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Sandwich, NH Real Estate and Information . . .
Sandwich is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire with a population of 1,286 at the 2000 census. Sandwich includes the villages of Center Sandwich and North Sandwich. Part of the White Mountain National Forest is in the north. Center Sandwich is on Squam Lake. There is a covered bridge in the east.
Chartered in 1763 by Colonial Governor Benning Wentworth, the land was considered so inaccessible that the grant was enlarged, making Sandwich one of the largest towns in the state. It was named in honor of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich. The earl is said to be the inventor of the sandwich, requesting from his servant a thin slab of meat placed between two slices of bread, which he consumed while intent upon the gaming table.
The earliest European settlers arrived in 1767. By 1830 Sandwich had grow n to a population of 2700, which is higher than the current population. At this time the town contained farms, stores, mills, churches, schools, carpenters, blacksmiths, and wheelwrights. By the end of the 1800s much of the population had left Sandwich to livein cities to the west. Sandwich began to be an attraction for visitors, summer residents, and artists which continues to this day. The New Hampshire League of Arts & Crafts began in Sandwich in 1920, and continues today. Each fall the town hosts the Sandwich Fair.
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Town of Sandwich Profile:
Town Office Address: P.O. Box 194 | Center Sandwich, NH
Telephone Exchange: 284
Zip Code: 03227
source: wikipedia.org
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