On Main Street (Route 11), on the right when traveling north.
Main inscription Dedicated to the memory of those who enlisted from Alton in the War of 1861-65. Died in defense of their country and sleep in unknown graves. Erected by M.H. Savage Post GAR
Side 1 Issac C. Rollins Died at Yorktown . . . — — Map (db m96739) WM
On Main Street (New Hampshire Route 11), on the right when traveling north.
Main inscription Viet Nam Conflict Honor Roll
followed by 2 rows of 70 names.
Reverse inscription Dedicated Mar 30 1987 Erected by Town of Alton and American Legion Post 72 — — Map (db m96743) WM
On Main Street (New Hampshire Route 11), on the right.
Honor Roll
This memorial is dedicated to the men and women who served their country for the cause of freedom
1941 World War II 1945 4 rows of names are inscribed.
Those who made the supreme sacrifice 8 names are inscribed.
1950 Korea 1953 . . . — — Map (db m96745) WM
On Main Street (New Hampshire Route 11), on the right.
Erected by the town of Alton N.H. honor roll of her soldiers and sailors 1914 World War I 1919
Top row: 3 names with Stars
Then 4 rows of inscribed names
*Died in the service of our country — — Map (db m96747) WM
This location became a transportation center on August 30, 1851, upon completion of the Cocheco Railroad from Dover to Alton Bay. The first "Mount Washington" steamboat was built here in 1872. For forty years a railroad terminus, here northbound . . . — — Map (db m96751) HM
On S Barnstead Road (New Hampshire Route 126) north of Gray Road, on the left when traveling north.
This patriot and civic leader rests in a nearby grave on land he once farmed. In 1764 he contracted to build Barnstead's portion of the Province Road. On December 14-15, 1774 he participated in raids on the British Fort William and Mary in New . . . — — Map (db m235107) HM
On Depot Street (New Hampshire Route 140) at Johnson Street, on the right when traveling east on Depot Street.
Belmont Mill
The Gilmanton Village Manufacturing Co., under
the leadership of Gov. William Badger, built
the Belmont Mill in the 1830s. It first produced
cotton cloth, but was converted to hosiery
knitting in 1865. In 1885, it had the . . . — — Map (db m261113) HM
Near Depot Street (New Hampshire Route 140) west of Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
From 1889 to 1929 the Belmont Spur Railroad ran from
Tilson Junction to serve Belmont and its Mill. The route
crossed from the Winnipesaukee River on a wooden
trestle bridge below Silver Lake and then crossed the
Tioga River twice. The final . . . — — Map (db m261115) HM
On Main Street 0.1 miles south of Plymouth Street ( Route 25B), on the right when traveling north.
Founders Dr. Royal M. Frye and Dr. Virginia M. Brigham were visionaries, educators, and mentors who brought together faculty, administrators and students for an outstanding education. While Degrees were earned, all who attended gained lifelong . . . — — Map (db m97063) HM
On New Hampshire Route 25, on the right when traveling south.
Author and publisher of almanacs first appearing in 1797. Best known was "Leavitt's Farmers' Almanac and Miscellaneous Year Book" which was continued after his death for about 45 years. This publication provided
information vital to domestic and . . . — — Map (db m235449) HM
On New Hampshire Route 107, on the right when traveling north.
One of the earliest highways in New Hampshire, it was authorized in 1765 as a supply route from the tide-water port of Durham to the colony's northern settlements in the Coos. This section of the road through Gilmanton was built in 1770 nine . . . — — Map (db m235104) HM
Near Endicott Street (U.S. 3) east of Lakeside Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
National Society
Women Descendants
Ancient and Honorable
Artillery Company
Massachusetts
1637 — 1774
Honors Two Charter Members
John Endicott and Edward Johnson
Captain Johnson surveyed
this area in 1652
for the . . . — — Map (db m282505) HM
On Endicott Street (U.S. 3) east of Lakeside Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Endicott Rock
the name of
John Endicvt Gov.
and the initials of
Edward Johnson and Simon Willard, Commissioners
of the Massachusetts Bay Colony,
John Sherman and Jonathan Ince, Surveyors,
were inscribed upon this rock
August . . . — — Map (db m308750) HM
On Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
In honor of the 12th Regt. NH Vols. who fought in the war of 1861-1865 for the preservation of the Union. Erected by Major E.E. Bedee — — Map (db m96730) WM
1941-1945 Meredith Honor Roll
There are 3 panels of inscribed names, with 4 starred names, indicating they gave their lives in the conflict — — Map (db m96732) WM
On Silver Lake Road east of River Road, on the left when traveling east.
The history of Lochmere, in the broadest sense, is the history of human use of the Winnipesaukee River. Navigable by canoe, the river served as a major transportation and communications route and, with falls and rapids, it has served as a source . . . — — Map (db m261116) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 3) at Winter Street, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street.
Native Charles E. Tilton shaped his hometown through his many gifts of monuments, buildings and parks – places that make the community special today. After moving to the West Coast in 1850, Tilton acquired extraordinary wealth through his trading . . . — — Map (db m261118) HM
Near West Main Street (U.S. 3) at Winter Street, on the left when traveling west.
Situated on the Winnipesaukee River, the town of Tilton was a prime location for a variety of mills in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The products produced in Tilton during the height of the mill manufacuring period included . . . — — Map (db m97228) HM
Near West Main Street (U.S. 3) at Winter Street, on the left when traveling west.
In 1850, approximately 100 years after the town of Sanbornton was settled, a group of citizens petitioned to form a new town. Voted on at a special town meeting in 1869, and approved by the voters and the governor of N.H., the town of Tilton was . . . — — Map (db m97229) HM
Near West Main Street (U.S. 3) at Winter Street, on the left when traveling west.
In the eighteenth and nineteenth century, the power of the Winnipesuakee River was harnessed to operate mills up and down its banks. These banks were home to several gristmills, woolen mills, and other textile mills. Many dams existed in this . . . — — Map (db m97231) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 3) at School Street, in the median on Main Street.
In honor of those from the town of Tilton who devoted themselves to the cavse of freedom in the service of ovr covntry --1914-1919 -- They served without thovght of self that the principles of liberty, jvstice and eqvality might prevail for all . . . — — Map (db m97194) WM
