Mont Vernon, New Hampshire
Established 1803
Mont Vernon Town Web Site
Mont Vernon Town Hall
Mont Vernon History
This
town, originally a part of Amherst,
was incorporated in 1803. According to
tradition the name was supposed to be Mount
Vernon and there was an error in transcription. An effort was made in 1855 to change the official
spelling but it did not succeed.
A hundred
years ago Mont Vernon was known for its summer hotels. The Grand Hotel, one hundred feet square and
four stories high, was located on a hill above the village. It was struck by lightning, Labor Day 1930,
and burned down. Three Queen Anne-style
“cottages” belonging to the hotel are now private homes.
Mont Vernon Quick Facts
Total land
area: 16.8 square miles
Population:
Approx. 2000
Library: Daland
Library
Government:
Town Meeting
Tax Rate: 2006 $22.57 per thousand (see all town tax rates)
Mont Vernon Landmarks
Purgatory
Falls , a joint
conservation area with Lyndeborough, features a scenic gorge, with a deep flume
and 20-foot waterfall into a deep rocky bowl.
It is a popular hiking area, accessible only by foot.
Lamson Farm, built by the first colonial settlers, is
maintained by the town for preservation
and general recreation.
Mont Vernon Highway Access
Access to the town is by NH Route 13. The closest major highways are in Nashua and Manchester,
each about 30 minutes away. Mont Vernon
is a little more than an hour from Boston, a
little less than an hour from Keene, two hours
from the White Mountains, and about 90 minutes
from the seacoast.
Amherst Business
and Industry
The town is mainly residential, with The Mont Vernon
General Store being the only business operating in town.
Miscellaneous
Electric
Supplier: PSNH
Natural
Gas Supplier: none
Water:
on-site wells
Telephone: NYNEX/Wilton Telephone
For more information
regarding Mont Vernon, NH please refer to the following:
Community Newspaper:
The Milford Cabinet
673-3100
Online town directory and local government listings:
Mont Vernon Schools
The town is a member of two
school districts, Mont Vernon and Souhegan, and is a member of School Administrative
Unit 39 along with Amherst.
The Mont
Vernon School
District consists of the Village School.
Middle school students attend
Amherst Middle
School on a tuition basis; High School students attend Souhegan High School.
More Mont Vernon School Information
MONT VERNON ELEMENTARY
Mont Vernon Village
School
Kindergarten – Grade 6
98
Harwood Road, Mont Vernon
AMHERST MIDDLE SCHOOL
Grades 7 – 8
14 Cross Road, Amherst
SOUHEGAN HIGH SCHOOL
Grades 9 – 12
412 Boston Post Road, Amherst
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