Originally know as Palmer’s Town, Meredith NH was first granted by the Mansion Proprietors to a group of settlers lead by Samuel Palmer in 1748. Samuel Palmer was a teacher of surveying and navigation and had laid out much of the surrounding land around Lake Winnipesaukee. Many of the settlers were from Salem, Massachusetts, so the town’s name was later changed to New Salem. The town’s name was changed once more when it was incorporated in 1768 as Meredith, by Governor John Wentworth. The name Meredith was in honor of Sir William Meredith, who had allied with William Pitt in opposition of taxation on the colonies.

Meredith features miles of lakefront properties on some of New Hampshire’s most pristine lakes and ponds, including Lake Winnipesaukee, Lake Winnisquam, and Lake Waukewan. Meredith’s residential villages, which include Bear Island, East Bear Island, Leavitt Park, Lovejoy Sands and Meredith Center, are highly sought after, as the town still maintains a rural characteristic, has excellent schools, and has a close proximity to Interstate 93.

The Inter-Lakes Cooperative School district is where Meredith students grades K-12 attend, along with students from Center Harbor and Sandwich. The town maintains a full time police department, a full time fire chief, and the nearest hospital, Lakes Region General in Laconia, is only 10 miles away. The nearest public use airport is also in Laconia. Some of the town’s other amenities include beautiful parks, golf courses and marinas, tennis courts; bicycle, snowmobile, and cross country skiing trails, and downhill skiing in nearby Gunstock.

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