The Governor's Road
N 43° 31.651 W 071° 01.575
19T E 336261 N 4821391
A New Hampshire Historical Marker commemorating The Governor's Road.
Waymark Code: WM8HNH
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 04/05/2010
Views: 8
"The name was given to the highway from Portsmouth to Governor John Wentworth's summer estate in Wolfeborough. Passing through Newington, it crossed the Piscataqua River at Knight's Ferry to Dover. From Rochester it skirted Teneriffe Mountain to Middleton Four Corners. Rounding Moose Mountain to Union Meadows it passed through Brookfield, arriving at Wentworth House. The fifty mile highway was completed in 1769."
Marker Name: The Governor's Road
Official Marker Number: 123
Marker Type: Official NH State
Marker Location: Wakefield
Date Marker Established: 1978
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