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62-458: The Wild River rises on the north end of Black Mountain in the northern part of the town of Jackson, New Hampshire . It flows northeast off the mountain, entering the township of Bean's Purchase , and picks up the stream outlet of No Ketchum Pond coming in from the northwest. The Wild River continues northeast through a mountain valley separating the Carter-Moriah Range to the northwest and

124-527: A master's degree in 1758. During his time at Harvard, he was a classmate and became a close friend of future Founding Father and President of the United States John Adams . In 1759, the young Wentworth made his first significant investment, joining a partnership in the purchase and development of land in the Lake Winnipesaukee area. Wentworth sat on a committee of partners that oversaw

186-458: A 100 kilometer cross-country skiing trail system, rated one of the best in the world. Wildcat Mountain , with an impressive view of Mount Washington , is a popular alpine skiing destination that was purchased by Vail Resorts in 2019. Jackson is perhaps best known for its red covered bridge (the Honeymoon Bridge ), built in 1876, one of the most photographed in the state. According to

248-579: A boycott of British goods when Massachusetts businessmen threatened to suspend trade with them. After the Boston Tea Party in late 1773 further inflamed tensions in New England, Wentworth successfully defused the threat of similar action in Portsmouth. After issuing careful instructions to the master of a ship arriving with a consignment of tea, Wentworth departed Portsmouth for Dover . During his absence

310-410: A day delivered passengers to Jackson. The increasing use of automobiles , however, reduced travel by train , as vacationers could venture beyond the limits of rail service. Consequently, some grand 19th century hotels lost patrons and closed, although the town itself would never lose popularity. Jackson is one of the region's most picturesque villages, famous in part for Jackson Falls and Jackson X-C,

372-458: A household in the town was $ 49,583, and the median income for a family was $ 59,327. Males had a median income of $ 32,813 versus $ 26,667 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 25,718. About 6.1% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line , including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 14.5% of those age 65 or over. John Wentworth (governor) Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet (9 August 1737 – 8 April 1820)

434-449: A leading Whig politician. In 1765, Wentworth, still in London, was appointed by the province as one of its agents. That same year Rockingham became Prime Minister and led the repeal of the hated Stamp Act . Whether Wentworth influenced Rockingham's decision is uncertain, but New Hampshire's other agent, Barlow Trecothick, drafted with Rockingham a position paper on the matter, and Wentworth

496-602: A letter as the "most diffident of men." A scandal would not have furthered the interests of either of them. Nevertheless, he made his displeasure known to the King, most likely via the Prince's superior officer, Admiral Herbert Sawyer . Prince William soon departed for Québec. The Wentworths sailed to England in the early summer of 1791, to try to sort out their deepening financial disorders. While there, news came that Lt. Gov. Parr had died. The couple immediately began lobbying for John to get

558-457: A pension of 6500 dollars. John Wentworth and Frances Deering Wentworth were cousins. Frances had first married Theodore Atkinson, Junior, Secretary of the Colony of New Hampshire, who died at Portsmouth, 28 October 1769. John and Frances married two weeks later. Her name is preserved in the towns of Francestown , Deering and Wentworth . John's name is preserved in the community of Wentworth and

620-554: A whole trip. The timber reservations John Wentworth made between 1783 and 1791 not only provided the Royal Navy at a critical time with the masts to defeat Napoleon, but also laid the basis of future crown land policies in what is now Canada. Upon his return from his travels to Halifax in Dec., 1786, he received a letter from James Monk assuring him that he would soon be appointed lieutenant-governor of either Nova Scotia or New Brunswick . In

682-589: The Baldface-Royce Range to the southeast. The river crosses the southeast corner of the town of Shelburne, New Hampshire , then enters Maine and picks up Evans Brook, flowing northerly from the height of land in Evans Notch , near the former logging company town of Hastings . Maine Highway 113 follows Evans Brook and then the east bank of the Wild River from Hastings northward to the Wild River confluence with

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744-569: The Province of New York . The governor, however, refused to resign, leading the Lords of Trade to consider his recall. Wentworth interceded, and convinced them to allow his uncle the dignity of resigning in his nephew's favor. In August 1766, he was commissioned as Governor and vice admiral of New Hampshire, and Surveyor General of the King's Woods in North America. Before he returned to North America he

806-725: The Siege of Boston ), Wentworth convened the provincial assembly in late May. Composed primarily of rebel sympathizers, it refused to consider the Conciliatory Resolution proposed by Prime Minister Lord North to defuse the crisis. Wentworth therefore prorogued the assembly, hoping that a delay would favorably change the atmosphere. It did not; on 30 May, rebel militia began occupying and fortifying Portsmouth. Captain Andrew Barclay of HMS Scarborough further exacerbated tensions by impressing local fishermen and seizing supplies for use by

