History of Francestown, New Hampshire, USA

Francestown, New Hampshire
Hillsborough county. It is 12 miles N.W. from Amherst and 27 S.W. from Concord. The two S. branches of the Piscataquog rise in this town; the largest branch from Pleasant pond, the other from Haunted pond. The former branch passes near the village in Francestown. Pleasant and Haunted ponds are considerable collections of water. The land is uneven, and in many parts stony, but the qualities of the soil are warm and moist. There are some small intervales, which are very productive. About 7,000 sheep are kept here. The streams of water are not large, and almost every mill is situated on rivers that take their rise from hills and ponds within the limits of the town. The highest land is Crotched mountain, the summit of which is more than 600 feet above the level of the common in the centre of the town. One of the summits of this mountain is covered with wood; the other is almost a solid ledge of rocks, affording a very extensive prospect of the S.W. There is in...

FRANCESTOWN, a township of Hillsborough county, New Hampshire, 20 miles S.W. of Concord, contains a bank. Pop. 1114.

Fran'cestown, a post - village of Hillsborough co., N.H., in Francestown township, about 22 miles S.W. of Concord. It contains a national bank, a savings-bank, an academy, and a church. Pop. of the township, 932.

Francestown, a post - village of Hillsboro co., N.H., in Francestown township (town), about 22 miles SW. of Concord. Pop. of the town in 1900, 693.