Incorporated: 1763
Population: 4,489
County Name: Grafton
(county map)
Town Contact:
Town of Haverhill
975 Dartmouth College Highway
North Haverhill, NH 03774

Phone: 603-787-6800
Fax: 603-787-2226
Website: www.town.haverhill.nh.us

Origin:
Settled by citizens from Haverhill, Massachusetts, the town was first known as Lower Coos. In 1773, Haverhill became the county seat of Grafton County. It was the terminus of the Old Province Road, which connected the northern and western settlements with the Seacoast. The village of Woodsville, named for John L. Woods of Wells River, Vermont, was once a very important railroad center. Woods operated a sawmill on the Ammonoosuc River, and developed a railroad supply enterprise following the establishment of the Boston, Concord, and Montreal Railroad. The village of Pike was settled by future employees of the Pike Manufacturing Company, which was, for a time the world's leading manufacturer of whetstones.

More about Haverhill:
The Connecticut River forms the western boundary of Haverhill. The town is home to the oldest covered bridge still in use in New Hampshire, the Bath-Haverhill Bridge. The bridge was built in 1829. The Grafton County government complex, including the jail, superior court and nursing home, is on Route 10 near North Haverhill.