Wiswall Falls Mills Site, Durham

Name: Wiswall Falls Mills Site
Address: Durham, United States

#3 among attractions in Durham

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The Wiswall Falls Mill Site is a historic archaeological industrial site in Durham, New Hampshire. It is located in John Hatch Park, a small public park just south of Wiswall Road on the eastern bank of the Lamprey River. The 3-acre site encompasses the remains of a small 19th-century mill complex that was one of Durham's major industrial sites of the 19th century until it burned in 1883. The site, which includes remains of the waterworks and foundations, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. ()

Coordinates: 43°6'16"N, 70°57'47"W

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Durham United States

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Wiswall Falls Mills Site – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wildcat Stadium, Jesse Hepler Lilac Arboretum, Thompson Hall, The Stone Church.

2.6 miNE
Football, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
Wildcat Stadium, Durham
68 min walk • Wildcat Stadium is an 11,015-seat open-air multi-purpose stadium in Durham, New Hampshire, on the campus of the University of New Hampshire. It is home to the New Hampshire Wildcats football, lacrosse and track and field varsity teams.
2.6 miNE
Botanical garden
Jesse Hepler Lilac Arboretum, Durham
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2.7 miNE
Tower, Romanesque architecture
Thompson Hall, Durham
68 min walk • Thompson Hall, commonly referred to locally as "T-Hall", is one of the central buildings on the campus of the University of New Hampshire in Durham, New Hampshire, United States.
2.2 miSE
Music and shows, Rock club, Beer garden
The Stone Church, Newmarket
57 min walk • The Stone Church is a live music venue in Newmarket, New Hampshire. In operation since 1970, the Stone Church offers local food, a handpicked selection of local and craft beers, and local musical performances, along with national touring acts. The venue is located at 5 Granite Street, atop Zion Hill in Newmarket.
7.4 miNE
Cemetery
Pine Hill Cemetery, Dover
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2.6 miNE
Universities and schools
University of New Hampshire, Durham
68 min walk • The University of New Hampshire is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Durham, New Hampshire. It was founded and incorporated in 1866 as a land grant college in Hanover in connection with Dartmouth College, moved to Durham in 1893, and adopted its current name in 1923.
3.1 miN
Observatories and planetariums
University of New Hampshire Observatory, Durham
78 min walk • University of New Hampshire Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the University of New Hampshire. It is located in Durham, New Hampshire near the old Durham Reservoir. The main telescope is a 0.35 m Schmidt–Cassegrain reflecting telescope donated to the observatory in 1984.
2.9 miNE
Church
Saint Thomas More Parish, Durham
73 min walk • Saint Thomas More Parish is located in Durham, New Hampshire, United States. Named after Thomas More of England, the Catholic parish was established in 1949 on the corner of Madbury Road and Cowell Drive, near the heart of the campus of the University of New Hampshire.
2.1 miSE
43°4'53"N • 70°56'8"W
Newmarket Public Library, Newmarket
54 min walk • Library
2.2 miSE
Museum, History museum
Stone School, Newmarket
56 min walk • The Stone School is a historic school building at 1 Granite Street in Newmarket, New Hampshire. Built in 1841-42, it served the town as a school until 1966, and is a distinctive example of the town's stone architecture. It is now the Stone School Museum, a local history museum.
2.6 miNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Smith Chapel, Durham
66 min walk • Smith Chapel is a historic memorial chapel at 45 Mill Pond Road in Durham, New Hampshire, United States. Built in 1900 in the family cemetery of the locally prominent Smith family, it is a prominent local example of Late Gothic Revival architecture.