Sunapee and Georges Mills, New Hampshire

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Sunapee is a town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 3,055 at the 2000 census. Sunapee is home to part of Lake Sunapee. The town includes the village of Georges Mills.

Like many other towns, this one went through name changes before its incorporation in 1781: “Saville”, “Corey’s Town”, and then “Wendell”, for one of the Masonian Proprietors, John Wendell. The name “Sunapee” was substituted for “Wendell” by the legislature in 1850. The town, Lake Sunapee and Mount Sunapee share the name which comes from the Algonquian Indian words “suna” meaning “goose”, and “apee”, meaning “lake”. The Indians called the area “Goose Lake” because it was a favorite spot of wild geese.

Sunapee, 2005

The town has long been a popular tourist destination. The major attraction was the pristine lake, once surrounded by a number of grand hotels. Lake Sunapee is the only lake in New Hampshire with three working lighthouses, built in the 1890s and maintained by the Lake Sunapee Protective Asscociation. The town was the birthplace of the rock band, Aerosmith.

 

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The purpose of this blog is to help prospective buyers gain a better understanding of the region and all it has to offer. I will be making periodic posts that provide information about towns in the area, and also provide links to sites dealing with the real estate market, market trends, investing in NH, and more importantly, why the Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee Area makes such a great place to live, work, and raise a family.