26-660: Robert Frost Farm may refer to: Robert Frost Farm (Derry, New Hampshire) , a U.S. National Historic Landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places in New Hampshire Robert Frost Farm (Ripton, Vermont) , a U.S. National Historic Landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Addison County, Vermont Robert Frost Farm (South Shaftsbury, Vermont) , listed on
52-484: A household in the town was $ 54,634, and the median income for a family was $ 61,625. Males had a median income of $ 41,271 versus $ 30,108 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 22,315. 4.6% of the population and 3.3% of families were below the poverty line . Out of the total people living in poverty, 5.0% were under the age of 18 and 7.1% were 65 or older. In the New Hampshire Senate , Derry
78-614: Is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire , United States. The population was 34,317 at the 2020 census . Although it is a town and not a city, Derry is the most populous community in Rockingham County and the 4th most populous in the state. The town's nickname, "Spacetown", derives from the fact that Derry is the birthplace of Alan Shepard , the first astronaut from the United States in space. Derry
104-460: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Robert Frost Farm (Derry, New Hampshire) The Robert Frost Farm in Derry, New Hampshire is a two-story, clapboard, connected farm built in 1884. It was the home of poet Robert Frost from 1900 to 1911. Today it is a New Hampshire state park in use as a historic house museum . The property
130-601: Is in the 19th district and is currently represented by Republican Regina Birdsell . On the Executive Council of New Hampshire , Derry is in district 3 and is currently represented by Republican Janet Stevens. In the U.S. House of Representatives , Derry is included in New Hampshire's 1st congressional district and is currently represented by Democrat Chris Pappas . Derry is part of a reliably Republican belt of dense, populous towns along Interstate 93 near
156-726: Is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as the Robert Frost Homestead . Frost lived in the house from the fall of 1900 until it was sold in November 1911. The majority of the poems collected in his first two books, A Boy's Will and North of Boston , were written here. Many of the poems in his 1916 collection Mountain Interval were also written at the Derry farm. Frost once said, "There
182-448: Is open to the public for tours, poetry readings and other cultural events from spring through fall. The post-war suburban boom, the town's proximity to Boston in the south and Manchester to the northwest, and the construction of Interstate 93 through town led to a huge population boom . After the 1990s, this growth disappeared, with the population remaining essentially unchanged since 2000. The Manchester and Lawrence branch of
208-414: Is well-spread throughout the year, including snowfall in the winter. As of the 2020 census , there were 34,317 people residing in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 88.1% White, 2.3% African American, 1.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.9% some other race, and 1.7% from two or more races. 4.6% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. As of
234-478: The Boston and Maine Railroad ran through Derry, but is now abandoned, with most of the line in town now a rail trail . The New Hampshire Department of Transportation stated in its I-93 corridor transit study and its 2012 statewide rail plan that it could be feasible to reopen the line. Derry is in southern New Hampshire , in southwestern Rockingham County . It is 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Manchester ,
260-480: The MBTA ' Haverhill Line at Haverhill station , 32 miles to the southeast. Pinkerton Academy is an independently-incorporated high school serving as the public high school for Derry, Chester , Hampstead , Auburn , Hooksett , and Candia Derry is home to two media sources, the weekly Derry News , which is owned by The Eagle-Tribune and television station WWJE-DT , owned by Univision Communications . Derry
286-576: The Pinkerton Academy . They later moved to Plymouth, New Hampshire , so that Frost could teach at the Plymouth Normal School . In the 1940s, after Frost had left the farm, the property took on use as a junk yard . The field behind the home was littered with hundreds of junk cars, and the home itself fell into disrepair. The property was obtained by the state of New Hampshire in 1964. By 1975, restorations were complete and
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#1732776034709312-462: The Massachusetts border. Derry leans Republican in presidential elections, and has even trended rightwards as of late. Bill Clinton did manage to carry the town with a plurality of the vote in 1996. No Democrat has won a majority of Derry’s voters since Lyndon B. Johnson 's landslide election in 1964. According to the town's 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report , the top employers in
338-660: The National Register of Historic Places in Bennington County, Vermont See also [ edit ] Frost Farm (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Robert Frost Farm . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robert_Frost_Farm&oldid=1152365983 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
