Peterborough, Hillsborough & Western Hillsborough (Monadnock Edge)

NH-9 / NH-31 / US-202 / NH-101 / NH-123

The western and northwestern portions of Hillsborough County, transitioning toward the Monadnock Region (Cheshire County). Anchored by **Peterborough** (home to the MacDowell Colony — one of the oldest artists' residency programs in America, founded 1907, and the setting for Thornton Wilder's play 'Our Town'), **Hillsborough** (the county seat, birthplace of President Franklin Pierce), **Antrim**, **Bennington NH**, **Francestown**, **Greenfield NH**, **Hancock NH**, **New Boston**, **New Ipswich**, **Sharon NH**, **Temple NH**, **Greenville NH**, **Mason NH**, **Lyndeborough**, **Deering**, **Windsor NH**, and the rural hill towns between Manchester and Mount Monadnock. The region is characterized by New England village centers, historic colonial homes, and preserved farmland.