Penacook, New Hampshire

Penacook, New Hampshire

Penacook is a village within the city of Concord in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA (initially called Fisherville [http://www.onconcord.com/Planning/HeritageCommission/concordv2.asp?siteindx=C50,50,08,02 "City of Concord History", City of Concord Planning Department.] Accessed May 6, 2007.] ). It lies along Concord's northern border with Boscawen. The name comes from the Pennacook tribe that lived in the area. Penacook (Pennycook) was the original name of the plantation incorporated by present-day Concord.

Penacook is located along a stretch of the Contoocook River that falls 100 feet in slightly over one mile, just before joining the Merrimack River. Early hydro-powered industry was attracted to the site, and Penacook grew as a mill town. While dams on the river still generate electricity, most of the 19th- and 20th-century factories, such as Allied Leather, have long since closed. Penacook has its own phone exchange (753) and shares a ZIP code (03303) with West Concord, Boscawen and Webster. Most of Penacook is located in the Merrimack Valley School district, though part is in the Concord School district.

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