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History of Suncook, New Hampshire

Suncook is a census-designated place (CDP) in Merrimack County, New Hampshire|Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA. The population was 5,362 at the 2000 census. Half of Suncook village is located in the town of Pembroke, New Hampshire|Pembroke, with the remainder in Allenstown, New Hampshire|Allenstown.

The village of Suncook formed along the falls of the Suncook River, which drops 70 feet in one-half mile just before joining the Merrimack River. Much of the center of the village is occupied by 19th-century factory buildings which once used the river's energy for hydropower. The buildings have now largely been converted to other uses.


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