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Sandown is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. The
population was 5,143 at the 2000 census.
Once part of Kingston, Sandown was incorporated as
a separate town in 1756 by Colonial Governor Benning Wentworth. It was named for
picturesque Sandown on the Isle of Wight. The first minister of Sandown,
Reverend Joseph Cotton, built the Sandown Meeting House in 1774. It had an 11 foot high pulpit and marble columns
supporting the gallery, and is still an excellent example of early New England church architecture. In fact, the
meetinghouse is said to be the finest of its type in New Hampshire, with outstanding craftsmanship and
architectural details.
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