Incorporated: 1767
Population: 264
County Name: Carroll
(county map)
Town Contact:
Town of Chatham
1681 Main Road
Chatham, NH 03813

Phone: 603-694-3827
Fax: 603-694-2043
Website: Not Available

Origin:
First granted in 1767, the town was named in honor of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham and Prime Minister of England. Chatham was regranted in 1770 to a group including Abiel Chandler, founder of the Chandler Scientific School at Dartmouth College, and Samuel Langdon, president of Harvard College and creator of the Blanchard Map of the North Country.

More about Chatham:
Chatham, which is almost completely surrounded by the national forest, boasts one of the great scenic drives in New Hampshire.