Pierce was a Democrat and a "doughface" (a Northerner with Southern sympathies) who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. Later, Pierce took part in the Mexican-American War and became a brigadier general. His private law practice in his home state, New Hampshire, was so successful that he was offered several important positions, which he turned down. Later, he was nominated for president as a dark horse candidate on the 49th ballot at the 1852 Democratic National Convention. In the presidential election, Pierce and his running mate William R. King won by a landslide, defeating the Whig Party ticket of Winfield Scott and William A. Graham by a 50 to 44% margin in the popular vote and 254 to 42 in the electoral vote.
Franklin Pierce Lake is a man made lake and its flow is controlled by a dam at the Hillsboro end of the Lake. Public Service Company of New Hampshire controls the level of the lake.
This 500+- acre lake has a public access (actually 2, but one is only for small boats). You can put your boat in from the ramp and spend the day enjoying the surrounding views while fishing, swimming or waterskiing.
The lake was created as a WPA project in the 1930's. Once the dam was built, the valley, that was once a large farm was flooded. About 15 years ago the lake was drained down completely for repairs on the dam. You could still see the old stone bridge that once was used as a roadway.
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