Editing Cornish, New Hampshire (section)

==History==
[[Image:Blow-me-down Bridge, Cornish, NH.jpg|thumb|[[Blow-me-down Brook]] bridge in 1908, completed in 1888]]
[[Image:Mount Ascutney from High Court, Cornish, NH.jpg|thumb|[[Mount Ascutney]] {{circa|1910}}]]
The town was granted in 1763 and contained an area once known as "Mast Camp", because it was the shipping point for the tall [[Mast (sailing)|masts]] floated down the river by [[English people|English]] settlers. It was incorporated in 1765 by [[Thirteen Colonies|colonial]] governor [[Benning Wentworth]] and named for [[Sir Samuel Cornish, 1st Baronet|Sir Samuel Cornish]], a distinguished [[admiral]] of the [[Royal Navy]].<ref name=Coolidge>{{Cite book| last = Coolidge| first = Austin J.| author2=John B. Mansfield| title = A History and Description of New England| publisher = A.J. Coolidge| year = 1859| location = Boston, Massachusetts| pages = [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_OcoMAAAAYAAJ/page/n500 460]–461| url = https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_OcoMAAAAYAAJ| quote = coolidge mansfield history description new england 1859.  }}</ref> Since the 1827 partition of Cheshire County, the town has been within Sullivan County.

Since the late 19th century, Cornish has been a well-known summer resort for artists and writers. Sculptor [[Augustus Saint-Gaudens]] began coming to Cornish in 1885, seeking a studio away from the summer heat of [[New York City]]. Artist friends followed him, including painter and illustrator [[Maxfield Parrish]], who designed and built his estate, the Oaks, in the area. The surrounding area became the center of the popular [[Cornish Art Colony]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crjc.org/heritage/N08-16.htm |title=Cornish Arts Colony in Cornish and Plainfield, NH 1885-1930 |website=www.crjc.org}}</ref> Cornish was the residence of the reclusive author [[J. D. Salinger]] from the 1950s until his death in 2010.

Until 2008, when the Smolen–Gulf Bridge opened in [[Ohio]], Cornish had been home to the longest [[covered bridge]] (still standing) in the United States. Cornish remains home to the longest two-span covered bridge in the world. The [[Cornish–Windsor Covered Bridge]] spans the [[Connecticut River]] and was built in 1866 at an original cost of $9,000. Cornish also has three other covered bridges: the [[Blow-Me-Down Covered Bridge]], [[Dingleton Hill Covered Bridge]], and [[Kenyon Bridge]].