Incorporated: 1763
Population: 3,509
County Name: Coos
(county map)
Town Contact:
Town of Lancaster
25 Main Street
Lancaster, NH 03584

Phone: 603-788-3391
Fax: 603-788-2114
Website: Town of Lancaster

Origin:
First granted in 1763, Lancaster was an early settlement on the northern portion of the Connecticut River subject to many Indian troubles. The town was named for Lancaster, Massachusetts, hometown of an early settler. Reverend Joshua Weeks, a grantee of the town, was among the group of explorers who named the mountains in the Presidential Range. Other grantees included Nash and Sawyer, who discovered the "White Mountain Notch," making a shorter route to Portland possible.

More about Lancaster:
Lancaster is in the Southwest corner of the the Great North Woods Region which combines Northern New Hampshire, parts of Northern Vermont, and parts of Western Maine. It is home to the Weeks State Park Mansion and the popular Lancaster Fair.