Dunstable, NH has been raided, rearranged, and renamed since its incorporation in 1673.
During Queen Anne's War, it was raided by the Wabanaki Confederacy (A Native American confederation of five different nations).
It was divided between Massachusetts and New Hampshire in 1746 after a survey in 1741 determined the southernmost part of the town belonged to Massachusetts, then, in 1836, the remaining area still recognized as “Dunstable, NH” was renamed “Nashua.”
Charles J. Fox, the man recording the rich and fascinating history of this historic town, was a lawyer, historian, poet, and philanthropist and was deeply ingrained in New England history and politics. He was instrumental in many infrastructure projects around the area, including the extension of the Boston and Lowell Railroad into New Hampshire.
