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North Conway is a census-designated place (CDP) located in eastern Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,069 at the 2000 census. A year-round resort area, North Conway is a village within the town of Conway, which is bounded on the east by the Maine state line. The White Mountain National Forest is to the west and north. Conway is home to Cathedral Ledge (popular with climbers ), Echo Lake State Park, and Mount Cranmore. North Conway is known for its large amount of outlet shops. Chartered in 1765 by Colonial Governor Benning Wentworth, the town is named for Henry Seymour Conway, ambitious son of a prominent English family, who was elected to the House of Commons at age twenty, fought at Culloden, and became Secretary of State. Early settlers had named the area "Pequawket" (known colloquially as "Pigwacket"), after the local Abenaki tribe whose community astride the Saco River once stretched to Fryeburg, Maine. The picturesque small village is nestled directly in the heart of the White Mountains, and has long been popular with tourists and artists, particularly after the Portsmouth, Great Falls & Conway Railroad extended service in 1872 from Conway to North Conway. In 1874, the company built an extraordinary Second Empire depot, designed by Nathaniel J. Bradlee of Boston. In 1932, "snow trains" began carrying enthusiasts to "the birthplace of American skiing," as North Conway is known. Featured Homes in North Conway, NH
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