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Granted in 1735 by Governor Jonathan Belcher of Massachusetts, this town was the site of Fort Number 1, first in the line of forts bordering the Connecticut River.After the border between Massachusetts and New Hampshire was fixed, the town was incorporated on February 11, 1752 [3] by Governor Benning Wentworth as Chesterfield, named for Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield.
West Chesterfield is an unincorporated community in the town of Chesterfield in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. It is located north of New Hampshire Route 9 in a valley leading to the Connecticut River. Via Route 9, Keene is 14 miles (23 km) to the east, and Brattleboro, Vermont, is 3 miles (5 km) to the west.
Far Horizons (Dublin, New Hampshire) Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire; George Bemis House; George Cheever Farm; Gilsum, New Hampshire; Golden Rod Grange No. 114; Grace United Methodist Church (Keene, New Hampshire) Harrisville, New Hampshire; Harrisville Historic District (Harrisville, New Hampshire) Harrisville Rural District; Hinsdale, New Hampshire
Chesterfield Gorge Natural Area, also known as Chesterfield Gorge State Wayside, is a 13-acre (5.3 ha) state park on Route 9 in Chesterfield, New Hampshire. [3] The park conserves a rocky gorge with waterfalls on Wilde Brook. There is picnicking, a seasonal visitor center, and 0.7-mile (1.1 km) trail on either side of the brook.
New Hampshire Route 63 is a 21.514-mile-long (34.623 km) north–south state highway in Cheshire County in southwestern New Hampshire. It runs from Winchester to Westmoreland . The southern terminus is in Winchester at the Massachusetts state line, where the road continues as Massachusetts Route 63 in the town of Northfield .
New Hampshire Route 9A is a 2.320-mile-long (3.734 km) secondary road in Chesterfield, not far from the Vermont border, and is the lone auxiliary route of NH 9. Signed east-west, the short highway terminates at NH 9 at both ends and provides access to Spofford Lake .
Spofford (town of Chesterfield) Spofford Lake is a 732-acre (2.96 km 2 ) [ 1 ] body of water in the town of Chesterfield in southwestern New Hampshire , United States. Water from Spofford Lake flows via Partridge Brook to the Connecticut River .
It is situated at the outlet of Spofford Lake and is located along New Hampshire Route 9A. While no population figures are available for Spofford, it is slightly larger than the town-center village of Chesterfield. Children who live in Spofford go to Chesterfield School. Spofford has a different ZIP code (03462) from the rest of Chesterfield.