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Miller State Park

State park in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

Field	Value
name	Miller State Park
photo	Pack Monadnock.jpg
photo_width	280
photo_caption	Pack Monadnock
location	Peterborough and Temple, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States
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coords_ref
area	533.4 acre
elevation	1932 ft
established	1891
designation	New Hampshire state park
administrator	New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation
website	Miller State Park

Miller State Park is the oldest state-run park in New Hampshire, a state in the New England region of the United States. It is located in the towns of Peterborough and Temple, and is centered on Pack Monadnock, a 2290 ft mountain.

Description

The 533 acre park was established in 1891 when 3 acre atop Pack Monadnock were donated to New Hampshire. The name Pack comes from an Indian word meaning "little" and is used in comparison to nearby Mount Monadnock. Pack Monadnock has a paved auto road to the top and is the former site of two hotels. It has a renovated fire tower at the summit which is staffed seasonally.

The park has expanded over the years with land donations and purchases. Until 1901, cattle were driven by foot from Massachusetts farms for summer grazing on open pasture extending nearly to the summit. Virtually all the pastures are now overgrown with forest, as little farming is done in the region.

The park is named for James Miller, a Peterborough native who was a brigadier general in the United States Army during the War of 1812 and became the first Governor of Arkansas Territory.

The area is popular with hikers. The Wapack Trail runs through the park, crossing over Pack Monadnock.

In 2007, the state created Temple Mountain State Reservation on the south side of NH Route 101 across from the Miller State Park entrance, when it bought 325 acre around the closed Temple Mountain Ski Area.

References

{{cite gnis. 868456. Miller State Park
"James Miller (1776–1851)". The Central Arkansas Library System.
"Miller State Park". New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation.
"Park History". New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation.
(July 2007). "State Lands". New Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic Development.

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