Seabrook, New Hampshire

Population: 7,934
Located in Rockingham County

Seabrook is the southern gateway to the Seacoast of New Hampshire. Its convenient access to Boston, its two miles of public sandy beaches, and its favorable property tax rate make Seabrook a popular place to visit and to live.

Business and industry also thrive in the low tax environment. A recently-completed town-wide sewer system has opened up land for more business and home development not possible before.

Home building is everywhere in the nine-square mile town, with at least 190 homes going up in six large developments. New homes are certain to swell the numbers of children attending Seabrook School, an elementary and middle school that now has an enrollment of 898 students. High school students attend Winnacunnet High School in Hampton, five miles north.

For all its growth, Seabrook retains a small-town atmosphere, and natives can often trace their roots back to the early Quakers who helped settle the area. The first settlement in Seabrook dates back to 1638, with early inhabitants making a living as fishermen and farmers, harvesting the salt marsh hay.

Early manufacturing involved shoemaking, with individuals setting up shops in their homes. The Seabrook Historical Society has restored an 1876 shoemaker's shop, and adjacent to that, the Boyd School, a one-room schoolhouse from the 1840s. Other historic buildings include the 1764 Old South Meeting House, the early 1800s Old Parsonage, and the 1836 Trinity United Church, a former Methodist church. Residents take their history seriously and have approved, over consecutive years, to fund the restoration of town cemeteries while voting down other budget items.

Today Seabrook is home to an estimated 250 industrial, commercial and retail companies, and the state's only nuclear power plant, Seabrook Station. The power plant is the town's largest employer, having 1,000 employees. Other large companies include Venture Seabrook (plastic automotive exterior parts), Yankee Greyhound Racing, Market Basket, Wal-Mart, Dinsmore (telecommunications), and D.G. O'Brien (electrical connectors).

On the coast, Seabrook borders Hampton Beach. The Yankee Fishermen's Coop is located at Seabrook Beach, and on any given day fishing and lobster boats can be seen bringing in their catch. Most of the beach is residential, with year-round and summer homes and rental cottages. The beach residents belong to their own Seabrook Beach Village District.

Seabrook has much to offer, being well within commuting distance to Greater Boston (just 36 miles away), being within easy access of three major airports, within an hour's drive of mountains and lakes, and being located on the seacoast.

Seabrook Station offers the Science and Nature Center, with exhibits on marine life and energy, which is open to the public. A picnic area is available. The Owascoag Nature at the power plant is a one-mile trek through preserved forest and salt marsh.

The Seabrook Community Center offers programs from pre-schoolers to senior citizens, including tennis lessons, dances, many sporting and exercise activities and recreation camps. The Center is equipped with a full-sized gym and weight room. Youth sports include baseball, t-ball, football and soccer at town-owned fields.

The town's conservation commission has begun a salt marsh restoration project and plans to open a nature trail and observation platform for the study of the habitat so important to the early settlers. The commission is also establishing a Town Forest.

Seabrook is a town of tradition and change, able to offer many amenities to both residents and businesses. Seabrook is waiting to welcome you with open arms!

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