History of Nelson

Originally named "Monadnock No. 6", the town was granted in 1752 by Governor Benning Wentworth.

Nelson was first settled in 1767 by Breed Batchelder. On February 22, 1774, the town was
incorporated by Governor John Wentworth as "Packersfield", after a major proprietor,
Thomas Packer, the sheriff at Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The name was changed in 1814
to Nelson in honor of Viscount Horatio Nelson, British admiral and naval hero.

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