Roll of HonorTown Hall - Dublin, NH
Posted by: silverquill
N 42° 54.348 W 072° 03.655
18T E 739933 N 4754545
Memorial Plaque mounted to the right of the front entrance of the historic town hall in Dublin, NH.
Waymark Code: WM1DJ2
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 04/13/2007
Views: 22
There are two plaques side-by-side on the front of Dublin's town hall, which is on the National Register of Historic Sites. The town hall was built in 1881.
The Town dates its founding to 1752, when William Thornton built and occupied a cabin just this side of the Peterborough line, on the edge of what is now the McDowell reservoir. Thornton, however, left after a year or two, and the first permanent settlers, all descendants of Ulster Protestants, arrived some time after 1760.
By 1775, the Town had settled a minister, started work on a meetinghouse, and made provision for schools. There were 305 people in town that year. By 1800 there were over a thousand.
The Town was chartered in 1771 under the name of Dublin, but there is no record of why that name was chosen. There is speculation that one of the first settlers, Richard Strongman, was a native of Dublin, Ireland, but nobody knows for sure.
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: Easily seen from US101 on Main St.
Website for Waymark: [Web Link]
Location of waymark: Main St. Dublin, NH United States 03444
Commemoration: Honor roll for WWII veterans from Dublin, NH
Date of Dedication: Not listed
Access times: Not listed
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