Coos County, New Hampshire (NH), United States, North America
Latitude
44°18'N
Longitude
71°29'W
Carroll
, town (1990 pop. 528), Coos co., N central N.H.,
12 mi/19 km E of Littleton; 44°18'N
71°29'W. Drained by Carroll Stream and Ammonoosuc R. Agr. (livestock,
poultry; nursery crops; timber); mfg. (asphalt). Became a well-known
resort for the wealthy with opening of Mt. Washington Hotel in 1902.
Includes resorts of Twin Mountain, Fabyan House, and Bretton Woods
(scene in 1944 of UN monetary conference), Bretton Woods Ski Area. Part
of White Mt. Natl. Forest in E Sugarloaf and Zealand Natl. Forest
campgounds to S; Site of Twin Mt. Fish Hatchery. Mt. Washington Cog RR
6 mi/9.7 km to NW and then
6 mi/9.7 km to NE.
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