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East Derry, New Hampshire

Unincorporated community in New Hampshire, United States

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official_name	East Derry, New Hampshire
settlement_type	Unincorporated community
image_skyline	First Parish Congregational Church, East Derry NH.jpg
image_caption	First Parish Congregational Church
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pushpin_label	East
Derry
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subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	New Hampshire
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Rockingham
subdivision_type3	Town
subdivision_name3	Derry
timezone	Eastern (EST)
utc_offset	-5
timezone_DST	EDT
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elevation_ft	430
coordinates
postal_code_type	ZIP code
postal_code	03041
area_code	603
blank_name	GNIS feature ID
blank_info	866704

Derry

East Derry, also known as the Upper Village, is an unincorporated community in the town of Derry in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The village center constitutes the East Derry Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is located on a hill close to the geographic center of the town of Derry along East Derry Road, approximately 2 mi east of Derry's downtown. East Derry has a separate ZIP code (03041) from the rest of the town of Derry. Alan Shepard lived in the village as a boy. Station #4 of the Derry Fire Department is located in the village.

History

Derry's Upper Village area was settled in 1719 by Scots-Irish Presbyterians seeking to escape persecution in their homeland, and is the town's oldest settlement. The area was incorporated as part of Londonderry in 1722, and was split off and incorporated as Derry in 1827. The village's oldest building is the First Church, built in 1769 and enlarged in 1824. Behind the church is the cemetery in which many of its early settlers are buried. The village's growth was spurred by the Choate and MacGregor families in its early years, but affiliated with the church.

The village flourished as a somewhat independent entity in the 19th century, with its own post office and shops (one of which, dating to 1850, still stands on the north side of East Derry Road). The village was home to Derry's first secondary school, and was also home to John Pinkerton, founding benefactor of the Pinkerton Academy, a private school (founded 1814) which also serves the town's high school needs. It was also the location of the Adams Female Academy, founded in 1824; it was the first academy for women in New Hampshire.

The village center includes the Taylor Library, the 1875 town hall (now a historical society property), and a number of fine Federal period houses from the early 19th century. It also includes the childhood home of astronaut Alan Shepard.

References

{{cite gnis. 866704. East Derry
"Derry Fire Department Station Locations". Derry Fire Department.
["NRHP nomination for East Derry Historic District"]({{NRHP url). National Park Service.

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