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Town of Sharon Background Information
Address:
#432 Route 123
Sharon, NH 03458
(603-924-9250)
Geography:
Elevation: 1185 ft.
Latitude: 42.813 degrees N
Longitude: 71.916 degrees W
Total Acres: 9956
(per "The Secret of Sharon, page 50)
Rivers: 1 (The Gridley River, which flows north into the Contoocook)
Perennial Streams: 2 ( Town Line Brook and Meadow Brook, both flow north into the Contoocook)
Major Summits: Burton Peak (2020 ft.) and Holt Peak (2045 ft.) on Temple Mountain (part of the Wapack Range)
Other:
Population (as of Dec. 1, 2000): 340
Date of Incorporation: January 24, 1791
Web Site Acknowledgments:
The Sharon Conservation Commission wishes to thank Rory Goff (web master), Chester Bowles (photographer), the Sharon Selectmen, Abe Collier (author of "The Secret of
Sharon"), Town of New Ipswich Conservation Commission, and the Monadnock Conservancy.
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