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FIRE DANGER – NO BURNING

Forest fire danger at this time is extremely dangerous. Fire permits are dependent on fire weather from the State of NH on a day to day basis . At this […]

Message on Testing Well Water

Message on Testing Well Water Posted on: February 24, 2022 – 5:02pm In the last few months as the Health officer for the Town of Jackson. I have been receiving […]

Traffic Calming Pop-up Demonstration is Complete

For Immediate Release: Traffic Calming Pop-up Demonstration is Complete Posted on: October 6, 2025 – 12:12pm Date: 10/6/25 From: Emily Benson and David Campbell, Jackson’s representatives to the North Country […]

The Jackson Town Hall

Jackson Town Hall, 1879, addition 1900 Jackson’s early town meetings were held in homes and later in a school. The idea of constructing a town house was first considered at […]

The Jackson Grammar School and Tricky Barn

The Jackson Grammar School, c1860, additions c1910 and 1991 In 1860 Joseph B. Trickey sold a ¼ acre piece of land, part of his homestead farm, to School District No. […]

Jackson Public Library

Jackson Public Library, 1901 John K. Porter of Boston, who was a guest at the Thorn Mountain House in 1879, initiated the idea of a “Free Public Library for the […]

The Jackson Community Church

The second church in Jackson.  The current building was constructed in 1847 and has been updated with two major renovations, in 1982 and 2004. Key historical milestones: 1803: The foundation […]

Fairlawn and Amster Cottages

Fairlawn Cottage, c1920 Fairlawn Cottage is located on the south side of Rt. 16A, opposite Wentworth Hall and adjacent to the Jackson Community Church. Fairlawn cottage was built during the […]

The Wentworth Cottages

Thorneycroft Cottage, 1885 Linked to both Wentworth Hall and Arden Cottage by covered piazzas, Thorneycroft Cottage is a 2 ½-story, wood-shingled building with an upper level, which slightly overhangs the […]