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Groton is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 593 at the 2010 census.〔United States Census Bureau, (American FactFinder ), 2010 Census figures. Retrieved March 23, 2011.〕 == History == It was originally named Cockermouth in honor of Charles Wyndham, Baron Cockermouth and Earl of Egremont, who was Great Britain's Secretary of State for the Southern Department from 1761 to 1763. Due to non-settlement the land was regranted in 1766, then renewed in 1772. In 1796, one of the later grantees, Samuel Blood, succeeded in renaming the town after his hometown, Groton, Massachusetts.〔(New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile )〕 Groton's surface is uneven, although farmers found the soil arable for growing corn and potatoes. A branch of the Baker River in the north, together with several small streams feeding Newfound Lake in the south, provided water power for mills. By 1859, when the population was 776, there were ten sawmills, two gristmills, and a shingle and clapboard manufacturer. Although not open to the public, the Palermo Mine in North Groton is noted for its minerals.〔(Palermo Mine, North Groton, New Hampshire )〕 On August 4, 2009, Groton approved siting a wind farm in the town.〔(Groton wind project )〕 The company building the wind farm is Iberdrola Renewables.〔(Iberdrola Renewables )〕 File:GrotonNH Library.jpg|Highway Department building (former library) File:SculpRocks.jpg|Sculptured Rocks, Cockermouth River File:Vivianite-266946.jpg|Vivianite from North Groton File:Beryl-267004.jpg|Beryl from North Groton 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「Groton, New Hampshire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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