The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Gilmanton Township was organized in 1866. It was named for Charles Andrew Gilman, a land office official and afterward state legislator.
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📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Gilmanton is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Gilmanton has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Church of Sts. Peter and Paul-Catholic in Gilman, 3 miles away.
Gilmanton and the nearest listed places
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How a place gets listed
1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Church of Sts. Peter and Paul-Catholic’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Gilmanton?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Gilmanton’s story, or a memory of it.
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