Jaffrey, New Hampshire
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Jaffrey is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 5,320 at the 2020 census.
Clay Memorial Library, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Old Baker Home, which was the oldest house in Jaffrey in 1905
Town Hall in 1905
Main Street in 1907
Mount Monadnock
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Mount Monadnock, or Grand Monadnock, is a mountain in the town of Jaffrey, New Hampshire. It is the most prominent mountain peak in southern New Hampshire and is the highest point in Cheshire County.
Jaffrey, New Hampshire
…Meetinghouse, built in 1775. Beginning in the 1840s, the area's scenic beauty attracted tourists, and several summer hotels were built at the base of Mount Monadnock, enduringly popular with hikers. Some who scaled the summit were Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau and Rudyard Kipling. The experience inspired…
The summit of Mount Monadnock
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Henry David Thoreau
Typical crowded summit of Mt. Monadnock on a sunny autumn day