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Gorham, New Hampshire | |
| North of Pinkham Notch, deep in New Hampshire's White Mountains at the confluence of the Androscoggin, Moose and Peabody rivers, lies Gorham NH, a road and rail junction. | ||
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If you're hiking north toward Maine on the Appalachian Trail, Gorham is the last community with a full range of services before you reach the trail's end at Mt Katahdin, so stop here for a good night's rest, a long shower, and a fine dinner. Incorporated in 1836, Gorham NH 02581 (pop. 3000), at the conjunction of highways NH 16 and US 2 (map), is deep in a pretty mountain valley on the north side of Mount Washington. Surrounded on three sides by the White Mountain National Forest, it has that bracing independent, self-reliant air of towns not overshadowed by bigger cities (Berlin, pop. 10,331, 5 miles north, is hardly a city). If you find yourself passing through, stop for a look around, a meal and a bed: Libby's Bistro Town & Country Motor Inn Alternatives are the 90-room Royalty Inn and the 39-room Gorham Motor Inn. More... White Mountain National Forest |
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The Old
Courthouse, Gorham NH.
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