868-576: The United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 66.8 square miles (173.0 km ), of which 0.04 square miles (0.1 km ), or 0.06%, are water. Jackson is drained by the Ellis River and its tributary Wildcat Brook . The highest point in Jackson is 3,870 feet (1,180 m) above sea level on Wildcat Ridge, at the northern boundary of town. The ridge continues to rise north of

930-527: The West Indies , and Wentworth was instructed to call out the militia and to begin recruiting a provincial regiment of 600 men (later 800) for home defence, of which he was to be colonel. He set about the task with vigour, in spite of having no military experience. Despite difficulties, the Royal Nova Scotia Regiment was brought up to a useful strength within a year and served until disbanded with

992-570: The indigenous people of the Americas in 1781. The town of Gilead was incorporated in 1804. The Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad from Portland to Montreal followed the south bank of the Androscoggin River and reached Gilead in 1851. The railroad bridge was the first river crossing durable enough to withstand runoff events from winter storms. Peak runoff events were similarly destructive to attempts to construct water-powered mills adjacent to

1054-555: The Androscoggin River at Gilead . The Wild River is bridged by U.S. Route 2 and the St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad at Gilead. Early European settlement of the watershed was northerly up the Cold River valley from Fryeburg, Maine , through Evans Notch and then down Evans Brook to Gilead. Evans Notch and Evans Brook were named for Captain John Evans, who commanded European militia against

1116-643: The Boston port was closed as punishment for the Tea Party, Massachusetts Governor Thomas Gage found it increasingly difficult to find workers willing to support the military (despite rampant unemployment caused by the port closure). He therefore asked Wentworth to assist in the procurement of carpenters in New Hampshire to build barracks for the troops. When his secretive methods to do so were exposed and publicized, local revolutionary committees denounced him as an "enemy to

1178-582: The King called on Rockingham and the Earl of Shelburne to form a new government and negotiate peace with the US Congress. Rockingham had in fact promised him the position and presented him to the King, who thanked Wentworth for his efforts to preserve royal government in New Hampshire. However, three months later Rockingham died, and Shelburne was free to appoint his own supporters, so the governorship went to John Parr . Worse yet, Wentworth's office of Surveyor General of

1240-587: The King's Woods was eliminated as an economy measure. This was the low point of Wentworth's fortunes. All he could look forward to, like most Loyalists, was compensation for his losses in the former colonies and a small pension. However, Shelburne's ministry fell in April, 1783, and the Duke of Portland , one of Rockingham's former supporters, became the new minister of the treasury. Wentworth lobbied successfully to have his surveyor-generalship restored, and he returned to Halifax in

1302-569: The Prince, as she had been shunned by society in Québec, where he had been previously posted. The two couples formed a lasting friendship, which led to Wentworth offering the Prince the use of his small estate outside of town, which is today known as Princes Lodge . On a more practical level, Prince Edward's influence brought funding for the fortifications of Halifax and much of the rest of the colony. He also gifted Halifax with its Town Clock , which he helped to design. The influx of government funding for

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1364-630: The Wentworths did not finally move in until 1805, when the interior was still not finished. This residence still serves as home to Nova Scotia's Lieutenant Governors today. Wentworth also improved and expanded roads, increased support to Nova Scotia's poverty stricken Mi'kmaq people and set up the first rescue station on Sable Island . A less successful and costly initiative was a settlement of Maroons from Jamaica who were instead resettled in Sierra Leone . Wentworth initially enjoyed good relations with

1426-400: The Wild River for company employees at Hastings became known as "the ten commandments". Rails extended 10 miles (16 km) up the Wild River from Hastings by 1896 with branch lines up tributaries Bull Brook, Blue Brook, Moriah Brook, Cypress Brook, and Spruce Brook. A 1903 wildfire destroyed the unharvested timber in the watershed. The railroad was dismantled in 1904. The lumber company land

1488-556: The area was first settled in 1778 by Benjamin Copp and his family. In 1800, the community was renamed in honor of President John Adams , who was then in office. The name "Adams" stuck until the town was incorporated in 1829, when Andrew Jackson , the hero of the Battle of New Orleans , was inaugurated president. Governor Benjamin Pierce , a staunch backer of President Jackson, was influential in changing

