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Cotton Mountain Community Church, Brookfield, New Hampshire

BROOKFIELD

New Hampshire · Est. 1794
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Brookfield is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States.

The Brookfield Collection

Made for Brookfield. Printed to order.

Every piece is drawn from Brookfield's own map data and historic archives, then printed and shipped from the USA when you order. No two towns look alike.

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Historic places

Population 2010: 712 → 2020: 755

From Wikidata (CC0).

Since 1794

A short history of Brookfield

Settled in 1726 by Scots-Irish immigrants, the town was first named "Coleraine" after the Protestant-majority town of that name in County Londonderry in what has since become Northern Ireland. Fertile ground made it popular with farmers. It was later renamed "Brookfield", after Brookfield, Massachusetts, and made a part of the town of Middleton. However, in 1785, Brookfield petitioned, unsuccessfully, to be set off from Middleton. This was due to the division of the original town of Middleton into two parts by the long, high ridge of the Moose Mountains, then a considerable obstacle to travel. Town meetings, traditionally held in the muddy season of March, were particularly difficult to attend for those beyond the ridge. In 1794, however, permission was granted, and Brookfield was incorporated. In 1840, when Carroll County was set off from Strafford County, Brookfield went with Carroll, and Middleton remained with Strafford.

Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Brookfield, New Hampshire, revision 1377126636 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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