Who is General John Stark? General John Stark is New Hampshire’s best known Revolutionary War hero. John Stark Related sites in Manchester: The The John Stark House General Stark was first commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in Rogers’ Rangers, a colonial militia, at the outbreak of the French and Indian Wars. This later led to his John Stark Statue and Gravesite at Stark State Park General leadership in the Revolutionary War. General Stark was colonel Millyard Museum of the First NH Regiment. He was instrumental in leading John Stark the fight at the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775 and the Battle of Bennington in 1777. Stark was Major General in command of the Northern Department of the Continental Army during the latter years of the war. His participation ended for a while after Bennington and Saratoga, but he was called back to take command of the whole Northern Department. During the time between the French and Indian Wars and the Revolutionary War, General Stark spent a considerable amount of time at the Page homestead in Dunbarton, and later married Elizabeth Features“Molly” Page. of the Byway Scenic Byway The Molly Stark House, where John and Molly Stark married “Live free or die. Death is not the worst of evils.” and lived, is still standing along the Byway. The Caleb Stark Statue in Dunbarton stands as a tribute to the son of John – General John Stark and Molly Stark who also fought in the war. In New Boston, you’ll find the cannon captured from the British during the Become a fan of the General John Battle of Bennington and named for Molly Stark. You’ll also Stark Scenic Byway on Facebook! drive by the geographic center of New England (Dunbarton); alongside what was East Weare Village, abandoned after the The Byway is overseen by the townHurricane has its of own 1938; charm and through with local the events Goffstown General John Stark Scenic Byway Council. Main Street National Historic District. Each 438 Dubuque Street - Manchester, NH 03102 and festivals throughout the year. Visit in the www.generalstarkbyway.org [email protected] spring for the daffodils, the summer for farm ers markets and concerts, the fall for giant A thirty-four mile state designated scenic byway connecting the towns of pumpkins and scarecrows, and the winter for Goffstown, Dunbarton, New Boston, and Weare, New Hampshire. holiday gatherings and winter carnivals. The Following listings are historical, cultural and scenic attractions along the byway. Dunbarton Weare Molly Stark House Weare Congregational Church Piscataquog River Mill Sites FirstPage’s Congregational Corner Cemetery Church of Dunbarton Weare Town Hall Dunbarton Center School Stone Memorial Building DunbartonPage’s Corner Town Schoolhouse Hall Amos Chase Home Paige Memorial Library Waite Blacksmith Shop Maplewood Tavern StatueDunbarton of Caleb Town Stark Pound North Weare Schoolhouse John Dearborn Residence Weare Center Store Views of Mt. Monadnock and Crotched Mt. Scenic View Southbound on Route 77 View of Mt. Kearsage from the top of Mill's Hill View of Mt. Uncanoonuc Weare Stream Meander Pine Grove heading on NH 77 Scenic View Northbound on Route 77 Goffstown New Boston National Historic District Molly Stark Cannon Community Church Molly Stark Historical Marker Bridge and Bridge Abutments Davis Scenic Drive The Paige Commercial Block New Boston Town Depot Goffstown Depot Congregational Church New Boston Town Hall Goffstown Town Hall Goffstown Town Common and Monument Square Hillsborough County Agricultural Fairgrounds Popcorn Stand and Watering Trough The State of New Hampshire officially designated a Open Fields on Route 77 Views of the Uncanoonuc Mountains circular route connecting the towns of Goffstown, Dunbarton, View of Piscataquog River Weare, and New Boston as the General John Stark Scenic Byway Views of the Piscataquog River Open Fields on Route 13 South in 2008. It is located approximately an hour and a half north of Boston, Visit us online at www.generalstarkbyway.org to Massachusetts, and only 20 minutes from Manchester, NH! learn more about each intrinsic value along the byway..