ORANGE
Originally chartered as Cardigan, Orange is a small town at the bottom of Grafton County. The name may 
have been changed because of large quantities of yellow-orange ochre found in Mt. Cardigan. The town is only 16 miles east of Dartmouth College and 10 miles from Plymouth a quiet country lifestyle with easy access to the larger communities. Orange is listed as having no cable access or town utilities.
Population in 2009: 308 Land Area: 23.2 square miles Tax rate: $ 20.63
Town Boards: Selectmen, Planning, Zoning
Schools: Mascoma Valley Regional (grades K-12) SAU 62
ORFORD
A small rural community located along the Connecticut River, the boundary between New Hampshire and 
Vermont, and is 20 miles north of Dartmouth College. One of the original settlers was inventor Samuel Morey, who lea to the invention of the marine steam engine and first used a paddlewheel to propel a steam boat along the Connecticut River. The highest point is Mt Cube at 2,909 feet, it was home to Governor Meldrim Thomson, Jr. The town has natural resources of mountains, hills, ponds giving property owners great beauty. The Appalachian Trail passes through.
Population in 2009: 1091 Land Area: 48 square miles Tax Rate: $ 21.68
Public Library
Town Boards: Selectmen, Planning, Zoning
Schools: Rivendell Interstate (grades K-12) SAU 78
PLYMOUTH
Originally the site of an Abenaki village, burned to the ground during the Queen Anne’s War, it is named for 
Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts. Located where the Pemigewasset & Baker rivers converge. Daniel Webster lost his first criminal case at Plymouth courthouse. In the early 20th century Draper & Maynard Sporting Goods Company sold products to the Boston Red Sox and Babe Ruth would come and pick out his equipment. The Plymouth Normal School founded in 1871 was the state’s first teaching college and in 2003 became Plymouth State University. Notable residents have been: Robert Frost, John Cheever, Daniel Webster and Mary Baker Eddy.
Public Library
Town Boards: Selectmen, Planning, Zoning
Population in 2008: 6,385 Land Area: 28.7 square miles Tax Rate: $ 18.74/1000
Schools: Plymouth (grades K-8) Pemi Baker Cooperative (grades9-12) SAU 48
As a Plymouth State University Alumi, I have seen great developments in the town of Plymouth and especially on Campus...A new multimillion dollar ice area, the Silver Hall performing arts center, as well as new and improved student housing. If you get a chance to visit the University I would highly recommend it.
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