364-399: The average family size was 3.10. In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 30.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males. At the 2000 census the median income for
390-410: The census of 2010, there were 12,537 households, out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% had a married couple living together, 12.2% had a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 30.1% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62, and
416-438: The closed Adams Female Seminary. Derry was once a linen and leather -making center until New England textile industries moved south in the 20th century. As recently as World War II , Derry was also a sleepy farming community. From 1900 to 1911, poet Robert Frost lived with his family on a farm in Derry purchased for him by his grandfather. The Robert Frost Farm is now a National Historic Landmark and state park and
442-407: The farm was opened for public visitation. The property, originally owned by Frost's grandfather, was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1968. The property is a New Hampshire state park. It is located on the east side of Rockingham Road ( New Hampshire Route 28 ), 2 miles (3 km) southeast of Derry Village . It is open to the public seasonally. Derry, New Hampshire Derry
468-499: The state's largest city, and 16 miles (26 km) northwest of Lawrence, Massachusetts . The town is crossed by Interstate 93 and New Hampshire routes 28 , 28 Bypass , and 102 . According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 36.3 square miles (94.0 km ), of which 35.5 square miles (91.9 km ) are land and 0.81 square miles (2.1 km ) are water, comprising 2.26% of
494-638: The top one can see the Boston skyline on a clear day. Derry's downtown is located near the town's western border at the intersection of Routes 102 and 28, and the village of East Derry is located approximately 2 miles (3 km) to the east and close to the geographic center of the town. Both areas are part of the Derry census-designated place . Derry has a four-season humid continental climate ( Köppen Dfa ), with long, cold, snowy winters, and very warm and somewhat humid summers; spring and fall in between are crisp and relatively brief transitions. Precipitation
520-407: The town are the following: Five New Hampshire state highways and one Interstate Highway cross the town of Derry: The nearest air transport is Manchester–Boston Regional Airport . There is currently no passenger rail service in Derry, though a former train depot in the center of town has been converted to a hub for the main commercial district in town. Amtrak provides Downeaster service and
546-768: The town. Derry is drained by Beaver Brook , a southward-flowing tributary of the Merrimack River . Island Pond is on the southeastern border of the town and drains to the Spicket River , another tributary of the Merrimack. A small section along the northern border of town drains north to the Exeter River , part of the Piscataqua River watershed. The highest point in the town is Warner Hill, at 605 feet (184 m) above sea level , where from
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#1732776034709572-416: Was "taught the alphabet on a typewriter... My mother taught the organized subjects, reading (the phonetic method), writing (then known as penmanship), geography, spelling. My father took on botany and astronomy ." A hired man named Carl Burrell (and, occasionally, Burrell's father) assisted with farming duties like building hen coops, tending livestock, and picking apples and pears. Locals thought Frost
598-520: Was also for a time the home of the poet Robert Frost and his family. The Derry census-designated place , with a 2020 population of 22,879, occupies the central part of the town, extending from Derry's downtown in the west to the town of Hampstead in the east. The town also includes the village of East Derry . The area was first settled by Scots-Irish families in 1719 as part of the town of Londonderry , as were present-day Windham and portions of Manchester , Salem and Hudson . The town of Derry
624-520: Was formed in 1827 from the eastern portion of Londonderry and was named, like Londonderry, after the city of Derry in Ireland , the Irish word Doire meaning "oak grove". The first potato planted in the United States was sown in Derry in the town's common field in 1719. The town is the location of two of America's oldest private schools, Pinkerton Academy , founded in 1814 and still in operation, and
650-534: Was lazy as a farmer. He later recalled that they were correct: "I always liked to sit up all hours of the night planning some inarticulate crime, going out to work when the spirit moved me, something they shook their heads ominously at, with proper prejudice. They would talk among themselves about my lack of energy. I was a failure in their eyes from the start." The family moved out in the fall of 1909 to rented lodgings in Derry Village while Frost taught at
676-479: Was something about the experience at Derry which stayed in my mind, and was tapped for poetry in the years that came after." During this period Frost also published a dozen articles for two agricultural trade journals: The Eastern Poultryman and The Farm-Poultry . Elliott, first son of Frost and his wife Elinor, died on the farm in 1900 at age four, likely due to influenza . The other children were educated at home by their parents. Lesley Frost later recalled she
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