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Ballard State Forest

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The name of the park is due to the former property owner, Ernest Ballard. In 1939, he bought the land. By that time, the original mill was scrapped, and Ballard bought a similar mill, and subsequently spent two years together with his wife restoring the mill and replacing missing parts. In 1953, he
1484: 269: 151:, an old sawmill, and Ballard Pond, which provides water for the mill. The forest is located on Island Pond Road, east of the downtown of Derry. The pond drains via Taylor Brook and 1571: 399: 1547: 262: 152: 513: 427: 203: 79: 593: 255: 703: 290: 1581: 723: 353: 307: 299: 1566: 419: 278: 1540: 788: 132: 46: 389: 450: 394: 1422: 931: 768: 578: 533: 404: 144: 61: 1086: 728: 493: 409: 317: 763: 1533: 916: 325: 1576: 856: 718: 573: 673: 488: 72: 1391: 996: 207: 1401: 1286: 871: 658: 603: 441: 1291: 1201: 1126: 1111: 1046: 966: 921: 886: 1461: 1281: 1246: 1026: 563: 478: 1331: 1241: 1161: 1116: 1466: 1356: 1271: 1261: 1036: 961: 668: 568: 523: 508: 463: 148: 1351: 1326: 1316: 1236: 1076: 1011: 981: 851: 1386: 1366: 1266: 1226: 1091: 1071: 971: 941: 831: 743: 678: 653: 618: 588: 518: 483: 381: 1296: 1251: 1221: 1191: 1171: 1156: 1081: 1066: 956: 1396: 1336: 1216: 1206: 1181: 1151: 1121: 1106: 951: 926: 866: 821: 1321: 1146: 1096: 891: 733: 698: 638: 613: 1311: 1306: 1231: 1166: 1136: 1101: 1456: 1406: 1371: 1276: 1256: 1186: 1061: 1021: 946: 906: 901: 896: 811: 683: 648: 548: 335: 1381: 1346: 1301: 936: 911: 861: 1361: 1341: 1211: 1056: 1051: 1041: 1031: 991: 976: 876: 841: 836: 773: 753: 713: 628: 583: 553: 473: 1376: 1196: 147:, in the southeast part of the state. The area of the park is 71 acres (0.29 km). It includes the 1131: 1006: 1001: 986: 1446: 1141: 758: 688: 643: 528: 184: 140: 56: 826: 796: 738: 608: 598: 538: 468: 1176: 806: 801: 778: 708: 503: 1016: 881: 816: 693: 633: 498: 343: 1517: 229: 1451: 458: 1505: 663: 623: 160: 1560: 1513: 543: 371: 361: 282: 156: 136: 65: 748: 366: 247: 558: 174: 94: 81: 28: 251: 167:
donated the mill and the land to the state of New Hampshire.
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State forest
Derry
Rockingham County
New Hampshire
Coordinates
42°52′28″N 71°14′21″W / 42.8745°N 71.2392°W / 42.8745; -71.2392
state forest
New Hampshire
Derry
Rockingham County
Taylor Mill Historic Site
Island Pond
Spicket River
Merrimack River
New Hampshire portal


"Taylor Mill State Historic Site"
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"Taylor Saw Mill"
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Protected areas
New Hampshire
Federal
National Historic Parks and Sites
Saint-Gaudens NHP
National Forests

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