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about Amherst, NH
Amherst is a town in Hillsborough County in the state of New Hampshire, United States. The population was 11,201 at the 2010 census. Amherst is home to Ponemah Bog Wildlife Sanctuary, Hodgman State Forest, the Joe English Reservation and Baboosic Lake.
History
Like many New England towns, Amherst was the result of a land grant given to soldiers – in this case, to soldiers in 1728 who had participated in King Philip's War. Settled about 1733, it was first called "Narragansett Number 3", and then later "Souhegan Number 3". In 1741, settlers formed the Congregational church and hired the first minister. Chartered on 18 January 1760 by Colonial Governor Benning Wentworth, the town was named for General Lord Amherst, who commanded British forces in North America during the French and Indian War. Lord Amherst is also known for initiating the practice of giving smallpox blankets to Native Americans in an effort "to Extirpate this Execrable Race" (as quoted from his letter to Colonel Henry Bouquet on July 16, 1763).
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 34.7 square miles (89.9 km2), of which 34.2 square miles (88.5 km2) is land and 0.54 square miles (1.4 km2) is water, comprising 1.51% of the town. Located on the Souhegan River, Amherst is drained by Beaver, Bloody, and Joe English brooks. Amherst's highest point is on Chestnut Hill at the town's northern border, where the elevation reaches 865 feet (264 m) above sea level. Amherst lies fully within the Merrimack River watershed.
Notable People
Charles G. Atherton (1804–1853), U.S. congressman and senator
Courtney Banghart (b. 1978), head women's basketball coach at Princeton University. (Souhegan High School, '95)
Moses Billings (1809–1884), portrait artist
Ainsworth Blunt (1800–1865), missionary to the Cherokee in Georgia
Hubert Buchanan (b 1941), prisoner of war in Vietnam
Jonathan Fisk (1778–1832), U.S. congressman from New York
Source: Wikipedia, Amherst, NH