Brookfield New Hampshire

Brookfield is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 755 at the 2020 census. Settled in 1726 by Scots-Irish immigrants, the town was first named "Coleraine" after the Protestant-majority town of that name in County Londonderry in what has since become Northern Ireland. Fertile ground made it popular with farmers…
Brookfield is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 755 at the 2020 census. Settled in 1726 by Scots-Irish immigrants, the town was first named "Coleraine" after the Protestant-majority town of that name in County Londonderry in what has since become Northern Ireland. Fertile ground made it popular with farmers. It was later renamed "Brookfield", after Brookfield, Massachusetts, and made a part of the town of Middleton. But in 1785 Brookfield petitioned, unsuccessfully, to be set off from Middleton. This was due to the division of the original town of Middleton into two parts by the long, high ridge of the Moose Mountains, then a considerable obstacle to travel. Town meetings, traditionally held in the muddy season of March, were particularly difficult to attend for those beyond the ridge. In 1794, however, permission was granted, and Brookfield incorporated. And in 1840, when Carroll County was set off from Strafford County, Brookfield went with Carroll, and Middleton remained with Strafford.
  • Elevation: 604 ft (184 m)
  • Country: United States
  • State: New Hampshire
  • County: Carroll
  • Incorporated: December 12, 1794
  • ZIP code: 03872
  • Area code: 603

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