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: City of Nashua

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 American Defenders, a minor league baseball team, plays at Historic Holman Stadium. Holman Stadium has seen more than 150 players step onto the field since 1998, many of whom have either returned to the major leagues or had their major league debuts after leaving town.

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

For more information about the history of Nashua, visit: