New Durham in Strafford County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)

New Durham Meeting House

Photographed By James R. Murray, August 11, 2016

1. New Durham Meeting House Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

The New Durham Meetinghouse was built by settlers from Durham and nearby towns in 1770 as their house of worship and seat of government until 1819 when the town's first church was built. This area was the town center until the 1850's when the arrival of the railroad favored development in "the Plains" The meetinghouse was reduced to 1 story in 1838, vacated in 1908. The town had it listed on the National Registry in 1980. It can be found by following Davis Crossing Road and turning left on Old Bay.

Erected 2010 by State of New Hampshire.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1770.

Location. 43° 24.794′ N, 71° 8.274′ W. Marker is in New Durham, New Hampshire, in Strafford County. Marker is on New Hampshire Route 11, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Durham NH 03855, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Farmington Civil War Monument (approx. 3.8

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miles away); Town of Farmington War Memorial (approx. 4 miles away); Farmington Honor Roll (approx. 4 miles away); Henry Wilson (approx. 5 miles away); Alton New Hampshire Civil War Memorial (approx. 5.1 miles away); Alton New Hampshire Viet Nam Conflict Honor Roll (approx. 5.1 miles away); Alton New Hampshire WW II /Korean War Honor Roll Memorial (approx. 5.1 miles away); Alton NH World War I Honor Roll Memorial (approx. 5.1 miles away).

Photographed By James R. Murray, August 11, 2016

2. New Durham Meeting House Marker

New Durham Meeting House image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James R. Murray, August 8, 2016

3. New Durham Meeting House

View of the New Durham Meetinghouse

Credits. This page was last revised on August 12, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2016, by James R. Murray of Elkton, Florida. This page has been viewed 356 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 11, 2016, by James R. Murray of Elkton, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.