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Durham, NH The Durham Area The home of the main campus of the University is in Durham-one of the oldest towns in northern New England-near the picturesque seacoast of New Hampshire. Students have found Durham to be an ideal place to live while completing a graduate degree at UNH. For those interested in cultural pursuits, Boston is a quick 65 miles to the south. Outdoor enthusiasts will find skiing, hiking, and the scenery of the White Mountains 60 miles to the north and the sandy beaches and rocky coast of New Hampshire and Maine 10 miles east. The 200-acre campus is surrounded by more than 2,400 acres of fields, farms, and woodlands owned by the University. College Woods, on the edge of campus, includes five miles of well-kept paths through 260 acres of woods. Durham Graduate students have found Durham to be an ideal place to live while completing a Graduate degree at UNH. It offers a comfortable variety of shops and restaurants as well as a local grocery store convenient to all students in the area. Places to visit in Durham include the downtown area, geared mostly towards UNH students; the Oyster River and Mill Pond waterfall, Wagon Hill Farm, and Adam's Point (site of the University's Jackson Estuarine Lab.) Located seven miles from town is Mendum's Pond, a UNH recreation area. Graduate students choosing to live in the following area towns will be able to take advantage of the Wildcat Transit system. Check out their online listings for route maps and pick-up/drop-off times Portsmouth The city of Portsmouth offers a variety of cultural events, restaurants, galleries, shops, hotels, and inns, as well as beautiful outdoor environments. Places to consider visiting in the seaside city include the Strawberry Bank Museum, the Children's Museum, and, of course, the exciting downtown shops, restaurants, and art galleries. Outdoor areas of interest are Prescott Park, Odiorne Point State Park, Seacoast Science Center, the coastal beaches and rocky shoreline, and the Isles of Shoals harbor and island cruises. Newmarket As a small but vital community of about 7,000 located on the seacoast of New Hampshire, the town of Newmarket continues to retain its character as a scenic mill town along the banks of the Lamprey River and Great Bay. Newmarket's historical past as a New England river town saw the growth and changing of its mills from early sawmills to a thriving textile industry which has in turn given way to new venture high tech companies and dozens of smaller businesses. The Lamprey River winds through the town and plays a special yet changing role in the town's life. Formerly serving as a major water transportation link connecting the inland regions with Portsmouth Harbor and the Atlantic Ocean, the Lamprey is now appreciated as a significant recreational asset to the region with its opportunities for fishing, boating and access to the larger Great Bay tidal basin area. Dover The city of Dover has a long and colorful history spanning nearly four
centuries. Its earliest days as a colonial seaport led to a successful
shipbuilding industry in the 1700s, and it flourished in the 19th
century as the nation's leading manufacturer of cotton goods. The
development of a brick industry spanned decades of successful mill
operations through the middle of the 20th century. Dover's renaissance
as a thriving, competitive community continues today. |
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