About the Newmarket Veteran's Memorial Trust Committtee

The Newmarket Memorial Trust Committee was established by a town ordinance in 2002 and revised in 2008. The committee consists of seven trustees, all residents of Newmarket and appointed by the Town Council for a term of three years. The purpose of the trust is to provide an instrument for accepting public, and private donations for the establishment, maintenance, care and improvement of veterans memorials in the Town of Newmarket NH .

The committee currently oversees the following sites:

• The War Memorial (bandstand) located in the downtown area.  Located at this memorial are the names of World War I veterans, for which this site was built and dedicated in 1921, those that served in World War II, and memorial plaques for the Korean and Vietnam conflicts.

  The G.A.R.. memorial plaque for Civil War participants from Newmarket. This site is located on Main Street next to the old Newmarket handtub building.

  The Revolutionary War rock memorial donated by the D.A.R.  located at the corner of Gerry Ave and Main St opposite the Town Hall.

  The plaque located inside the Post Office which lists the Revolutionary War soldiers. 

  The Urn of the Unknown Soldier located at Riverside Cemetery

  The cannon located at Riverside Cemetery.

  The cannon and the Robert White Memorial stone located at the corner of Bay Road and North Main Street.

  Granite stone listing names of veterans buried at the old Newmarket Cemetery located in back of the Police Station .