1550-435: The assembly to appropriate £100 for surveyor Samuel Holland to produce the first detailed high quality map of the province. Wentworth was ironically responsible for significant improvements to the provincial militia organization. When he arrived, the militia consisted of about 10,000 men, who were by his report "badly accoutred and scarcely at all disciplined". He expanded the militia, adding 1,600 men and three regiments to

1612-605: The city until it was evacuated to Halifax in March 1776. He remained with the fleet until New York City was captured in September 1776, and finally sailed to England in early 1778. The New Hampshire government established after his departure seized most of his property, but specially reserved to the family portraits and furniture from the Portsmouth mansion. Wentworth had hopes of being appointed Governor of Nova Scotia, replacing Francis Legge . In March, 1782, Lord North's ministry fell and

1674-512: The coming of peace in 1802. In May, 1794, another royal prince arrived at Halifax, the fourth son of the King, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent , along with his mistress, Julie, Madame de Saint-Laurent . Edward had been appointed C-in-C of the King's forces in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Wentworth was pleased by this, as he had quarreled with the previous commander, Maj. Gen. Ogilvie. The Wentworths were also pleased to welcome Julie, which gratified

1736-570: The community". Although he intuited that the arrival of Paul Revere on 13 December 1774, was likely to cause trouble, he was unable to prevent the local militia, now effectively under control of the revolutionary committees, from marching on Fort William and Mary the next day and seizing the provincial armaments and gunpowder. Wentworth had warned the garrison before the event, and called for naval support afterward, but it arrived too late to be of use. He eventually asked for further reinforcements but received none, and realized that any attempt to arrest

1798-414: The defense of the realm, the remainder of the choice trees would be protected. For the next seven years Wentworth travelled through the woods of eastern British North America, displaying endurance and courage that were remarkable for a man who in 1783 was forty-six years old. He could truthfully declare that his journeys were so physically demanding he could never find any man who could stay with him through

1860-425: The distribution of lower offices. This began a Loyalist ascendancy that continued well into the 19th century. He stabilized the colony's finances by introducing an excise duty on all imports; by the end of 1793 even some of the principal of the debt had been paid off. In April, 1793, news arrived that war had broken out between Britain and revolutionary France . All but 200 men of the colony's garrison were sent to

1922-467: The early 1870s, and several hotels were built to accommodate a growing infusion of tourists. Thorn Mountain House, built by Trickey in 1869, would evolve during the 1880s into Wentworth Hall, still in business today. Designed as a grouping of cottages around a main service building, the hotel included such amenities as a casino, built in 1886, and a hydroelectric plant , built in the 1890s. By the 1920s, 40 trains

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1984-496: The end, after a complicated series of appointments and reassignments, Wentworth was left the odd man out. Frances Wentworth had been unhappy since her arrival in Nova Scotia. As ambitious as her husband, she took his and her misfortunes very hard. She also missed the sophisticated lifestyle she had enjoyed in England, missed her son who was being schooled in England, and was distressed by John's long absences. Prince William Henry ,

2046-581: The force, and regularly attended regimental reviews. Although Wentworth was successful in keeping New Hampshire from implementing harsh boycotts in response to the Townshend Acts , he was clearly troubled by both colonial resistance to Parliamentary acts and by the introduction of troops into Boston in 1768. He wrote to Rockingham that the troop movement was likely to be problematic, and that government and other reforms were more likely to succeed. New Hampshire businessmen were eventually pressured into adopting

2108-423: The growing province was divided into five counties to distribute administration and judicial functions to communities remote from Portsmouth. Wentworth was responsible for naming them, choosing names of current British leaders (including Rockingham ), but also named Strafford County after one of his distant relatives, Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford . He also began the process of developing roads between

2170-456: The legislature but in later years fell into an escalating confrontation with the informal leader of the country party, William Cottnam Tonge . The conflict, largely over which branch of government should allocate funds for road-building, grew into a constitutional struggle between the governor-in-council and the House of Assembly, controlled by Tonge. Wentworth assisted and drew support from powerful Halifax merchants but lost support elsewhere. With

2232-460: The major population centers of the province, which had grown around the coast and the Merrimack and Connecticut Rivers. Although the provincial assembly was reluctant to fund new roads, Wentworth used quitrents collected on recently issued land grants to pay for the work. In 1771, he reported having constructed more than 200 miles (320 km) of roads at a cost of £500. The same year he convinced

