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Henniker is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 4,836.〔United States Census Bureau, (American FactFinder ), 2010 Census figures. Retrieved March 23, 2011.〕 Henniker is home to New England College, Ames State Forest, Craney Hill State Forest and Pats Peak Ski Area. The main village of the town, where 1,747 people resided at the 2010 census,〔 is defined as the Henniker census-designated place (CDP), and is located along the Contoocook River at the junction of New Hampshire Route 114 with Old Concord Road. The town also includes the village of West Henniker. ==History== It was first known as Number Six in a line of settlements running between the Merrimack and Connecticut rivers. In 1752, the Masonian Proprietors granted the land to Andrew Todd, who called it Todd's Town.〔(New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile )〕 Settled in 1761 by James Peter, it was dubbed New Marlborough by others from Marlboro, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1768 by Governor John Wentworth, the town was named for Sir John Henniker, a London merchant of leather and fur, with shipping interests in Boston and Portsmouth.〔(Austin J. Coolidge & John B. Mansfield, ''A History and Description of New England;'' Boston, Massachusetts 1859 )〕 In the 19th century Henniker had a high rate of congenital deafness, and its own sign language, which may have played a significant role in the emergence of American Sign Language.〔 〕 Farmers found the town's surface relatively even, with fertile soil. Various mills operated by water power on the Contoocook River, including a woolen factory. By 1859, the population was 1,688.〔 But mills in Henniker were closed in 1959 by the Hopkinton-Everett Lakes Flood Control Project. The Edna Dean Proctor Bridge, a stone double-arch bridge spanning the Contoocook, was built in 1835. Beginning in the late 1800s, the river's scenic beauty attracted tourism. Today, Henniker is a college town and resort area, featuring both skiing and white-water kayaking. The game of paintball originated in Henniker in 1981.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Paintball History – How it all started !! )〕 Image:HennikerTownHall.JPG|Town Hall Image:TuckerFreeLibrary.JPG|Tucker Free Library Image:NECCoveredBridge.JPG|Covered bridge 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Henniker, New Hampshire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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