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18 Main Street
Gilsum, NH 03448
603-352-3220
Our
Hours
Sun 9am-6pm
Mon 6am-8pm
Tue 6am-8pm
Wed 6am-8pm
Thu 6am-8pm
Fri 6am-8pm
Sat 7am-8pm Gilsum
Community
Bulletin Board Link
http://Gilsum.org |
Gilsum Village Store
Open for Business
Customer service since 1881
- Gilsum Village Store providing customer service since 1881
- Gilsum's best and only store - reopened May 14th,
2008
- Now open 7 days a week
- New owner Ray Britton & family
- Traditional penny candy
- Groceries
- Dry goods
- Frozen Foods
- Fresh Meats
- Deli-Fresh Sandwiches & Pizza
- Fresh Hot Coffee "all day"
- "Ice-cold Beer" & Wine
- Lottery Tickets
- Fishing tackle
- Dump Stickers available as a convenience
Some Gilsum History and Trivia
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The Stone Arch Bridge is an engineering marvel. Created by dry-stacked stones, it has spanned the Ashuelot River, connecting Route 10 with Surry Road, since the late 1,800's.
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Mining history: Gilsum was a center for mining of minerals such as
feldspar, mica, beryl and quartz in the 1940s and 1950s. Inactive mines still dot the area. One, the
Beauregard mine, is still actively operated by
Toveco for its beryl, quartz and mica. Once mined commercially for use in electronics, today beryl
crystals are prized by mineral collectors. Specimens can be seen at the annual Rock Swap & Mineral Show.
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Lucy Mack, mother of Mormon church founder and prophet Joseph Smith, Jr. was born here in 1775.
Bear Den State Park includes trails through steep, rock ledges. Hikers can view "pot holes" created by glacial movements.
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Vessel Rock, on Vessel Rock Road, is a giant boulder that's nearly as large as the home beside it.
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The Deep Hole, located just downstream from the Stone Arch Bridge, is a popular swimming hole along the Ashuelot river. If you can make it down the steep ledges, a deep pool of water awaits. Some jump off a giant boulder next to the swimming hole.
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The Devil's Chair - This ledge, jutting out from the cliffs just above the Deep Hole, is so named because while it's relatively easy to climb down onto it, its nearly impossible to get back up. More than one person has had to be rescued from this spot.
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