2294-697: The name to Jackson. Only one vote was cast against the switch. In 2021, town residents voted to rededicate the town name to honor geologist Charles Thomas Jackson (1805–1880) rather than Andrew Jackson. In 1847, artists of the White Mountain School began arriving in Jackson to paint the scenic beauty of the White Mountains. Others would follow, and in 1858, Joshua B. Trickey opened the Jackson Falls House. The Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad began service to Glen station at nearby Bartlett in

2356-520: The old railroad grade along the river. A visit in early spring or late fall should be pursued with caution as Route 113 is not maintained in the winter. It is a long way around if you get there and find the road closed. The Appalachian Trail follows the crest of the Carter-Moriah Range along the western boundary of the watershed. Jackson, New Hampshire Jackson is a town in Carroll County , New Hampshire , United States. The population

2418-458: The province's lieutenant governor in the 1720s, a nephew to Governor Benning Wentworth , and a descendant of "Elder" William Wentworth . His father Mark was a major landowner and merchant in the province, and his mother, Elizabeth Rindge Wentworth, was also from the upper echelons of New Hampshire society. In 1751, he enrolled in Harvard College , receiving a bachelor's degree in 1755 and

2480-563: The ringleaders of the rebellion would likely result in an uprising. He organized a small force of trusted men to act as guards of his person and property, and during early 1775 pressure on the province's Loyalists was prompting some of them to flee to the safety of the British Army presence in Boston. Despite the opening of hostilities with the Battles of Lexington and Concord on 19 April (after which numerous New Hampshire militia went south to join

2542-474: The river. Construction of the road now known as Maine Highway 113 commenced in 1866. In 1882, Major Gideon Hastings obtained title to large tracts of timberland and commenced operations of the Hastings Lumber Company. In 1891, a railroad was built following the present Route 113 from Gilead to Hastings lumber mill on Evans Brook near its confluence with the Wild River. A row of ten houses built along

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2604-453: The settlement of the community, which the investors named Wolfeboro . In 1763, his father sent him to London to act on behalf of his merchant interests. Based on his father's introductions, he was soon mingling with the upper levels of British society. Among the connections he made was one with the Marquess of Rockingham , a distant relative (although neither was apparently aware of this) and

2666-405: The summer of that year. His wife, Frances, followed him in 1784. The office of Surveyor General of the King's Woods had been regarded as a sinecure by most of its previous holders, but Wentworth took the job very seriously. The government had seen the forests of North America as an inexhaustible resource of timber for the construction of ships, buildings, wharves, and other purposes. But Wentworth

2728-591: The surrounding area. The couple had one son, Charles Mary Wentworth, who succeeded to the baronetcy. The son, who served as a member of the Legislative Council in Nova Scotia, died without issue in 1844, extinguishing the baronetcy. Frances died at Sunninghill, Berkshire , England, 14 February 1813, aged 68 and buried at St. James Churchyard in Piccadilly , Westminster , Greater London , England. John died at Halifax, Nova Scotia , on 8 April 1820, aged 84. He

2790-486: The tea was landed and stored in the Portsmouth customs house. This removed the possibility of the tea being dumped as it had been in Boston, but the townspeople were still opposed to its presence. A committee of Portsmouth merchants negotiated its safe passage to Halifax, Nova Scotia , and the tea was safely transported through the town and reembarked on a ship. Wentworth's popularity in the province began to fall as tensions continued to rise in neighboring Massachusetts. When

2852-462: The third son of King George III , made his first visit to Halifax in late 1786, while John Wentworth was away in Cape Breton . The Prince, later known as the "Sailor King", was at that time in command of HMS Pegasus , and was already known as a hard drinker and womanizer, much to the distress of his royal father. Frances arranged to be introduced to Prince William. At the age of forty-one (the Prince

2914-529: The town border to the summit of Wildcat Mountain —4,422 ft (1,348 m)—in the neighboring township of Bean's Purchase . Jackson lies fully within the Saco River watershed . As of the census of 2000, there were 835 people, 377 households, and 240 families residing in the town. The population density was 12.5 inhabitants per square mile (4.8/km ). There were 910 housing units at an average density of 13.6 per square mile (5.3/km ). The racial makeup of

2976-514: The town was 99.28% White , 0.24% Native American , 0.12% Asian , 0.12% Pacific Islander , and 0.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.12% of the population. There were 377 households, out of which 21.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who

3038-550: The troops in Boston. Wentworth managed to defuse the situation by convincing Barclay to release the fishermen. On 13 June 1775, after his house was surrounded by a mob of armed men seeking to arrest a Loyalist militia officer, Wentworth and his family fled to Fort William and Mary, which was under the guns of the Scarborough . Conditions continued to deteriorate, and Wentworth boarded the Scarborough and sailed for Boston on 23 August. After sending his family to England, he remained in

