Place:Wolfeboro, Carroll, New Hampshire, United States

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NameWolfeboro
Alt namesWolfboroughsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS33007784
TypeTown
Coordinates43.583°N 71.2°W
Located inCarroll, New Hampshire, United States
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Wolfeboro is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 6,269 at the 2010 census. A resort area situated beside Lake Winnipesaukee, Wolfeboro includes the village of Wolfeboro Falls.

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History

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The town was granted by Colonial Governor Benning Wentworth in 1759 to four young men of Portsmouth, and named Wolfeborough in honor of English General James Wolfe, who had been victorious at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in 1759. In 1763, were added to the reserved for the governor. Colonial Governor John Wentworth, his nephew, established an estate on the site, known as Kingswood. Built in 1771 beside what is now called Lake Wentworth, this was the first summer country estate in northern New England. Settled in 1768, the town was incorporated in 1770.

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Summer colony

Over the years Wolfeboro, whose town motto is "The Oldest Summer Resort in America", became a popular summer colony, particularly for families from Boston and southern New Hampshire. Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco, Kurt Vonnegut, Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon have spent time in Wolfeboro. In August 2007, French president Nicolas Sarkozy vacationed there.

Wolfeboro is also home to Wentworth State Park.

Wolfeboro Bay c. 1906
Hobbs Landing c. 1910
South Main Street c. 1915
Huggins Hospital in 1916
Road to Pleasant Valley and the Hill Camp c. 1925
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