Bretton Woods, New Hampshire

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Bretton Woods, New Hampshire is a small resort area in the White Mountains best known as the site of the 1944 international monetary conference that created the post–World War II Bretton Woods system.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf resort area
unincorporated community
areaCode 603
country United States of America
elevation approximately 1,600 feet
governedAsPartOf town of Carroll, New Hampshire
hasAttraction Bretton Woods Ski Resort
Mount Washington Cog Railway (nearby terminus access)
hasClimate humid continental climate
hasHistoricEvent site of negotiations establishing International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
site of negotiations establishing International Monetary Fund
hasResort Mount Washington Hotel
Omni Mount Washington Resort
knownFor 1944 United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference
Bretton Woods Conference
creation of the Bretton Woods system
scenic mountain tourism
skiing and winter sports
locatedIn Carroll, New Hampshire NERFINISHED
Coos County, New Hampshire
New England
New Hampshire
White Mountains
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Crawford Notch
Mount Washington
locatedOn U.S. Route 302 NERFINISHED
namedAfter Bretton Hall, Yorkshire, England
nearestMajorPeak Mount Washington
partOf White Mountain National Forest (surrounding area)
postalCode 03575
regionCode US-NH


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