Hotels in Merrimack, New Hampshire

A little about Merrimack...

Merrimack is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 25,119 (including the East Merrimack Census-Designated Place ), making it the eighth largest municipality in New Hampshire.

There are four now anachronistic "villages" of Merrimack that make up the current town: Merrimack Village (formerly known as Souhegan Village), Thornton's Ferry, Reed's Ferry, and South Merrimack.

Thornton's Ferry
The area of town near Lake Naticook and Continental Boulevard, the name of this area comes from Matthew Thornton, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence who lived in Merrimack and is now buried near the intersection of Daniel Webster Highway and Greeley Street. Thornton's Ferry has its own elementary school on Camp Sargent Road, Thornton's Ferry Elementary School.

Reed's Ferry
The northern portion of the town, Reed's Ferry is centered around the current intersection of Bedford Road and Daniel Webster Highway. The boundaries of the area are unclear, as the northwestern part of town near Baboosic Lake is not traditionally considered a portion of Reed's Ferry since as a defined village it was located mostly near the Merrimack River, but may now possibly be seen as part of Reed's Ferry. Reed's Ferry also has its own Elementary School, Reed's Ferry Elementary School on Lyons Road.

South Merrimack
Centered around Pennichuck Square on Rte. 101A and Continental Boulevard, South Merrimack is usually considered to be the southwestern part of town near Rte. 101A and Boston Post Road, although the southeastern portion of town near Harris Pond might also be considered part of South Merrimack or Thornton's Ferry.

Merrimack Village
The center of town, right now this area is not known as "Merrimack Village" per se, but as an area in between the more defined Reed's Ferry and Thornton's Ferry areas. Largely considered to be located at the Public Library on the corner of Baboosic Lake Road and Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack Village was built along the Souhegan River roughly cutting the current town in half. This area of town's Elementary School is named after James Mastricola, who deeded the land to the town upon his death which now includes the lower and upper Elementary Schools, the Middle School, Merrimack High School, the library, and the current town hall among other buildings.