Welcome to

Franconia,

New Hampshire

Welcome to the Franconia, NH GenWeb page.  This site is a part of the

US GenWeb Project whose goal and purpose is to provide access to the

History, Genealogy, and Resources in the States, Counties and Towns of

the United States of America.  The GenWeb pages are maintained by

volunteers who are dedicated to this cause.

History of Franconia

One of the Mountain County villages, Franconia was named for the German Franconian Alps.  It was first named Indian Head in 1764.  A charter was granted in 1772 as Morristown and renamed Franconia in 1782.  Franconia Notch is known for Mounts Lafayette, Lincoln, and Garfield, Profile and Echo Lakes, The Flume and The Basin and the infamous Old Man of the Mountain.  Franconia is located in Grafton County about 10 miles SE of the town of Bethlehem and  3.6 mile NW of Sugar Hill.

Franconia Notch Echo Lake

Franconia Research

      Grafton County Web Page

      History & First Settlers          

      Queries

      Willow Cemetery      

        Sunnyside Cemetery  

      Franconia Vital Records

      Town of Bethlehem

 Related Web Sites       

   Old Man of the Mountain           

   Franconia Notch Chamber of Commerce

   Franconia Heritage Museum      

   Franconia Pictures

   Franconia Inn                                 

   Community Profile

     Lost Cousins                     

   To Grafton County GenWeb 

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 Jan Jordan Lokensgard, Site Host

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 Last Updated

09/25/2008

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