Dummerston was part of the Equivalent Lands—several large sections of land given to settlers in the early eighteenth century.

It lies on a tract given to the Connecticut Colony about 1715 by the Province of Massachusetts Bay as compensation for land mistakenly awarded by the latter to its settlers.

In 1716, the town was auctioned to a consortium (which included William Dummer, lieutenant governor of Massachusetts), and named Dummerston.

On December 26, 1753, the town was chartered as a New Hampshire grant and renamed Fulham by Governor Benning Wentworth.

[4] The many brooks and streams flowing into the West River provided the area with water power.

It is bordered by Brattleboro to the south, Marlboro and Newfane to the west, with Putney and Brookline to the north.

Dummerston, like many New England counties and localities, uses a board of selectmen as its executive body and Town Meeting for legislative functions.

[9] One of its most famous selectmen was Motel 6 spokesmodel and author Tom Bodett, who served on the selectboard as of 2013.

Built in two spans which rest on a central pier, the bridge boasts a combined length of 267 feet along the floor.

[12] Author Rudyard Kipling made Dummerston home, building a house that he named Naulakha.

It was there that he wrote his famous story, The Jungle Book, and invented the sport of Snow Golf.