Woodstock is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States.

Parts of the White Mountain National Forest are in the east and west.

[3][4] Logging became a principal early industry, with sawmills established using water power from the Pemigewasset River.

The entrance of the railroad in the 19th century opened the wilderness to development, carrying away wood products to market.

It also brought tourists, many attracted by paintings of the region by White Mountain artists.

Several inns and hotels were built to accommodate the wealthy, who sought relief from the summer heat, humidity and pollution of coal-age Boston, Hartford, New York and Philadelphia.

But with the advent of automobiles, patrons were no longer restricted by the limits of rail service.

Woodstock is in the White Mountains region of northern New Hampshire, close to the geographic center of Grafton County.

Woodstock is drained by the Pemigewasset River, which crosses the eastern side of town.