Roxbury

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

Population: 248 (1990); 237 (2000); 241 (2006)

Overview
Roxbury was incorporated in 1812 from parts of Nelson, Keene and Marlborough, and is the smallest township in Cheshire County. An excellent-quality granite quarried in Roxbury was used widely locally and throughout the Northeast, including New York’s state capitol in Albany. Roxbury quarries were once among the most extensive in the state.

Joseph Ames, a celebrated artist and portrait painter, was born and raised here. So, too, was Isaac Woodward, a pioneer Boston pianoforte manufacturer.

Otter Brook Dam and reservoir were constructed in 1956-58 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as part of the Connecticut River Basin flood control projects, and lie on the Keene-Roxbury border.

Geography
Region: Monadnock
County: Cheshire
Distance from:
o Manchester, NH: 51 miles
o Boston, MA: 91 miles
o New York, NY: 212 miles
o Montreal, Quebec: 247 miles

Municipal Information
Government: Selectmen
Planning Board: Elected
Police Department: Not full time
Fire Department: Not full time
Nearest Hospital: Cheshire Medical Center (7 miles)

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

Schools
Monadnock Regional School District
http://www.mrsd.org

Utilities
Electric: PSNH
Gas: None
Water Supplier: Private wells
Sanitation: Private septic
Curbside Trash Pickup: Yes
Telephone: Verizon
Cable television service: Yes