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Balloch, New Hampshire

Unincorporated community in New Hampshire, United States

Field	Value
official_name	Balloch, New Hampshire
settlement_type	Unincorporated community
image_skyline	Balloch NH Station2.jpg
image_caption	Balloch Station c.1910 with Milk House on right, Balloch Farm in background
pushpin_map	New Hampshire#USA
pushpin_label	Balloch
pushpin_label_position	left
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	New Hampshire
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Sullivan
subdivision_type3	Town
subdivision_name3	Cornish
timezone	Eastern (EST)
utc_offset	-5
timezone_DST	EDT
utc_offset_DST	-4
elevation_ft	364
coordinates
area_code	603
blank_name	GNIS feature ID
blank_info	871155

Balloch is an unincorporated community in the southwestern corner of the town of Cornish, New Hampshire, United States. The name is derived from the Balloch Farm, originally owned by James Balloch (1761-1840) and, later, by his son William Balloch (1820-1893). It was the site of a small Boston & Maine Railroad station, built in the 1890s and destroyed in a freight train derailment on February 12, 1928.

History

The Balloch Farm was settled by James Balloch soon after his arrival in the United States in 1790. He married Sarah Chase, of the long-standing Cornish Chase family in 1796. Under his son, William, the farm prospered, producing milk for area creameries. The Sullivan County Railroad was constructed through the farm in 1849, with William Balloch serving as a contractor to the railroad. Starting in the 1890s, the Balloch station was built to ship this milk directly to processors, such as the Bellows Falls Cooperative Creamery.

Balloch today

Balloch at one time was marked by the "Balloch's Crossing Farm & Forge" sign at the historic Balloch Farm (formerly the home of North Star Canoe Rentals). The railroad, now operated by the New England Central Railroad, continues to feature daily trains through Balloch, including its own freight trains, as well as freight trains of Pan Am Railways and the daily Vermonter passenger train of Amtrak.

References

{{cite gnis. 871155. Balloch
History of Town of Cornish, New Hampshire 1763-1910 (Genealogies p. 14)
''Claremont Daily Eagle'', February 13, 1928

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