Exeter River
The Exeter River is a 40.5-mile-long river located in Rockingham County in southeastern New Hampshire, United States. It rises in the town of Chester, 12 miles southeast of Manchester.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Swamscot River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Phillips Exeter Academy Library and Gilman Garrison House.
Phillips Exeter Academy Library
Library
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Phillips Exeter Academy Library is a library that serves Phillips Exeter Academy, an independent boarding school located in Exeter, New Hampshire. It is the largest secondary school library in the world, containing 160,000 volumes over nine levels with a shelf capacity of 250,000 volumes.
Gilman Garrison House
Museum
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The Gilman Garrison House is a historic house museum at 12 Water Street in Exeter, New Hampshire. Built in 1709, it is a rare surviving example of a garrison house or fortified structure.
Ladd-Gilman House
Museum
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The Ladd-Gilman House, also known as Cincinnati Memorial Hall, is a historic house at 1 Governors Lane in Exeter, New Hampshire, United States. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is designated a National Historic Landmark.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Exeter and Kensington.
Exeter
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Exeter is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. Its population was 16,049 at the 2020 census, up from 14,306 at the 2010 census. Exeter was the county seat until 1997, when county offices were moved to neighboring Brentwood.
Kensington
Village
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Kensington is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,095 at the 2020 census. Kensington is situated 3 miles south of Exeter River.
Stratham
Village
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Stratham is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The town had a population of 7,669 at the 2020 census. It is bounded on the west by the Squamscott River. Stratham is situated 4 miles northeast of Exeter River.
Exeter River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Rockingham, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Exeter River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Exeter”
- Cebuano: “Exeter River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Exeter”
- Russian: “Эксетер (река)”
- Russian: “Эксетер”
- Venetian: “Exeter”
- Welsh: “Afon Exeter”
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Highlights include Little River and Gilman Park.
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