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Town of Goffstown, NH:

Goffstown is a scenic town with twin mountains, forested hills, winding rivers, and an attractive New England village center. Recreational opportunities, including hiking, swimming, boating, fishing, snowmobiling, skating, abound. In 1998 the town added a privately constructed championship public golf course to its assets.

The Town of Goffstown is located in Hillsborough County in the southern section of the State of New Hampshire. Goffstown is bordered by the following towns: Bedford, Dunbarton, Hooksett, Manchester, New Boston and Weare. Goffstown is only an hour from Boston, Massachusetts, and an hour from New Hampshire's White Mountains or seacoast. Its proximity to major north-south and east-west routes, the state's largest airport, and to southern New Hampshire's major municipalities and business centers makes it an attractive business location. Goffstown is a pleasant community in a convenient location; an enviable place to live or work.

Friends of the Goffstown Rail Trail:

• Maps of the trail: Large Overview, Large Detailed, Printable (NEW!)
• Suggested trail access parking: locations
• Frequently Asked Questions: FAQ
• The Friends of the Goffstown Rail Trail is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, so contributions are tax deductible. See the FGRT membership page here.
• The Board of Selectmen enacted a Rail Trail Ordinance in 2005, which you can read here.
• Read highlights of the federal transportation enhancement act, SAFETEA-LU.

Goffstown Historical Society:

• HISTORIES, GENEALOGIES & TOURS ONLINE:
• History of the Town of Goffstown, 1733-1920, by George Plummer Hadley - online at Google Ebooks
• Locations of early residents and their homesteads - from History of Goffstown by George P. Hadley, Chapter XLIV - online at Google Ebooks
• Walking Tour of Goffstown, NH (brochure in PDF format - 1995 kb) - Due to the size of this document, you may want to "right mouse button click" and SAVE this file to your own computer before opening.
• A Brief History of the Congregational Church - Google Ebooks
• A History of the Kidder Family - Google Ebooks
• The Goffstown Register, 1905 - Open Library
• Also SEE the History section of this web site
• Cemetery Tombstone Transcription Project
• STORIES & TALES OF GOFFTOWN:
• "The Ice Man Cometh...And Has Gone." -- article by Barbara Hart Mace on ice harvesting in Goffstown, NH - PDF file