Sharon in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)

Toll House and Toll Gate

Photographed by Kelly Marsh, November 1, 2023

1. Toll House and Toll Gate Marker

Inscription.
A Toll House and Toll Gate stood on this site from 1803 to 1822. For many years droves of cattle passed along this 3rd New Hampshire Turnpike (Incorporated in 1799) four rods wide running from Walpole through Keene and Sharon toward Boston to the Massachusetts line.

Erected 1990 by New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources. (Marker Number 0068.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1803.

Location. 42° 47.812′ N, 71° 58.222′ W. Marker is in Sharon, New Hampshire, in Hillsborough County. It is on Turnpike Road (New Hampshire Route 124) 0.7 miles east of Prescott Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Peterborough NH 03458, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Manchester.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Wilder's Chair Factory (approx. 2.3 miles away); The War Of The Rebellion (approx. 5½ miles away); Temple Glass Factory (approx. 6.3 miles away); Village Cemetery (approx. 6.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.9 miles away in Massachusetts); Honor Roll (approx. 8.9 miles away in Massachusetts); World War I Memorial (approx. 8.9 miles away in Massachusetts); a different marker also named Honor Roll (approx. 8.9 miles away in Massachusetts).

Photographed by Kelly Marsh, November 1, 2023

2. Toll House and Toll Gate Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2023, by Kelly Marsh of Moultonboro, New Hampshire. This page has been viewed 341 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 2, 2023, by Kelly Marsh of Moultonboro, New Hampshire. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.