Harrisville

Web site: http://harrisvillenh.org/

Population: 981 (1990); 1,075 (2000); 1,105 (2006)

Overview
Harrisville was first settled in 1760 and the town was formed from parts of Hancock, Dublin, Roxbury, Nelson, and Marlborough. The town was first known as Twitchellville, after Abel Twitchell. His daughter Deborah married Bethuel Harris, who with his sons built and operated Harris Mills, one of the first woolen mills in New England. After the business was sold, the name was changed to Cheshire Mills. The town was incorporated in 1871 as Harrisville, at the suggestion of Milan Harris, one of Bethuel's sons and a member of the state senate from 1863-1865. The Harrisville Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography
Region: Monadnock
County: Cheshire
Distance from:
o Manchester, NH: 44 miles
o Boston, MA: 76 miles
o New York, NY: 217 miles
o Montreal, Quebec: 252 miles

Town Hall
Harrisville Town Clerk
699 Chesham Rd
Harrisville, NH 03450
(603) 827-5546

Municipal Information
Government: Selectmen
Planning Board: Appointed
Police Department: Not full time
Fire Department: Not full time
Nearest Hospital: Monadnock Community in Peterborough (8 miles)

Election Districts
State House District: 27
State Senate District: 8
Executive Council District: 2
U.S. Congress House of Representatives District: 2

Schools
School Administrative Unit 29
http://www.sau29.k12.nh.us/

Wells Memorial School
235 Chesham Rd
Harrisville, NH 03450
(603) 827-3272
http://www.harrisville.k12.nh.us/

Services
Harrisville Police Department
167 Main St
Harrisville, NH 03450
(603) 827-2903

Harrisville Fire Department
699 Chesham Rd
Harrisville, NH 03450
(603) 827-3412

Harrisville Library
Canal St
Harrisville, NH 03450
(603) 827-2918

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