Incorporated: 1765
Population: 2,442
County Name: Merrimack
(county map)
Town Contact:
Town of Dunbarton
1011 School Street
Dunbarton, NH 03046

Phone: 603-774-3541
Fax: 603-774-5541
Website: Town of Dunbarton

Origin:
First granted in 1735 as Gorhamtown to soldiers returning from the Canada Expedition, and regranted in 1748 as Starkstown to Scots-Irish settlers led by Archibald Stark. It was incorporated in 1765 as Dunbarton, named for Dumbartonshire in Scotland, hometown to Archibald Stark. Stark's son was General John Stark, patriot of Bunker Hill and the Battle of Bennington, and his grandson Caleb was a famous industrialist who established textile mills in Manchester.

More about Dunbarton:
Dunbarton has five public access ponds. They include Gorham Pond, Kimball Pond, Long Pond, Purgatory Pond and Stark Pond.