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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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