Errol (New Hampshire)

Coös County

Errol is a town in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. It lies north of the White Mountains in Coös County. According to the census of 2010 it had 291 inhabitants.

History

The area of Errol was awarded by the British Governor John Wentworth in 1774 to Timothy Ruggles, and other interested parties. The name derives from James Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll, a Scottish nobleman. Ruggles was one of the British loyalists who fled the country after the founding of the U.S. and the defeat of Great Britain.

1779 asked the owner the Supreme Court of the State, who was now part of the United States, the construction of a connecting road to Conway. 1781 the construction of the current Route 16 was commissioned. 1804 was a winter road to Andover, which combined with Errol Portland on the Atlantic coast. (now Route 26 ). There was thus a road connection to the Umbagog Lake.

It was not until 1806 the first settlers of the village, which in 1820 already had 36 inhabitants. Main employer was the local timber industry, because the soil was suitable at best for potatoes and oats. 1835 baptized Mormon Benjamin Sweat multiple times in the place. 1859 were counted 130 residents who operated a sawmill and a flour mill, to a company that manufactured the boards for facades in the widespread weatherboarding ( clapboard ).

In 2000, the city had 298 inhabitants. 2001 bought the Commune of 2500 hectares of forest.