13.4 sq mi (35 km²) of it is land and 3.1 sq mi (8.0 km²) of it is water, comprising 18.90% of the town. It has several miles of shoreline on Squam Lake and another mile on Lake Winnipesaukee, where its main "harbor" lies. The town center sits eccentrically near Center Harbor's northeast border, where it rises gently from the shore at the junction of New Hampshire Routes 25 and 25B. The highest point in town, Sunset Hill, elevation 1,121 feet (342 m) above sea level, overlooks the town center to the west. Brookline lies fully within the Merrimack River watershed.

More About Center Harbor:  http://www.nh.gov/nhes/elmi/htmlprofiles/centerharbor.html
 

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