Merrymeeting Marsh Wildlife Management Area

Merrymeeting Marsh Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Town of New Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire. Merrymeeting Marsh Wildlife Management Area is situated nearby to the village New Durham, as well as near the hamlet Coburn.

Places of Interest

Highlights include New Durham Town Hall and Gilman Library.

New Durham Town Hall

Town hall

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The New Durham Town Hall is located at Main Street and Ridge Road in the center of New Durham, New Hampshire. Built in 1908, it is the town's second town hall, and an architecturally distinctive design of Dover architect Alvah T.

Gilman Library

Library

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Prospect Mountain High School

School

Photo: Ken Gallager, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Prospect Mountain High School is a public high school located in Alton, New Hampshire, United States, and is attended by students from Alton and Barnstead.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alton and New Durham.

Alton

Photo: Ken Gallager, Public domain.

Alton is a town in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 5,894 at the 2020 census, and an estimated 6,036 in 2025, up from 5,250 at the 2010 census.

New Durham

Village

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New Durham is a town in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,693 at the 2020 census. It is drained by the Merrymeeting, Cocheco and Ela rivers, and is known for Merrymeeting Lake.

Alton Bay

Hamlet

Photo: Ken Gallager, Public domain.

Alton Bay is an unincorporated community in the town of Alton in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States, and is located on Alton Bay, a 4-mile-long cove of Lake Winnipesaukee which forms the southernmost point on the lake.

Merrymeeting Marsh Wildlife Management Area

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Town of New Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.445° or 43° 26′ 42″ north

Longitude

-71.1732° or 71° 10′ 24″ west

Operator

NH Dept of Fish & Game

Open location code

87MCCRVG+XP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 47798594

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include New Durham Dam and Downing Pond.

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