Thompson and Meserve's Purchase, New Hampshire
Thompson and Meserve's Purchase is a township of about 12,000
acres (49 kmē) located in Coos County, New Hampshire United States. As of
the 2000 census, the purchase had a total population of 0.
In New Hampshire, locations, grants, townships (which are different from
towns), and purchases are unincorporated portions of a county which are not
part of any town and have limited self-government (if any, as many are
uninhabited).
Thompson and Meserve's Purchase is notable for encompassing the northern
slope of Mount Washington and the Cog Railway.
Thompson and Meserve's Purchase was sold by Commissioner Willey to Samuel
W. Thompson of Conway and George P. Meserve of Jackson, New Hampshire in
1855 for $500 USD.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the purchase has a total
area of 18.5 square miles (47.9 km), of which, 18.5 square miles (47.9 kmē)
of it is land and none of it is covered by water. The highest point in the
purchase is 6,000 feet (1,829 meters) above sea level on the slope of
Chandler Ridge, just north of the summit of Mount Washington. Thompson
and Meserve's Purchase contains a northern portion of the Presidential
Range, including Mount Adams, the second highest mountain in New Hampshire
at 5,774 feet (1,760 meters), and Mount Jefferson, the third highest peak at
5,712 feet (1,741 meters). To the east of the Presidential peaks lies the
Great Gulf, a deep glacial cirque.
As of the census of 2000, there are no people living in the purchase. |