Place:Rumney, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States

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NameRumney
TypeTown
Coordinates43.8°N 71.8°W
Located inGrafton, New Hampshire, United States
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Rumney is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,498 at the 2020 census.[1] The town is located at the southern edge of the White Mountain National Forest.

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Rumney was named after Robert Marsham, 2nd Baron Romney (pronounced Rumney). The town was originally granted in 1761 by Governor Benning Wentworth to settlers from Colchester and East Haddam, Connecticut. It was first settled in 1765; however, some grantees failed to comply with the charter, so Rumney was regranted to another group of settlers in 1767.

Farmers found the town's soil fertile. By 1859, when the population was 1,109, other industries included fifteen sawmills, a large tannery, and a ladder factory. The Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad commenced service to West Rumney in 1850–1851.

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