Manchester

Where Did Manchester New Hampshire Get Its Name From?

It developed after one of America’s first textile mills was built there in 1805 by Benjamin Prichard. The community was apparently renamed Manchester (1810) at the suggestion of Samuel Blodget, who had seen the barge canals at Manchester, England, and who constructed (1794–1807) the first canal around the falls. How did Manchester New Hampshire get …

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