Incorporated: 1763
Population: 1,330
County Name:Carroll
(county map)
City Contact:
Town of Sandwich
PO Box 194
Center Sandwich, NH 03227

Phone: 603-284-7701
Fax: 603-284-6819
Website: Town of Sandown

Origin:
Chartered in 1763, the land was considered so inaccessible that the grant was enlarged, making Sandwich one of the largest towns in the state. It was named in honor of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich. The Earl is known as the inventor of the sandwich, requesting from his servant a thin slab of meat placed between two slices of bread, which he consumed while intent upon the gaming table. The town of Sandwich is in the Sandwich Range, with seventeen listed peaks, including Sandwich Dome.

More about Sandwich:
The New Hampshire League of Arts & Crafts began in Sandwich in 1920, and continues today.