Wentworth Estate
N 43° 36.754 W 071° 08.875
19T E 326674 N 4831084
A New Hampshire Historical Marker on the former estate of Gov. John Wentworth.
Waymark Code: WMBB36
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 04/28/2011
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"This marker stands on the northwesterly part of a 4,000-acre tract which comprised the elegant country estate of John Wentworth, last royal governor of New Hampshire (1765-1775). The manor house, erected in 1769 on the northeast shore of this lake, was the earliest summer home in the Lakes Region. It was destroyed by fire in 1820."
Marker Name: Wentworth Estate
Official Marker Number: 53
Marker Type: Official NH State
Marker Location: Wolfeboro, NH
Date Marker Established: 1968
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