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Shaw Corner

Ghost town · Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Penacook quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1927, 1:62,500)
Penacook quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1927, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Shaw Corner as a historical populated place on the Franklin 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 43.4090° N, 71.6881° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFranklin
Elevation592 ft
Nearest living townFranklin, NH
Distance to it3.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1917305
Coordinates43.40897, -71.68813

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What's there now

Shaw Corner is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Franklin, NH (population 8,757), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 592 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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