About Greenland

Greenland, New Hampshire is located on I-95 south of Portsmouth along the Atlantic ocean coast. Pease International Airport is 4.62 miles and is 9 minutes from Greenland. The Hilton Hotel is located on 41 Caswell Drive in Greenland on the Great Bay. The Great Bay is west of I-95 and the Atlantic Ocean is east of I-95. La Famiglia Restaurant Black Olive, Greenland House of Pizza, Country View Restaurant, Travel Port, and Mc Donald's are some of the restaurants here. The first native Newhampshireman was born in Greenland and his name was John Thompson, or early historians believed that he was the first born here. New Hampshire was one of the first 13 colonies. Captain Francis Champernowne settled in the area in 1640 and called his farm "Greenland." The King separated the colonies in 1679. New Hampshire was named a Royal Providence. In 1706 Greenland formed it's own first parish and built it's first church. Greenland has a shopping center with a Target and Lowe's and is located on Greenland Road on Route 33. It is called the Greenland Meadows.

-- Latest Update 2010/06/10 by deniseparks