Manchester, NH – “Queen City Quarries”

Manchester, NH isn’t just The Granite State’s largest city — it’s also the birthplace of chicken tenders — “invented” in 1974 at the iconic Puritan Backroom on Hookset Road. The Puritan serves as just one of Manchester’s many beloved stops on the Presidential campaign trail. Just down the road, the Red Arrow Diner, also a true Manchester institution, has also welcomed candidates from Barack Obama to Donald Trump alike.

Talk to Manchester locals and they’ll point out their favorite local swimming hole of past and present, where local folklore says that if you dove too far, you just may have hit the mining equipment of an old, flooded granite quarry.

That same spirit of local pride and practicality fuels the city’s approach to modernizing services. Partnering with the AppGeo Division of Sanborn, Manchester uses MapGeo to support the Assessing Department and beyond — giving city staff centralized access to parcel data, water utilities, historic sites, and trail and bike networks. Locals can now easily access city parcel information, utility data, school districts, geographic features, and more.

“MapGeo enhances how the City serves both its staff and the community by streamlining property research, improving data accuracy, and accelerating key workflows. With tools like automatically putting buffers around properties to help create abutter lists, transparent zoning and aerial overlays, integrated street-level views, and easy access to assessing data, staff can make faster, more informed decisions. These capabilities reduce manual work, support effective planning and administration, and improve public service delivery— ensuring that City operations are efficient, responsive, and aligned with community needs.” – Amy Kizak, GIS Administrator, City of Manchester, NH

Visit the City of Manchester’s MapGeo site: https://manchesternh.mapgeo.io/