Our Hometown Berlin
No one knows your hometown like you.
A hundred years ago this city, New Hampshire’s only city north of the notches boasted the largest paper-making complex in the world. Immigrants built Berlin and fueled a booming economy, but in 2008, the paper mills were demolished, ending an era of prosperity. Explore how “The City That Trees Built” is reinventing itself.
Established: 1771
Location: Coos County
Name: The name "Berlin" is derived from the West Slavic word "berl-lbirl," meaning "bog" or "swamp,"
Notable: Home to the Berlin and Coos County Historical Society's Moffett House Museum & Genealogy Center.
Try it: Berlin is home to the Jericho Mountain ATV Festival that is held every year in the first weekend of August.
OUR HOMETOWN BERLIN is provided by Road Scholar, Eversource, White Mountain Paper Company
and Badger, Peabody & Smith Realty.
