Lee Community Guide

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Lee is a lovely community of about 4,500 people located in the southeastern part of the state near historic Dover. Lee has little commercial business and is widely regarded as a bedroom community for those working in Dover, Portsmouth, and Exeter as well as home to many faculty members teaching at the nearby University of New Hampshire (UNH).

Lee has little waterpower and for many years was a simple farming community, growing produce and raising livestock. With the construction of UNH in 1866, the town started to grow and professors and students alike found homes there. Today Lee continues to provide housing for students and staff members while maintaining a relatively slow rate of growth.

Several routes cut through Lee, including Route 125, Route 4, and Routes 155 and 152. These roads give easy access to surrounding communities as well as long-distance travel. Lee is but a ten-minute drive to Dover, fifteen to Portsmouth, and about forty to Manchester. Lee is home to the Lee Raceway, offering Friday and Saturday night racing during the spring, summer, and fall. Casual dining can be found in Lee, as well as camping, hiking, cross-county skiing, and other outdoor activities. Lee offers organized youth sports in the form of basketball, hockey, football, soccer, and baseball and has a municipal park that can be enjoyed by any age.

Lee is a member of the Oyster River Cooperative School District, along with the neighboring towns of Durham and Madbury. Most Lee children from kindergarten age through the fourth grade are taught at the Mast Way Elementary School, while students in grades five through eight attend the Oyster River Cooperative Middle School in Durham. High school-age children from Lee attend the Oyster River Cooperative High School, also located in Durham.

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