Incorporated: 1796
Population: 2,623
County Name: Coos
(county map)
Town Contact:
Town of Colebrook
10 Bridge Street
Colebrook, NH 03576
Phone: 603-237-4142
Fax: 603-237-5069
Website: www.colebrook-nh.com

Origin:
First granted in 1762, the territory was named Dryden, after English poet and playwright John Dryden. Due to the inability of grantees to settle the area, it was regranted in 1770 to new colonizers, who renamed the grant Colebrook, after Sir George Colebrook of England, the East India Company's chairman of the board.

More about Colebrook:
At the junction of the Connecticut and Mohawk Rivers, is Colebrook, the hub of the North Country. Its western view is dominated by Vermont's Mt. Monadnock, which has at times echoed to the war cries of the Indian and the songs and lusty brawls of the lumberjack. The last of the great log drives are part of its history.

Roads from Maine, Vermont, New York, Montreal and Quebec all converge here with the eastern approach to the town through famous Dixville Notch by Lake Gloriette. Although a frontier town, Colebrook provides a modern shopping center with restaurants, garages, a library, churches and banks. A small airport serves the needs of private aircraft and a commercial airport is 40 miles away.