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is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. Besides the town center, it also includes the village of Chesham. The population of the town was 1,075 at the 2000 census.
Harrisville, a unique, preserved nineteenth-century mill town, is located in the Monadnock Region of southern New Hampshire. The mill buildings in Harrisville look virtually the same as they did nearly 150 years ago, and the Harrisville Historic District that includes the center of town is a National Historic Landmark. With the red brick buildings and mills reflected in Harrisville Pond and Canal, the village is a frequently photographed example of old New England.
There are nine bodies of water in the town, many back roads and trails to explore, and two original train depots at Harrisville and Chesham.
The elementary school is Wells Memorial School in Chesham. It has about 55 pupils up to grade 6.
Settled in 1760, Harrisville township was formed in 1870 from lands ceded by Dublin, Hancock, Marlborough, Nelson, and Roxbury.