Franconia

Web site: http://www.franconianh.org

Population: 811 (1990); 924 (2000); 1,036 (2006)

Overview
Franconia was first chartered in 1764, but settlers were unable to meet the prescribed terms, and in 1772 it was regranted along with a substantial portion of Lincoln as Morristown. There was considerable conflict of claim between the original grantees of Franconia and Lincoln and the Morristown grantees, and following a court decision that forfeiture of grant was illegal, ownership was returned to the original settlers. The western section of Franconia was at one time mined for copper and magnetic iron ore. Franconia Notch is well known for its natural features, including the Old Man of the Mountains, which fell on May 3, 2003, Profile and Echo Lakes, the Flume, and the Basin. Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway was the first passenger tramway built in North America.

Geography
Region: White Mountains
County: Grafton
Distance from:
o Manchester, NH: 103 miles
o Boston, MA: 156 miles
o New York, NY: 355 miles
o Montreal, Quebec: 163 miles

Town Hall
P.O. Box 900
Franconia NH 03580
Office of Town Clerk: (603) 823-5237
Office of Tax Collector: (603) 823-5237

Municipal Information
Government: Selectmen
Planning Board: Appointed
Police Department: Full time
Fire Department: Not full time
Nearest Hospital: Littleton Regional in Littleton (7 miles)

Election Districts
State House District: 10
State Senate District: 1
Executive Council District: 1
U.S. Congress House of Representatives District: 2

Schools
Lafayette Regional School
149 Main Street
Franconia, NH 03580
603.823.7741
Fax 603.823.5452
http://www.lafayetteregional.org/

Services

Franconia Fire Station
Main St.
Franconia, NH 03580
(603) 823-8415‎ - Fire Station
(603) 823-8821‎ - Fire Station

Franconia Police Department
816 Profile Rd
Franconia, NH 03580
(603) 823-7025

Abbie Greenleaf Memorial Library
439 Main St
Franconia, NH 03580
(603) 823-8424

Utilities
Electric: PSNH
Gas: None
Water Supplier: Franconia Village Water
Sanitation: Private septic
Curbside Trash Pickup: No
Telephone: Verizon
Cable television service: Yes