Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 259 residents in 1790
Origin: This territory was first settled in 1738 as part of Peterborough, known as Peterborough Slip or Sliptown, a name it retained when the eastern portion was incorporated as Temple. In 1777 residents petitioned for annexation to Peterborough, which was denied. In 1786, they petitioned for a separate township, and asked for a mile of land from the east end of Jaffrey and the south end of Peterborough. The request was granted, and it was incorporated as Sharon in 1791, after a Connecticut town from which many settlers had come. Sharon is home to the Sharon Arts Center, founded in 1947 to offer courses in arts and crafts, and
provide a gallery for exhibitions by local artists.
Back side of Temple Mountain in Sharon, NH
Sharon, NH Web Site Situated in the south central part of the state in an area known as the Monadnock Region.
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