 franconia is a town in grafton county, new hampshire, united states. the population was 1,104 at the 2010 census.united states census bureau, american factfinder, 2010 census figures. retrieved march 23, 2011. set in the white mountains, franconia is home to the northern half of franconia notch state park. parts of the white mountain national forest are in the eastern and southern portions of the town. the appalachian trail crosses the southern part. ==history==  the town was first granted in 1764 by colonial governor benning wentworth as franconia,the franconia charter, 1764. a name widely applied to the region by 1760herbert, phyllis bond. the early his
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