Berlin in Coos County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)
"The City That Trees Built"
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2025
1. "The City That Trees Built" Marker
Berlin became known as "The City that Trees Built" after innovations in the 1870s replaced rags with wood pulp in paper manufacturing. As the paper industry expanded Berlin's population grew from 8,886 in 1900 to 20,018 in 1930. The Brown Company research laboratory, associated with a prominent mill company, held some 500 patents. While pulp, newsprint, and kraft shipping paper were major products, Brown Company manufactured many other wood-based items including chloroform, Kream Krisp shortening, Nibroc paper towels, and Bermico sewer pipes.
Erected 2016 by New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the New Hampshire Historical Highway Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.
Location. 44° 28.184′ N, 71° 11.145′ W. Marker is in Berlin, New Hampshire, in Coos County. It is at the intersection of Wight Street and Gilbert Street, on the left when traveling north on Wight Street. Touch for map.
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Regionally, this marker is in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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 Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: World War Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Holiday Center [Former City National Bank] (approx. 0.2 miles away); New Hampshire Lilacs (approx. 0.2 miles away); SSG. Randy S. Rosenberg, US A[rmy] (approx. 0.3 miles away); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Korean War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); POW-MIA Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Berlin.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2025
2. "The City That Trees Built" Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 129 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 5, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
