Marlborough

History

First granted as "Monadnock No. 5" in 1752 by Governor Benning Wentworth, this was one of the fort towns originally known only by a number. Lots were drawn in 1762 and first settled two years later. The town was at one time called "Oxford", then "New Marlborough", but was incorporated in 1776 as Marlborough. Many of the settlers were from Marlborough, Massachusetts, which had been named for John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, in the late 17th century. Land was set off in 1815 to create the town of Troy. There was once an important granite industry here. Stone from Marlborough quarries was used in buildings in Boston, at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, and locally in the Frost Free Library. Blankets and wooden-ware, including toys, have been manufactured in Marlborough as well. Image:Main Street in Marlborough, NH.jpg|Main Street Image:Down Minnewawa Glen, Marlborough, NH.jpg|Minnewawa Glen in 1912 Image:Birch Avenue, Marlborough, NH.jpg|"Birch Avenue" in 1907

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which are land and are water, comprising 1.13% of the town. Marlborough is drained by Minnewawa Brook, a westward-flowing tributary of the Ashuelot River and part of the Connecticut River watershed. The town's highest point is near its southeastern corner, on the side of Bigelow Hill, where the elevation reaches above sea level. Marlborough is served by state routes 101 and 124. * Roxbury (north) * Harrisville (northeast) * Dublin (east) * Jaffrey (southeast) * Troy (south) * Swanzey (west) * Keene (northwest)

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  19,314
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  15,188
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  13,945
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  12,973
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  12,257
• White-breasted Nuthatch

  Sitta carolinensis Latham, 1790 · Aves
  11,510
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  11,285
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  11,190

Most recent

• M 2.7 — 2023-12-23
  5 km SW of Chichester, New Hampshire
• M 2.7 — 2018-02-15
  0 km SE of East Kingston, New Hampshire
• M 2.8 — 2016-03-21
  4 km ESE of Warner, New Hampshire
• M 2.61 — 2013-10-11
  New Hampshire
• M 3.15 — 2010-09-26
  2 km SW of Canterbury, New Hampshire
• M 2.5 — 2007-10-19
  2 km WSW of Littleton Common, Massachusetts