Cornish (New Hampshire)
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Location in New Hampshire
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1765 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | New Hampshire | ||
| County : | Sullivan County | ||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 28 ′ N , 72 ° 19 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,640 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 15 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 110.9 km 2 (approx. 43 mi 2 ) of which 109.1 km 2 (approx. 42 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 142 m | ||
| Postal code : | 03745 | ||
| Area code : | +1 603 | ||
| FIPS : | 33-15060 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0873571 | ||
| Website : | www.CornishNH.net | ||
Cornish is a town in Sullivan County , New Hampshire . At the 2010 United States Census , Cornish had 1640 residents. Cornish lies on a plateau of the Green Mountains , the so-called Upper Valley .
history
Founded in 1763, Cornish was initially known as Mast Camp because English settlers shipped tree trunks for ship masts across the Connecticut River from here . The town is named after Sir Samuel Cornish, an admiral in the Royal Navy .
In 1885, the sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens moved into a summer residence in Cornish to escape the heat in New York City . Since then, the area has established itself as an artist and writer retreat, initially known as the Cornish Art Colony after painter Maxfield Parrish established a Cornish estate. Other well-known people who have temporarily lived in Cornish include Winston Churchill , Louis Saint-Gaudens , Thomas Dewing , Michael Dorris , Louise Erdrich , Hamlin Garland and Percy MacKaye . The writer JD Salinger moved to Cornish after his success and lived there in seclusion until his death.
Web links
- Homepage of the village
- Cornish, New Hampshire at City-Data