3100-584: The vacated post, and while his position appeared weak, Henry Dundas decided in his favor based on his experience. Wentworth became the first civilian governor of Nova Scotia. During the previous decade hostility between the Planters and the newly arrived Loyalists nearly crippled the government. As well, the cost of settling the Loyalists had plunged the colony into debt. As a Loyalist himself, Wentworth favored them for higher offices, while being more even-handed with

3162-464: The war effort led to prosperity throughout Nova Scotia. Simeon Perkins of Liverpool outfitted a privateer ship named after Wentworth's son, the Charles Mary Wentworth , which netted 19,000 pounds sterling on her second cruise. The Wentworths had been displeased with the state of their residence since John had come to the office. The building (on the site now occupied by Province House )

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3224-585: The war with France renewed in 1803 and conflict with the United States intensifying, London abruptly replaced Wentworth in 1808 with a military governor, General George Prevost . Wentworth was knighted and awarded a baronetcy in 1795, and granted a coat of arms by the College of Arms, London, England, 16 May 1795. He also served as Grand Master of the Free Masons. He retired as governor of Nova Scotia in 1808 on

3286-545: Was 1,028 at the 2020 census , up from 816 at the 2010 census . Jackson is a resort area in the White Mountains . Parts of the White Mountain National Forest are in the west, north and east. Once consisting of several large land grants by colonial Governor John Wentworth , the town was first named "New Madbury", after the seacoast town of Madbury . In 1772, a road was built through Pinkham Notch , and

3348-452: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.67. In the town, the population was spread out, with 18.0% under the age of 18, 2.2% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males. The median income for

3410-481: Was a wood-frame construction built in 1758. Nearly 40 years later it was generally run-down and not large enough for major occasions. Beginning in 1796, Wentworth obtained funding from the Legislature for an entirely new building, built of stone, which would be both a residence and a public space, a few blocks to the southwest. Government House , as it became known, eventually went three times over its initial budget, and

3472-463: Was awarded a Doctorate of Common Law by Oxford University . After a difficult crossing he arrived at Charleston, South Carolina in March 1767, where he proceeded to make the first major survey of the forests of Georgia and the Carolinas on behalf of the crown. He then made his way north overland, and was received in Portsmouth with pomp and ceremony on 13 June 1767. Under Wentworth's administration

3534-419: Was buried in St. Paul's Church , where a tablet exists to his memory. Government House remains the official residence of Nova Scotia's Lieutenant-Governors. The Governor's Lady , by Thomas H. Raddall , is a novel based on the lives of John and Frances Wentworth. Lieutenant Governor Wentworth employed a number of Maroons on his farm and in his household, as well as a few at Government House. Wentworth kept

3596-611: Was clearly sympathetic to colonial opposition to the Stamp Act. Wentworth's uncle Benning had spent many years of his governorship lining his pockets by selling land grants to the west of the Connecticut River , territory to which the province held dubious claim. In 1764, the Lords of Trade ruled that New Hampshire's western border was at the Connecticut River, decisively awarding the territory (the future state of Vermont ) to

3658-419: Was far-sighted enough to see that the pressure of human settlement was literally chipping away at the old-growth forests. In particular he was aware of the enormous demand by the Royal Navy for mast timber, the tall, straight pines that were suitable for masts, booms, and other rigging on sailing ships. And given that Britain had just lost about half of its forest lands in North America, he was determined that, for

3720-640: Was purchased for the White Mountain National Forest between 1912 and 1918. Passage of the New England Wilderness Act in December 2006 designated 23,700 acres (9,600 ha) of the watershed as the Wild River Wilderness. In the summer and early fall, this river becomes little more than a trickle. However, it does hold native brook trout that eagerly attack small dry flies, much to the delight of fly fishermen that visit. Wild River Trail follows

3782-651: Was the British colonial governor of New Hampshire at the time of the American Revolution . He was later also Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia . He is buried in the crypt of St. Paul's Church in Halifax . Wentworth was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire , on 9 August 1737. His ancestry went back to some of the earliest settlers of the Province of New Hampshire , and he was a grandson of John Wentworth , who served as

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3844-435: Was twenty-one), she was widely considered to be still quite beautiful, dressed at the height of fashion, and retained the sophistication she had gained in England. It is widely believed that shortly after this she became Prince William's mistress. The affair was renewed when the Prince made a second visit to Halifax in the following year. John learned of the affair, but did not raise any public scandal; Frances described him in

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