Nelson

Web site: http://www.keenenh.com/nelson/

Population: 535 (1990); 634 (2000); 654 (2006)

Overview
This town, named in honor of British naval hero Admiral Horatio Nelson, was granted in 1752 as Monadnock No. 6, or Packersfield. It was incorporated in 1774 and took its present name in 1814. It lies on the line between the Connecticut and Merrimack river watersheds.

Quiet Nelson village contains a fine 1841 village church in Greek and Gothic revival style and attractive homes. Munsonville, on the shores of Granite Lake, is mostly made up of summer homes today, but was once a busy industrial site, making use of abundant water power to produce cotton cloth and chairs.

Nelson was primarily an agricultural community, and today is largely a residential and vacation retreat.

Geography
Region: Monadnock
County: Cheshire
Distance from:
o Manchester, NH: 53 miles
o Boston, MA: 95 miles
o New York, NY: 220 miles
o Montreal, Quebec: 251 miles

Town Hall
Town Office
Old Brick Schoolhouse
7 Nelson Common Road
Nelson, NH 03457
Town clerk and Tax collector: 847-9043

Municipal Information
Government: Selectmen
Planning Board: Elected
Police Department: Full time
Fire Department: Full time
Nearest Hospital: Monadnock Community in Peterborough (12 miles)

Election Districts
State House District: 24
State Senate District: 8
Executive Council District: 2
U.S. Congress House of Representatives District: 2

Schools
Keene School District
http://www.sau29.k12.nh.us/

Nelson Elementary School
441 Granite Lake Rd
Nelson, NH 03457
(603) 847-3408
http://www.nelson.k12.nh.us/

Services

Nelson Fire Department
Nelson, NH 03457
(603) 352-1100

Olivia Rodham Library
1 Nelson Common Rd
Munsonville, NH 03457
(603) 847-3214

Utilities
Electric: PSNH
Gas: None
Water Supplier: Private wells
Sanitation: Private septic
Curbside Trash Pickup: No
Telephone: Verizon
Cable television service: Yes