Governor Wentworth Historic Site

Governor Wentworth Historic Site

Parks Directory of the United States / State Parks / New Hampshire

Location:Off NH Route 109, near Wolfeboro.
Activities:Picnicking.
Special Features:Site holds the remains of the former summer estate of Royal Governor John Wentworth, last of New Hampshire's colonial governors. The mansion burned to the ground in 1820. An archeological dig there unearthed artifacts that reveal details about daily life and work methods of the privileged class of the period.
Address:Rt 109
Wolfeboro, NH 03894
Phone:603-823-7722
Web: www.nhstateparks.org/ParksPages/GovWentworth/GovWentworth.html
Size: 96 acres.

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