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Puddle Dock

Ghost town · Rockingham County, New Hampshire

Dover quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1893, 1:62,500)
Dover quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1893, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Puddle Dock is a ghost town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. It is the only former community in Rockingham County recorded on the federal names register, out of 12 across New Hampshire.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Puddle Dock as a historical populated place on the Portsmouth topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 43.0754° N, 70.7553° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePortsmouth
Elevation11 ft
Nearest living townKittery, ME
Distance to it1.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1917535
Coordinates43.07537, -70.75533

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What's there now

Puddle Dock is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kittery, ME (population 5,284), about 1.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 11 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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