Franklin, New Hampshire

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Franklin, New Hampshire is a small city in central New Hampshire known as the birthplace of Daniel Webster and for its location at the confluence of the Pemigewasset and Winnipesaukee rivers, forming the Merrimack River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
areaCode 603
climate humid continental climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countySeatOf Merrimack County (partly, city within county; not county seat)
elevation approximately 300 feet above sea level
FIPScode 33-27620
GNISFeatureID 0867530
governmentType city government
hasEducationalInstitution Franklin High School (New Hampshire)
hasHistoricDistrict Franklin Falls Historic District
hasHistoricIndustry hydropower from river falls
textile mills
hasHistoricSite Daniel Webster Birthplace State Historic Site
hasLake Webster Lake (New Hampshire)
hasNotableFeature confluence forming the Merrimack River
hasNotablePerson Daniel Webster
hasPark Odell Park
hasRailTrail Northern Rail Trail terminus
hasRecreation whitewater kayaking on Winnipesaukee River
hasRiver Merrimack River NERFINISHED
Pemigewasset River NERFINISHED
Winnipesaukee River NERFINISHED
incorporatedAsCity late 19th century
knownFor birthplace of Daniel Webster
locatedAtConfluenceOf Pemigewasset River NERFINISHED
Winnipesaukee River NERFINISHED
locatedIn Merrimack County, New Hampshire
surface form: Merrimack County

New Hampshire
locatedInCountrySubdivision New England
locatedInRegion central New Hampshire
namedAfter Benjamin Franklin
nearbyCity Concord, New Hampshire NERFINISHED
Laconia, New Hampshire NERFINISHED
partOfMetropolitanArea Laconia micropolitan area
postalCode 03235
previousSettlementType town
region Merrimack Valley
surface form: Merrimack Valley of New Hampshire
riverFormedAtConfluence Merrimack River NERFINISHED
state New Hampshire
stateRoute New Hampshire Route 11 NERFINISHED
New Hampshire Route 127 NERFINISHED
New Hampshire Route 3 NERFINISHED
timezone Eastern Time Zone
timezoneDST Eastern Time Zone
surface form: Eastern Daylight Time

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Merrimack River sourceLocation Franklin, New Hampshire