Freedom, NH Real Estate and Information . . .

Bordering the State of Maine and located on Ossipee Lake, Freedom has the distinct reputation as a popular spot for vacation homes, resorts, campsites and year-round residences in Carroll County, New Hampshire. Ideally situated between two of the most popular attractions in New Hampshire, the lakes region, and the White Mountains, the town of Freedom has a great deal to offer in its quaint lifestyle and vacation adventures as well as it's annual "Freedom Old Home Week" which entails a week long event of feastivities.  The 2000 Census showed a population of 1,303. As of 2005, the population was estimated by the New Hampshire Office of Energy and Planning at 1,431.

The town was once a part of Effingham called "North Effingham." Following an influx of new settlers from Maine, there was a conflict of culture and religion between them and people from the New Hampshire seacoast area who already populated Effingham.  As a result, North Effingham separated into a town of its own.  The community, incorporated in 1831, was appropriately named "Freedom."

The town has been the setting for a couple of stories, including the children's fantasy book called The Enormous Egg, first published in 1956 but reissued years later (ISBN 0-316-11920-2). Freedom was also the setting for a 2001 broadcast of This American Life, entitled The House at Loon Lake. That episode depicted an abandoned house explored by young boys, in town for summer camp at Loon Lake.

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Town Offices:  P.O. Box 227 | Freedom, NH
Telephone Exchange:  539
Zip Code:  03836