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==History== [[File:NewDurhamNH TownHall.jpg|thumb|left|alt=New Durham Town Hall|[[New Durham Town Hall]]]] Granted by the [[John Mason (governor)|Masonian Proprietors]] in 1749 as "Cochecho Township", New Durham was first settled by Europeans in 1750, almost entirely by colonists from [[Durham, New Hampshire|Durham]]. It would be incorporated as "New Durham" on December 7, 1762. With a somewhat uneven and rocky surface, the town was better suited to [[grazing]] than [[Tillage|cultivation]]. [[Lumber]] became the chief article of trade, and by 1859 New Durham had five [[sawmill]]s and four [[roof shingle|shingle]] mills. It also had two [[gristmill]]s, and a [[gunpowder]] factory called the Eureka Powder Works.<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/n638 596]β597| url = https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_OcoMAAAAYAAJ| quote = coolidge mansfield history description new england 1859. }}</ref> On September 19, 1849, the [[Boston and Maine Corporation|Cocheco Railroad]] opened through the town, connecting [[Dover, New Hampshire|Dover]] with [[Alton Bay, New Hampshire|Alton Bay]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=mi4oAAAAYAAJ&dq=Cochecho%20Railroad&pg=RA9-PA10 Report of the Directors of the Boston & Maine Railroad to the Stockholders, September 12, 1849]</ref> An early town minister, Reverend [[Benjamin Randall]], founded a new religious denomination in 1780 called the [[Free Will Baptist]]s, later known as Free Baptists. The church has two buildings in the community; the older built in 1819 on New Durham Ridge.<ref name="Coolidge"/>
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