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LOCATION - The way you get to Sandwich is to take Route 109 NW from Wolfeboro to Moultonborough. Then go onto Route 113. Go up the road and you're in Sandwich. The town of Sandwich is located in Carroll County.
GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES - In Sandwich, there is a mountain named Sandwich Mountain. Through the year in Sandwich, the annual average temperature is 45 degrees F. There are big mountains and green forests. Bear Camp Pond is in Sandwich.
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS - Near Sandwich, there are some places you can go to like Mt. Cranmore, Attitash, King Pine, and Waterville Valley to go skiing. There are others things you can do in Sandwich. You can go to the Sandwich Fair, go hiking,and do water activities. There is Old Home Week in Sandwich.
POPULATION - In 1970,the population was 666 and in 1997,the population was
1,101.
BUSINESSES - In Sandwich there are two main businesses. One of them is the Corner House. The other one is the Town Office of Sandwich.
HISTORY - In 1763, Benning Wentworth gave the charter for the new Town of Sandwich. Daniel Beede led the first group of settlers. In November 1767, the first log cabin was built in the town . In 1769, Daniel Beede surveyed the land for the town of Sandwich.
The first minister who came to Sandwich was Elder Jacob Jewell in 1778. In 1790, the first doctor came to Sandwich. He was Dr. Asa Crosby. The first lawyer in Sandwich was James Otis Freeman in 1798.
Between 12-23 Sandwich men served in the war of 1812. Sandwich was the ninth largest town in New Hampshire in 1830. In 1847, there were 25 school districts in Sandwich.
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