Incorporated: 1746
Population: 87,285
County Name: Hillsborough
(county map)
City Contact:
City of Nashua
PO Box 2019
229 Main Street
Nashua, NH 03061-2019

Phone: 603-589-3098
Fax: 603-589-3119
Website: gonashua.com

Origin:
Originally part of a grant to Edward Tyng of Dunstable, England, the 200 square mile area called Dunstable, included Nashua, Tyngsboro, Mass., and other border towns. In 1741 the town was cut in half when the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border was established. The northern half kept the name Dunstable. In 1836 the town took the Nashua River's name, a Nashaway Indian word for "beautiful river with a pebbly bottom." Nashua became a manufacturing center thanks to the Middlesex Canal which connected the Merrimack River to Boston. It was incorporated as a city in 1853.

More about Nashua:
The Nashua Pride, New Hampshire's independent minor league baseball team, plays at Holman Stadium. The Atlantic League team features former major league ballplayers and has a loyal fan base.

Nashua, also known as the "Gate City," is New Hampshire's second largest city.

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