Ashland, New Hampshire NH Hotels/Motels/Lodging

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Ashland is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA. The population was 1,955 at the 2000 census. Located near the geographical center of the state, Ashland is home to Scribner-Fellows State Forest.

Sites of Interest:
Ashland Train Depo
Pauline E. Glidden Toy Museum
Whipple House Museum

The Boston, Concord & Montreal Railroad entered in 1849, carrying freight but also tourists bound for hotels on the Squam Lakes, to which they traveled by steamer up the Squam River. The interests of the industrialized settlement increasingly diverged from those of the farming community, however, and in 1868 "Holderness Village" was set off as "Ashland," named for Ashland, the Kentucky estate of Henry Clay. The last textile mill, the L.W. Packard Company, would close in 2002, and Ashland is today a residential and resort community.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 30.3 km² (11.7 mi²). 29.1 km² (11.2 mi²) of it is land and 1.2 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is water, comprising 3.84% of the town. Bounded on the west by the Pemigewasset River, Ashland is drained by the Squam River and Owl Brook. Little Squam Lake is on the eastern boundary. The highest point in Ashland is Hicks Hill (1,386 feet / 422 meters above sea level).

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