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Plaistow Cemetery, Plaistow, New Hampshire

PLAISTOW

New Hampshire · Est. 1749
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The land of what is now Plaistow was originally allocated to Haverhill, Massachusetts, as a part of Old Norfolk County. Landmarks include Plaistow Carhouse and Plaistow Cemetery. Plaistow is the birthplace of Jerome Andrews, dancer, choreographer.

The Plaistow Collection

Made for Plaistow. Printed to order.

Every piece is drawn from Plaistow's own map data and historic archives, then printed and shipped from the USA when you order. No two towns look alike.

Hometown roll

Born in Plaistow

On the National Register

Historic places

Population 2010: 7,609 → 2020: 7,830

From Wikidata (CC0).

Since 1749

A short history of Plaistow

The land of what is now Plaistow was originally allocated to Haverhill, Massachusetts, as a part of Old Norfolk County. When New Hampshire was separated by decree of King Charles II in 1679, the portion of Haverhill north of the new border was incorporated into the new province.

Plaistow was officially established as a town in 1749 after the 1739 resolution of a long-running boundary dispute between the Province of Massachusetts Bay and the Province of New Hampshire. It is the only town outside the United Kingdom with the name Plaistow. In 1776 the western part of Plaistow became a separate town, Atkinson.

The present town hall was built in 1895. Each year, the town celebrates "Old Home Day", with a parade that travels down Main Street through Plaistow village, fireworks at the local high school, and a carnival-type atmosphere on the Town Hall lawn to celebrate the town's anniversary.

Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Plaistow, New Hampshire, revision 1377379307 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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