Place:Temple, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

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Temple is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,382 at the 2020 census.^[1] It is home to Temple Mountain State Reservation, formerly the Temple Mountain Ski Area.

History

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The area was first called "Peterborough Slip", which included what is now the town of Sharon. In 1758, Maj. Ephraim Heald and his wife Sarah, along with his brother Deacon Peter Heald and Oliver Heald, a cousin, were among the first settlers. Peter Heald is generally considered to be the founder of Temple, and his child, Peter, was the first male child born in the town. In 1768, it was incorporated by colonial Governor John Wentworth, who named it after his lieutenant governor, John Temple. Temple Glassworks was founded in 1780 by Robert Hewes of Boston. Although the company is long defunct, surviving examples of Temple glass are today rare and prized collectibles. By 1859 Temple had a population of 579, with two sawmills, one gristmill, and a tannery. The town of Temple, Maine was named after Temple, NH.

Terrain is generally uneven and rocky. It is also elevated, commanding distant views to the east and south.^[2] As John Farmer and Jacob Bailey Moore wrote in 1823, "From the highest point of elevation, twenty meetinghouses may be seen when the atmosphere is clear."

"The records of the town of Temple were destroyed by fire some years ago and much valuable data was lost …" History and Genealogy of the Jewetts of America, 113 [1900].