Benton, NH: A Complete Community Profile of Benton, NH.

NH Community Profiles: Benton, NH

Benton, NH

Benton, population about 350, is a small town surrounded by the White Mountain National Forest , nestled on Route 116, between I-91 and I-93, Oliverian Pond Boat Launch, Benton, NH - Click for a larger image!and east of the town of Haverhill .

The town was originally named Coventry, as many early settlers came from that town in Connecticut. It was renamed Benton after "Old Bullion," Thomas Hart Benton , the crusty Missouri senator who pushed for settlement of the western frontier in the early 1800s.

Benton is the location of Mount Moosilauke , (4,802 feet) well-known to hikers of the Appalachian Trail. Except for the Moosilauke Ravine Lodge , most services for Mount Moosilauke are located in the nearby town of Warren .

Dining and lodging are available in the village of Woodsville , about 10 miles to the northwest.

The town cemetery, opposite the town hall - Click for a larger image!
Scheduled Events

Seussical    (9/6-15)
2001 Space Odyssey    (9/7)
Muster in the Mountains    (9/7-9)
Wingzilla    (9/8)
Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino    (9/9)
Things [Mom] Taught Me    (9/13-23)
Reach the Beach    (9/14-15)
WM Storytelling Festival    (9/14-16)
Metallak Race    (9/15)
Mandeville & Richards    (9/15)
Cohase Film Slam    (9/16)
Tricycle Grand Prix   (9/16)
Rodney Crowell    (9/21)
NH Highland Games    (9/21-23)
Don Who    (9/22)
Harvest Celebration    (9/22)
Health & Wellness Fair    (9/22)
Jeep Invasion   (9/22)
Lakes Region Tri Festival    (9/22-23)
Pat Metheny    (9/26)
Driving Miss Daisy    (9/27 - 10/6)
Neko Case    (9/27)
Shot of JD    (9/28)
Dixville Half Marathon    (9/29)
New Hampshire Marathon    (9/29)
Matthew Odell    (9/30)
Lincoln Fall Craft Festival    (10/6&7)
Sparrow Blue & Crowes Pasture    (10/6)
Oktoberfest   (10/6-7)
White Mountain Oktoberfest    (10/6-7)
Fall Foliage Celebration    (10/6-8)
Sandwich Fair    (10/6-8)
Paddle the Border    (10/7)
Lincoln Fall Craft Festival    (10/7-9)
Shadow Play    (10/10)
Killer Joe    (10/11-21)
Greg Brown    (10/12)
Camping & RV Show    (10/12-14)
Riverfire & Horrorfest    (10/13)
Jay Stollman Band    (10/19)
Murder Dinner Train    (10/19-20)
Pumpkin Patch Express    (10/19-21)
All Things Pumpkin    (10/20)
Ethan Setiawan Band    (10/20)
Bettye LaVette    (10/26)
Murder Dinner Train    (10/26-27)
Pumpkin Patch Express    (10/26-28)
Berlin Jazz    (10/27)

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