Milton

History

Originally a part of Rochester variously called the "Northeast Parish", "Three Ponds" or "Milton Mills", the town was settled in 1760. It was set off and incorporated in 1802 as "Milton", the name either a contraction of "mill town", or else derived from a relative of the Wentworth colonial governors—William Fitzwilliam, Earl Fitzwilliam and Viscount Milton. The town of Fitzwilliam also bears his name. The high concentration of water-powered industries in Milton caused Ira W. Jones to found and operate an engineering firm from offices on Main Street in Milton. The company did business as I W Jones Engineers. In 1893 Jonas Spaulding opened a leatherboard mill in Milton, organizing the business as J. Spaulding and Sons. His sons were Leon C., Huntley N. and Rolland H., of whom Huntley and Rolland would serve as governors of New Hampshire. Jonas and his sons would undertake the construction of another leatherboard mill in North Rochester around 1900. Jonas died before the North Rochester mill became operational. The brothers continued to run the business successfully and brought the Spaulding Brothers leatherboard mill in Townsend Harbor, Massachusetts, under the J. Spaulding and Sons banner in 1902. They were successful with a machine to manufacture shoe counters and with experiments to make vulcanized fiber. In 1912 they opened a purpose-built facility to make vulcanized fiber in Tonawanda, New York. In 1913 J. Spaulding and Sons opened a second leatherboard mill in Milton. They also acquired the Kennebunk Manufacturing Company (KEMACO), which made lunch boxes and violin cases using leatherboard and vulcanized fiber and at one time had facilities in Milton as well. The town contains some distinctive architecture, particularly the Milton Town House, built in 1808, and…

Geography

The main village of Milton is in the southern part of the town, along the west side of the Salmon Falls River at the outlet of Milton Pond. The village of Milton Mills is in the northern part of the town, by road north of Milton village. The Spaulding Turnpike (New Hampshire Route 16) runs north to south through Milton, with access from Exit 17 (New Hampshire Route 75) in the south, near Milton village, and from Exit 18 (New Hampshire Route 125) in the north, just south of the Wakefield town line. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which are land and are water, comprising 3.57% of the town. Milton is drained by the Salmon Falls River, which forms the eastern boundary of the town and the New Hampshire–Maine state line. The town is part of the Piscataqua River watershed. Teneriffe Mountain is the highest point in Milton, with the summit reaching above sea level. * Wakefield (north) * Acton, Maine (northeast) * Lebanon, Maine (east) * Rochester (south) * Farmington (southwest) * Middleton (northwest)

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Largest nearby schools

• Spaulding High School
  High · Rochester · 1,301 students · 14:1 ratio
• Rochester Middle School
  Middle · Rochester · 847 students · 12.8:1 ratio
• McClelland School
  Elementary · Rochester · 346 students · 14.4:1 ratio
• Chamberlain Street School
  Elementary · Rochester · 298 students · 11:1 ratio
• East Rochester School
  Elementary · E. Rochester · 293 students · 14.7:1 ratio
• Henry Wilson Memorial School
  Middle · Farmington · 287 students · 9:1 ratio
• William Allen School
  Elementary · Rochester · 281 students · 13.4:1 ratio
• Valley View Community School
  Elementary · Farmington · 266 students · 10.6:1 ratio