BARTLETT — The Bartlett Union Congregational Church is among a group of eight properties statewide that were recently listed on the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places.
This honor was given to the church building and community after documents were filed and testimonies offered showing ways the church has served the greater Bartlett and Mount Washington Valley
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