Sugar Hill in Grafton County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)
Carolina Crapo Memorial
Dedicated July 19, 1949
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2025
1. Carolina Crapo Memorial Dedication Marker
The gift of Henry H. Crapo
and other philanthropic citizens
Re-Dedicated July 16, 2000
Sugar Hill Town Offices
Richardson Memorial Library
Sugar Hill Improvement Association
Erected by Henry H. Crapo, Concerned Citizens, and the Carolina Crapo Memorial Trust Fund.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is July 19, 1949.
Location. 44° 12.85′ N, 71° 47.943′ W. Marker is in Sugar Hill, New Hampshire, in Grafton County. It is on Sugar Hill Road (New Hampshire Route 117), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1411 Sugar Hill Road, Sugar Hill NH 03586, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sugar Hill Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); First Ski School in America (approx. 1.7 miles away); Birches (approx. 2.1 miles away); Honoring Our Founder Dave Schaffer (approx. 2.1 miles away); "Poetry and Nature Trail" (approx. 2.1 miles away); The Frost Place (approx. 2.1 miles away); Early Franconia (approx. 2½ miles away); Iron Furnace (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sugar Hill.
Regarding Carolina Crapo Memorial. Excerpt from the 2025 Sugar Hill Master Plan (p.73-74):
5.4 Carolina Crapo Memorial Building
Sugar Hill Town Hall is located at 1411 State Route 117, in the Carolina Crapo Memorial Building. Originally built in 1948 by Henry Crapo in memory of his wife Carolina, the Carolina Crapo Building was first used as a town school. In 1996 the building was renovated to be used as town offices after being sold to the town by the Sugar Hill Improvement Association. The building currently houses the Town Clerk/Tax Collector, Selectmen, Police Department
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2025
2. Carolina Crapo Memorial Re-Dedication Marker
There are ongoing efforts to maintain and upgrade this building which in recent years have included energy efficient windows and doors, a new boiler, lightning protection, lighting upgrades, new sidewalks, new septic system pumps, a secure police department storage room and shower for emergency use.
RECOMMENDATION:
Continue to plan for upgrades and improvements to the Crapo Building as needed. In the near future these include repair of the cupola, new roofing, exterior trim repair/replacement, replacement of interior flooring/carpeting, painting, and additional energy efficient lighting.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2025
3. Carolina Crapo Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on August 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 148 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 3, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
