West Hopkinton, New Hampshire

Populated place in New Hampshire, United States

West Hopkinton, New Hampshire

Populated place

West Hopkinton Railroad Depot circa early 1900s

West Hopkinton

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Coordinates: 43°11′31″N 71°44′53″W﻿ / ﻿43.1920236°N 71.7481328°W﻿ / 43.1920236; -71.7481328
Country| United States
State| New Hampshire
County| Merrimack
Town| Hopkinton
Elevation

| 370 ft (115 m)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code|

03229

Area code| 603
FIPS code| 33-82260
GNIS feature ID| 0870776

West Hopkinton is a populated place[1] within the town of Hopkinton in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. West Hopkinton is well known for its agricultural center, preservation of historical landmarks and recreational activities within the village.

## History

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West Hopkinton was once a thriving village with many businesses such as several mills including the Kingsbury & Davis Machine Company, a creamery, grocery store and a number of working farms. West Hopkinton had its own post office which opened on May 29, 1857; a small railroad depot on the original Contoocook River Railroad line, the Rowell's Covered Bridge and New Henniker Bridge.[2][3]

As a result of increased flooding in the Northeast in the early 20th century, plans for the Hopkinton-Everett Dams were developed, with the Hopkinton Dam being built 0.2 miles (0.3 km) south of West Hopkinton on the Contoocook River and the Everett Dam on the Piscataquog River in the town of Weare. The dams were completed in 1962. The resulting flood control lands are connected by an artificial channel that crosses the height of land between the two river valleys.

West Hopkinton as viewed from the Hopkinton Dam on the Contoocook River

## References

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1. ^ New Hampshire Employment Security, [1], Hopkinton NH Community Profile
2. ^ Mala Duclos Tyler (2012). Hopkinton and Contoocook. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738591377.
3. ^ Lord, Charles Chase (1890). Life and times in Hopkinton, NH. Concord, N.H. Republican press association.

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Municipalities and communities of Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States

County seat: Concord

Cities|

* Concord
* Franklin

Map of New Hampshire highlighting Merrimack County

Towns|

* Allenstown
* Andover
* Boscawen
* Bow
* Bradford
* Canterbury
* Chichester
* Danbury
* Dunbarton
* Epsom
* Henniker
* Hill
* Hooksett
* Hopkinton
* Loudon
* New London
* Newbury
* Northfield
* Pembroke
* Pittsfield
* Salisbury
* Sutton
* Warner
* Webster
* Wilmot

CDPs|

* Blodgett Landing
* Bradford
* Contoocook
* Henniker
* Hooksett
* Loudon
* New London
* Pittsfield
* South Hooksett
* Suncook
* Tilton Northfield‡
* Warner

Other
communities|

* East Andover
* Elkins
* North Sutton
* Penacook
* South Newbury
* South Sutton
* West Hopkinton

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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